Banking 2025 M&A outlook: Rising tide of activity

Liz has more than 10 years of M&A experience, executing complex divestiture, integration, and joint venture transactions across payments, banking, and technology sectors. Liz has led the planning and execution of transformational M&A deals for retail banks, payment networks, and financial technology companies. She has managed the delivery of global M&A programs for buyers and sellers across the M&A lifecycle, including pre-sign, day one readiness, cutover, post-merger integration, and separation. She has advised clients on structuring, negotiating, and operationalizing transition service agreements and operating agreements ($2B+ in total value). Liz has deep expertise in synergy analytics and execution, and stranded cost avoidance programs. Liz received the M&A Advisor Emerging Leader Award in 2018.

Masaki Noda is a Managing Director in the Transactions and M&A Advisory practice based in New York. He has over 20 years of professional experience in public accounting and financial advisory services. Masaki joined the group in 2002 focused as a dedicated financial services industry M&A specialist and has a broad base of experience servicing transactions in various sectors within the industry including banking, securities and capital markets, specialty finance, investment and wealth management, payments, crypto and fintech. Currently Masaki serves as the Transactions and M&A Advisory Services Leader for the Investment Management and Wealth Management sectors, specializing in a broad range of areas including traditional and alternative asset managers, wealth managers, invest & wealth-tech businesses, broker/dealers, administrators, etc. Masaki is a Certified Public Accountant and earned his bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance from Georgetown University.