--- title: "Why financial services dealmaking demands deep sector expertise" url: https://burnaze.com/article/44da8035-f250-4996-bc77-5c6b0ad22467 source: "PE Hub" original_url: https://www.pehub.com/why-financial-services-dealmaking-demands-deep-sector-expertise/ author: "Mary Kathleen Flynn" category: "Finance" topics: ["Finance & M&A"] published: 2026-06-16T13:56:38.000Z modified: 2026-11-01T22:32:10.770Z image: https://media.pehub.com/uploads/2026/06/PEI_Spotlight_Ep4_2026_550x300-2.jpg --- # Why financial services dealmaking demands deep sector expertise **TL;DR:** Financial services dealmaking requires deep sector expertise for high returns, especially in today's challenging exit environment. Private equity firms such as FTV Capital and J.C. Flowers & Co. are active in this sector and emphasize the importance of sector expertise for successful dealmaking. *By Mary Kathleen Flynn, originally published in PE Hub on 2026-06-16. 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Flowers & Co Financial services is one of the most active sectors in private equity dealmaking, but getting the highest returns requires deep sector expertise, especially in today's challenging exit environment. In this episode, PE Hub editor-in-chief Mary Kathleen Flynn speaks with Peter Yordán, a managing director of J.C. Flowers & Co, and Kyle Griswold, a partner at FTV Capital, to find out what makes financial services different from other sectors. We also hear their strategies for successful dealmaking, including how AI is changing the landscape. Podbean App Spotify Amazon Music iHeartRadio PlayerFM More Apps version: 20230927 Subscribe to Spotlight on: Apple \| Spotify \| PodBean \| Audible \| Pandora This episode is sponsored by FTV Capital and J. C. Flowers & Co Financial services is one of the most active sectors in private equity dealmaking, but getting the highest returns requires deep sector expertise, especially in today’s challenging exit environment. 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I accept: Email me a registration link Already registered? Click here to login Sign in to your account Get limited access to our industry news, analysis and data, plus regular email updates Email me an authentication link Don't have an account? ## Entities - private equity (topic) - Finance (sector) - PE Hub (publication) - financial services (topic) - deal making (topic) - Mary Kathleen Flynn (person) - FTV Capital (investor) - J.C. Flowers & Co (investor) - Peter Yordán (person) - Kyle Griswold (person) - sector expertise (topic) --- Originally reported by Mary Kathleen Flynn, PE Hub (https://www.pehub.com/why-financial-services-dealmaking-demands-deep-sector-expertise/). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/44da8035-f250-4996-bc77-5c6b0ad22467).