FinTech M&A series - session 2: EU and UK intervention in FinTech M&A

In this session we'll be discussing the recent EU and UK regulatory processes M&A teams need to look out for in FinTech deals.

15 April 2021

Event

Join us for this FinTech M&A webinar. In this session we'll be discussing the recent EU and UK regulatory processes M&A teams need to look out for in FinTech deals given the increasing intervention in small and mid-size FinTech M&A deals through competition merger control and foreign direct investment regimes.

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By attending this session, you'll:

  • Gain an understanding of the latest EU and UK intervention in FinTech M&A, in light of a number of recent cases in nascent markets
  • Learn about how to assess whether your transaction could be caught up in this interventionist approach by the regulators; and
  • Be in a better position to manage the key processes and risks involved.

Background

Governments are seeing tech as critical to a nation’s infrastructure. The FinTech sector is seen as particularly important given its direct impact on financial systems and stability. Both sellside and buyside need to assess a greater range of transactions for potential government intervention whether mandatory or voluntary.