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Read of the Week
Exits
IPOs & SPACs
Shawbrookplans a London IPO in 2025 to fund growth and boost its profileΒ , targeting a potential valuation at around Β£2 billion (~$2.7 billion).
Optasia aimsto raise $375 million through a Johannesburg Stock Exchange listing, selling shares and using the proceeds to acquire companies and expand its AI fintech operations.
M&A - Fintech
Coinbase and Mastercardheld advanced acquisition talks to buy BVNK, the UK-based stablecoin platform, in a deal valued between $1.5 billion and $2.5 billion; terms and the winning bidder have not yet been finalized.
GrantdacquiredStockOpter, a platform that helps financial advisors model and track equity award strategies, to expand its AI-powered equity compensation guidance and planning tools.
Juniper SquareacquiredTenor Digital, an AI-enabled platform for private credit lenders and loan administrators, expanding its unified platform for GPs as the private credit market is estimated to reach $3 trillion AUM by 2028.
xpanding its role as the leading operations partner for GPs in private credit.
OpenAIacquiredRoi, an AI-powered personal finance app, to advance personalized consumer AI solutions.
RampacquiredJolt AI to strengthen its core AI platform and enhance the internal developer experience for building AI-powered products.
Synchrony FinancialacquiredVersatile Credit, a financing software provider, to provide in-store and online credit offerings for retail merchants and healthcare providers.
M&A - Banks and Financial Institutions
Fifth Third Bancorpagreed to acquire Comerica in a $10.9 billion all-stock deal, creating the 9th largest U.S. bank with around $288 billion in assets under management.
HSBCannounced plans to buy out minority investors in Hong Kong's Hang Seng Bank through a $13.6 billion offer.
Huntington Bancshares and Veritex Holdingssecured all required regulatory approvals for its pending merger, with closing expected October 20, 2025.
Franklin TempletonacquiredApera Asset Management, a pan-European private credit firm, strengthening its global alternative credit platform to over $90 billion AUM.
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