Why investors are now focusing on fintech

That’s the view of Oli Henderson, an Associate Partner in EY’s Financial Services Strategy and Transactions practice, who says his area of the business is as busy – if not busier – as it has ever been.

“The market is very hot,” he says. “It’s busy across the full spectrum of growth capital. There is a lot of private equity interest specifically in financial services businesses with a technology offering.

“The economic impact of Covid-19 created an initial slowdown in deal activity, but what we see now is significant investment capital across the private equity and VC players – referred to as ‘drypowder’ – predominantly for business growth investment.

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