2023 banking and capital markets M&A outlook: Volatility seeds opportunity

Host: Jason Langan, partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Presenters: Colin Campbell, senior manager, Deloitte & Touche LLP
                      Shawn Duffy, managing director, Deloitte & Touche LLP
                      Liz Fennessey, principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP
                      Gunnar Millier, senior manager, Deloitte & Touche LLP
                      Masaki Noda, managing director, Deloitte & Touche LLP

1.0 Overview CPE credit | Specialized Knowledge

Banking and capital markets mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity has been on a roller coaster ride for several years. Transaction volumes and values climbed steadily prior to the pandemic, only to hurtle downward in 2020.  Activity shot up the following year, then slid again in 2022 due to rising inflation, interest rate hikes, ongoing economic uncertainty and other factors. We’ll discuss:

• A review of 2022 M&A developments
  
• M&A activity for sectors such as investment and wealth management, fintech, and payments
• Trends and drivers for 2023 M&A activity