M&A Integration - Focus on Financial services

How to create value from extraordinary operations in the Financial Services

Even though the...

60% of deals

claim to have a target operating model at deal signing

65% of deals

report having defined an integration strategy before the deal signing

… only the ...

15% of deals

report real growth in the post closing desired market share

25% of deals

report long-term success in the Operational, Financial and Strategic fields

_{Source: Report PwC 2020}

A structured approach to the Deal allows you to achieve a competitive advantage, as a matter of fact by acting on the different company levers the whole value of the company is influenced. The emerging socio-economic context makes it increasingly essential, within the end-to-end management of a Deal, to define a detailed integration program that ensures business continuity while maximizing synergies and reducing possible risks.

Value Creation

Today the maximum shareholder return is ensured by a continuous research and capture of hidden value. This is made possible through an integrated end-to-end approach that optimizes the value of the Deals for clients at all stages from pre-execution to post-deal.

Target identification and definition of the M&A strategy
Negotiation support
Identification of target economic value
Commercial, financial and operational due diligence execution

M&A integration program definition and management in order to best achieve integration
Execution of cost optimization and/or synergies programs in order to maximize the value creation of the deal

PwC has developed an integrated approach that ensures value creation levers aligned with overall strategy

Distinctive elements of the PwC approach

In-depth knowledge of the subject

Data-drive decision-making

Global Network

Functional Skills

Fintech: Integrate to Grow

The fintech market is growing steadily and increasingly represents an important development enabler for traditional players.

The PwC FinTech Observatory revealed that a collaborative approach between FinTech and incumbent companies represents the best model to ensure mutual benefit for both parties. PwC has developed an end-to-end approach to fintech M&A with incumbents, that allow value creation in all extraordinary transactions that require a structured approach to post-deal integration.

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