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29 August 2024

Finch Capital Financial Technology Pulse - August Edition

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Welcome to our Monthly Financial Technology Pulse!

At Finch Capital, we focus on 3 core themes across Financial Technology: Insurance, Payments and Banking & Wealth Management:

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In the Financial Technology Pulse, we look at recent trends and performance within each theme and the outlook for the future. We delve into the top M&A and fundraising deals in Europe and look at the financial performance of public companies in each core theme, giving us an insight into the current industry landscape.

🔥 Key Highlights for July include:

  • The UK exit market has been particularly active with a few large exits across all verticals in July.

  • Preqin was acquired by BlackRock for $3.2B in cash in a strategic deal to add to Aladdin’s workflow and create a preeminent private markets technology and data provider.

  • Adding to their Payments portfolio, Morgan Stanley led a €28.9m venture round in Sokin.

Check out these and other key trends and deals in Europe neatly summarised in our Financial Technology Dashboard:

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Download the July 2024 Edition of our Financial Technology Pulse

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