The financial sector is prepared for a 2025 ‘boom’ of corporate operations and activity in the markets. This is stated by those responsible for investment banking of some of the main European entities, such as Banco Santander, BNP Paribas and Société Générale. The … decreases in interest rates of European Central Bank (ECB) And the arrival of Donald Trump to the White House involves an incentive, before what the financial entities sharpen the knives to prepare for what is coming.
The investment bank advisory in corporate operations, whether of mergers, debt emissions, acquisitions … and after a 2024 in which a more notable activity was already beginning to glimpse than in previous years, now they point to a 2025 much more moved in the markets. Juan Manuel Ramírez, M&A global co -responsible for I société généraleconfirms that “2025 is emerging as a predictably active year in terms of mergers and acquisitions.” And he adds: “If the situation of the economy remains stable, the investment cycle will be accelerated and both companies and financial investors will continue to seek opportunities to grow in the different activity segments.”
Luis Sancho, CEO of investment banking and corporate BNP Paribasit coincides in the argument in the argument that for this year expect a change in the tendency of mergers and acquisitions, with “much greater activity” in the ‘Private Equity’, which consists of providing funds during a period in exchange for a Participation in companies from which high growth is expected.
In his case, he also states that “the exits market will be active again, with selectivity: sectoral leaders, with differential stories and correct capital structure”, and that there will be records in debt emissions. By sectors, he points in Spain to those of telecommunications and energy infrastructure such as the areas to take into account.
Ignacio Domínguez-Adame, responsible for Santander Corporate & Investment Banking In Europe, he explains that in 2024 there was a change in trend and that now with a more favorable type environment, they are “moderately optimistic in relation to the expected activity by 2025. In fact, we see that several of our Customers are recovering the fuses and acquisition agenda and preparing by specific sections for acquisition operations ». Likewise, the banker adds that “at the capital market level, we continue to see enough attractive to OPAS, as we have seen the last year with the operations of Applus, Grupo Lar and Ercros.”
In spite of everything, managers also warn of uncertainties. “There are a series of geopolitical risks that could negatively impact the dynamism of this activity at the global level,” says Société banker Générale. The head of BNP Paribas, on the other hand, affects that “in Europe we will continue to wait for many uncertainties to be resolved: greater freedom of business concentration, more open energy policies in terms of transition, protection of the automobile sector, boost to the Private savings and the market unit … ».
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