Analysis of the key themes driving M&A activity reveals that digital payments accounted for 22 payments deals announced in Q2 2024, worth a total value of $612.4m. The $250m acquisition of Takepayments by Global Payments was the industry’s largest disclosed deal. GlobalData’s Banking and Payments Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Deals by Top Themes report for Q2 2024 unveils the driving forces behind the M&A activities in the industry, providing crucial insights into trends and shifts. Buy the report here.

In value terms, digital payments-related deal activity decreased by 98% in Q2 2024 compared with the previous quarter’s total of $36.6bn and fell by 22% as compared to Q2 2023. Related deal volume increased by 16% in Q2 2024 versus the previous quarter and was 10% higher than in Q2 2023.

The top-ranked financial advisors supporting these M&A deals in H1 2024 were Centerview Partners; Clairfield International; FirstRand with 1, 1, 1 deals respectively.

The top-ranked legal advisors supporting these M&A deals in H1 2024 were Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian; Sullivan & Cromwell; Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz with 1, 1, 1 deals respectively.

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This content was updated on 26 July 2024

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GlobalData’s Deals Database tracks global deal activity, including mergers, acquisitions, capital raising, strategic alliances, and licensing agreements. Proprietary analysis is used to group deals into key thematic areas and granular sectors across the world’s largest industries.

This analysis considers only announced and completed deals from the GlobalData financial deals database and excludes all terminated and rumoured deals. Deal type includes Acquisition, Asset transactions and Mergers.