Global markets saw significant growth in 2021, much of which came as the financial services industry experienced substantial consolidation and diversification. With available capital at all-time highs, interest rates remaining low and the need for diversification on the rise, financial services deal activity appears unrelenting.
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“This year has been great from a production standpoint. While the usual players were keen to make moves in this optimum deal environment, we’ve also seen new entrants into the financial services M&A market looking to add to their offerings by taking advantage of ideal market conditions,” said partner Michael Darby who focuses his practice on financial services M&A.
Despite such elevated deal activity, Dechert’s financial services M&A practice continued to be at the forefront of the industry, working with clients throughout various sub-sectors and jurisdictions to complete their most complex transactions. This included representing T. Rowe Price in its US$4.2 billion acquisition of Oak Hill Advisors, a preeminent credit manager.
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“The T. Rowe transaction exemplifies the expertise Dechert has within its financial services M&A practice. From working out deal terms to regulatory and tax matters specific to the financial services industry, we find creative solutions to help our clients navigate through some of their most complex matters,” said partner Ken Young who advised on the T. Rowe Price deal. “This transaction demonstrated the kind of collaborative effort needed to get one of the most high-profile asset management deals of the year done.”
Dechert’s expertise in financial services M&A has been noted by leading industry publications including:
- The Deal, who honored Dechert as the “Financial Services Law Firm of the Year” for the mid-market transactions segment for the second year in a row;
- For the third consecutive year, Dechert was named as “the law firm that provides the best service to European and U.S. CLO managers” in the 2021 Creditflux CLO Census;
- Dechert was also recognized for the second year running as a leader in the secondaries market in Secondaries Investor‘s annual overview; and
- For the second consecutive year, Dechert was ranked among the top legal advisors for total number of PE deals advised on in financial services sector by PitchBook (as of Q3 2021 reporting available at time of publishing).
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