• Financial institutions and assets
The financial sector is expected to be one of the busiest areas for M&A in 2012. Some reports estimate that EU banks will have to reduce their balance sheets by some €1.5 to €2.5trn over the course of the next 18 months.
There are three main reasons for this.
A number of EU banks and financial institutions in the EU have been adversely affected by the sovereign debt crisis. Many EU banks which hold Greek government bonds have already written down their holdings, but the cost of wholesale funding, most notably US dollar funding, has risen for many banks due to counterparties’ concerns about the exposure of banks across the EU to Greece and the other weaker euro zone countries.
EU financial institutions are trying to manage the impact of the sovereign debt crisis at the same time as absorbing a sharp increase in their operational costs, as a result of Basel III and the raft of other new regulatory measures on the horizon.
Banks that were nationalized, part nationalized or which otherwise received state aid in the aftermath of the 2007‐9 crisis remain engaged in an ongoing disposal process in order to repay their government debt. In the UK and Ireland, for example, by the end of 2013, part‐nationalized RBS is required to sell £250bn‐worth of assets, and the Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Bank, €53bn of assets, to comply with EU state aid rules.
In summary, a number of financial institutions in various countries across the EU are undercapitalized and need to restructure. Further, those banks which failed stress tests in 2011 need to do so on an accelerated timetable to meet the regulatory capital targets set by the European Banking Authority4. While conditions in the capital markets remain volatile, affected financial institutions are faced with no option but to de‐lever.
A number of transactions have been completed or are underway. Corporate loans, leasing assets, retail mortgages and consumer finance books have been sold or are currently offered for sale by banks in various EU countries. Further loan portfolios are expected to become available, as well as non‐core or capital intensive banking assets and US dollar businesses such as trade finance, commodity finance and aircraft leasing.
• Financial institutions and assets
The financial sector is expected to be one of the busiest areas for M&A in 2012. Some reports estimate that EU banks will have to reduce their balance sheets by some €1.5 to €2.5trn over the course of the next 18 months.
There are three main reasons for this.
A number of EU banks and financial institutions in the EU have been adversely affected by the sovereign debt crisis. Many EU banks which hold Greek government bonds have already written down their holdings, but the cost of wholesale funding, most notably US dollar funding, has risen for many banks due to counterparties’ concerns about the exposure of banks across the EU to Greece and the other weaker euro zone countries.
EU financial institutions are trying to manage the impact of the sovereign debt crisis at the same time as absorbing a sharp increase in their operational costs, as a result of Basel III and the raft of other new regulatory measures on the horizon.
Banks that were nationalized, part nationalized or which otherwise received state aid in the aftermath of the 2007‐9 crisis remain engaged in an ongoing disposal process in order to repay their government debt. In the UK and Ireland, for example, by the end of 2013, part‐nationalized RBS is required to sell £250bn‐worth of assets, and the Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Bank, €53bn of assets, to comply with EU state aid rules.
In summary, a number of financial institutions in various countries across the EU are undercapitalized and need to restructure. Further, those banks which failed stress tests in 2011 need to do so on an accelerated timetable to meet the regulatory capital targets set by the European Banking Authority4. While conditions in the capital markets remain volatile, affected financial institutions are faced with no option but to de‐lever.
A number of transactions have been completed or are underway. Corporate loans, leasing assets, retail mortgages and consumer finance books have been sold or are currently offered for sale by banks in various EU countries. Further loan portfolios are expected to become available, as well as non‐core or capital intensive banking assets and US dollar businesses such as trade finance, commodity finance and aircraft leasing.
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