August 2024: Top five M&A deals of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top M&A deals in August.
AXA
BNP Paribas enters exclusive talks to buy AXA Investment Managers for €5.4bn
AXA says the proposed deal will “create a leading European asset manager” with total AUM of €1.5 trillion.
PrimaryBid names City veteran Donald Brydon as first chair
Brydon will step down as chairman of financial software company Sage on 30 September.
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HSBC acquires Axa’s Singapore insurance arm in $575m deal
HSBC doubles down on profit-making Asian businesses.
Sayata Labs attracts $6.5m seed funding for cyber insurance tech
Cyber risk assessment solution is described as ‘game-changing’.
AXA teams up with Dreams for millennial savings
Coming from the Nordics and across Europe.
AXA to focus on fintech investment with fund restructure
AXA Investment Managers turns its £55m Framlington Financial fund into a fintech one.
Insurtech Setoo set to woo with €8m funding
Main investor in Series A round is Kamet, AXA’s insurtech start-up studio.
ING and AXA to build digital insurance platform
Offering insurance solutions to ING customers in six markets.
More fintech firms embrace Starling’s Marketplace
New group of partners includes PensionBee, Wealthsimple, Habito and Kasko in partnership with AXA.
