In the US financial services industry, there were 18 private equity deals announced in Q3 2023, worth a total value of $3.5bn, according to GlobalData’s Deals Database. The $1.1bn institutional buy-out (ibo) Energy Capital Partners Management by Bridgepoint Group was the industry’s largest disclosed deal. A thorough analysis of the disruptive themes and the Private Equity deal activity are included in GlobalData’s Banking and Payments Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Deals by Top Themes report. Buy the report here.

In value terms, private equity deal activity in the US decreased by 34% in Q3 2023 compared with the previous quarter’s total of $5.3bn and rose by 39% as compared to Q3 2022. Related deal volume decreased by 44% in Q3 2023 versus the previous quarter and was 33% lower than in Q3 2022.

The top-ranked financial advisors supporting these private equity deals in the US in Q3 2023 were Morgan Stanley; Ardea Partners; Bank of America with 7, 6, 5 deals respectively.

The top-ranked legal advisorss supporting these private equity deals in the US Q3 2023 were Kirkland & Ellis; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison with 19, 9, 5 deals respectively.

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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 Buyouts and Direct Investments done by Private Equity firms.