Global Fintech M&A rose sharply in the first half of 2022 with 591 recorded deals, defying the broader M&A slowdown, according to the latest Hampleton Partners’ Fintech M&A Report.

“Fintech is proving to be a very attractive target for financial and strategic dealmakers, defying the broader global M&A slowdown. As for the impact of any potential recession, there is one major difference between now and the previous real recession of 2008. This year, deployable private capital, including buyout, VC, growth and real estate, hit its highest level in history at $3.6 trillion - three times the figure in 2008,”

Says Miro Parizek, founder and principal partner, Hampleton Partners, an international M&A advisory firm for technology companies.