Financial Services and M&A Podcast - The UK's challenger banks
Listen to this podcast highlighting a surge in 2024 mergers and acquisitions in the UK's challenger bank sector, contrasting with 2023's low activity. Paul Pugh, Timothy Fosh, Shelley Evans and Emma Jones discuss the profitability challenges of challenger banks, the complexities of deal structures, regulatory issues, and integration hurdles, suggesting mergers might often be more effective than acquisitions.