37 posts categorised "Richard Thompson"

November 19, 2020 NPL portfolio sales: What can we learn from the Global Financial Crisis? Since 2011 we have tracked every portfolio trade on the market – more than €800bn face value of portfolio transactions. We look at asset sales by geography.

November 13, 2020 Will COVID-19 trigger a rapid wave of non-performing loan (NPL) transactions? European NPL transaction volumes will increase in 2021 and beyond, but we will not see a tidal wave in the short term.

May 21, 2019 Fast-track transformation: Small acquisitions that can make a big difference How can established banks compete with agile challengers that are not only raising the bar for customer service, but also able to undercut them on price?

May 15, 2019 Ten years from now: Banking - but not as we know it? What will banking look like in ten years’ time and what can your business do to put itself in the strongest position to succeed?

March 28, 2019 The future is now. The big question is which banks are going to thrive or dive From technological disruption and shifting customer expectations to agile challengers snapping at the heels of established banks, the future of banking is with us today.

July 23, 2018 How M&A can help Asset Managers outpace change The asset and wealth management industry is undergoing exponential change. M&A has been an effective strategy in driving this change, with 41% of asset and wealth management (“AWM”) CEO’s actively considering a merger or acquisition.

July 12, 2018 Dealing from a position of strength: Making the most of the upsurge in insurance M&A As the pace of mergers and acquisitions accelerates, some insurers are in danger of being caught flat-footed. Others risk rushing in without a clear sense of how the deal would help to deliver their strategic ambitions or an actionable plan for securing the payback on investment. So, how can you deal from a position of strength?

October 03, 2017 All your Financial Services Deals focused content in one place! By Richard Thompson Our PwC Financial Services Deals app allows you to easily access topical and up to date content in one place! Join our...

June 13, 2017 Opportunity for investors and vendors alike - Q1 2017 market update By Richard Thompson European banks continue to hold more than €1trn of Non Performing Loans (NPLs) Over €50bn of portfolio transactions have either completed, or...

May 25, 2017 Restructuring Europe’s banks: Still plenty to do By Richard Thompson Blog snapshot: Causes and effects of underperforming European banks Is Europe ‘overbanked’ and is consolidation the answer? Download the full conference report...

March 16, 2017 Europe’s unwanted loan portfolios By Richard Thompson The European banking sector is going through unprecedented restructuring - many banks do not make an adequate return on equity and the...

November 16, 2016 The rise of the corporate portfolio - Q3 2016 market update By Richard Thompson Blog snapshot: European bank loan portfolio transactions set to exceed €125bn yet again Shipping and other long dated assets are back on...

August 16, 2016 Italy driving loan portfolio transaction volumes – Q2 2016 market update By Richard Thompson Blog snapshot: Q2 2016 transaction volumes have already reached 68% of completed 2015 volumes; Italian deal volumes continue to increase; and Volumes...

July 22, 2016 UK EU referendum update – European loan portfolio sales By Richard Thompson Blog snapshot: Loan portfolio transactions set to pick up in September and October. The bid-ask gap returns. Bank restructuring remains key. I...

June 29, 2016 UK household debt to impact loan portfolio transactions – Q1 2016 market update By Richard Thompson Download our Q1 2016 Market Update report here In the first quarter of 2016 the total value of loan portfolios having transacted,...

June 29, 2016 Is the Italian NPL volcano ready to erupt? By Richard Thompson Download "Is the Italian NPL volcano ready to erupt?" here The volume of non-performing loan (NPL) transactions in 2015 doubled compared to...

June 23, 2016 Investment opportunities as Indian banks look to clean up their balance sheets By Richard Thompson Download our report here. Recently India has been receiving a lot of attention in the global press, in particular about the new...

May 24, 2016 What investment opportunities does the Indian distressed debt market hold in store? By Richard Thompson Request a place at our seminar on Tuesday 7 June 2016 here The level of non-performing assets in India has been increasing...

May 20, 2016 Have prices peaked in the loan portfolio market? By Richard Thompson Click here for the PwC Portfolio Advisory Group Market Survey 2016 We have just completed our latest survey of participants in the...

April 20, 2016 Capitalising on the acceleration in bank restructuring By Richard Thompson Last month we hosted our seventh European Bank Restructuring Conference. The annual conference explores the investment opportunities opened up by the restructuring...

March 09, 2016 A record year for portfolio transactions – 2015 European loan portfolio transactions By Richard Thompson During 2015 a total of around €140bn of transactions completed, an increase of around 50% on 2014 volumes. This makes 2015 the...

February 02, 2016 Greece – the next frontier for non-performing loans? By Richard Thompson The Greek market features in most conversations I have with investors these days. So I thought I’d make a few comments on...

December 22, 2015 Chinese non-performing loans – are there investment opportunities? By Richard Thompson Investment opportunities in Europe remain at an all-time high – but a number of investors are also paying increasing attention to the...

November 30, 2015 Three reasons why there’s been a shift to performing loan portfolio transactions By Richard Thompson If you picked up our Q3 2015 market update, you would have seen that there has been a wholesale change in the...

November 09, 2015 Loan portfolio transactions no longer dominated by non-performing assets By Richard Thompson The volume of transactions in the market today continues to be at the highest it has ever been. Given the increasing trend...

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