Analysis of the key themes driving private equity deal activity reveals that digital payments accounted for 2 technology deals announced in Q4 2023, worth a total value of $66m. The $66m investment by Sixth Street Growth, Wavecrest Growth Partners and Wells Fargo Strategic Capital in Volante Technologies was the industry’s largest disclosed deal. A thorough analysis of the disruptive themes and the Private Equity deal activity are included in GlobalData’s Tech, Media and Telecom (TMT) Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Deals by Top Themes report. Buy the report here.

In value terms, digital payments-related deal activity decreased by 99% in Q4 2023 compared with the previous quarter’s total of $10.3bn and fell by 99% as compared to Q4 2022. Related deal volume remained flat in Q4 2023 versus the previous quarter and was 60% lower than in Q4 2022.

The top-ranked financial advisors supporting these private equity deals in Q4 2023 were WBC Holdings; Piper Sandler Companies; Raymond James Financial with 2, 1, 1 deals respectively.

The top-ranked legal advisors supporting these private equity deals in Q4 2023 were Choate Hall & Stewart; Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson; Goodwin Procter with 1, 1, 1 deals respectively.

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This content was updated on 8 January 2024

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GlobalData’s Deals Database tracks global deal activity, including mergers, acquisitions, capital raising, strategic alliances, and licensing agreements. Proprietary analysis is used to group deals into key thematic areas and granular sectors across the world’s largest industries.

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