In this episode of Deciphered, Adam Davis, Associate Partner at Bain & Company, is joined by Jeff Tijssen, Partner, Bain & Company, Janine Hirt, CEO, Innovate Finance and Shannee Braun, Director, EQT, to discuss the decisions behind fintech acquisitions in 2023.

The fintech investment landscape has changed dramatically, what are the reasons behind this, and are the tides slowly changing...?

Timestamps:

- (03:43) Tuck-in or take-out: The decisions behind fintech acquisitions in 2023

- (06:38) Fundamentals: Investments & profitability

- (08:38) Fintech multiples: How have they changed since recent correctional valuations across fintech verticals & which ones are becoming more prominent?

- (11:21) Newer-stage companies getting funded in the UK & success in deal flow

- (13:03) Fintech to fintech acquisitions

- (14:40) Will things return to how they were in 2021?

- (17:14) Large FIs & acquisitions

- (18:58) What spots are hot at the moment?

- (23:31) What can incumbent banks learn from acquisitions by big techs?

- (25:43) Interesting opportunities in other industries

- (27:54) Keeping the UK competitive

- (29:14) Major takeaways from the conference

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• You can find Shannee Braun here

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