Private equity firms could be more regular players in a European banking sector freed of the shackles of government ownership, although they have stiff competition in the form of strategic buyers. Those that have done deals have been able to command big exits. PE Hub turned to Hyder Jumabhoy, partner and global co-head of financial institutions industry group at law firm White & Case, to learn more about the flurry of bank M&A and PE’s role in it.
