Southpaw
by David Rothnie

• Nomura turns to structured solutions as it seeks international growth

  The Japanese bank has revamped its investment banking division as it looks to boost efficiency and grow revenues following a grim first quarter and cuts in global markets.

  • 16 Aug 2018

• UBS structure seeks to keep senior talent safe from boutique threat

  The bank’s creation of a new senior banker layer comes as big banks struggle with a talent brain drain, writes David Rothnie.

  • 07 Aug 2018

• Europe’s ‘unprecedented’ M&A boom set to break all records

  A storming first half for deal making in Europe is set to run into the rest of the year as banks report full pipelines and high levels of corporate confidence. But not all firms are benefiting, writes David Rothnie.

  • 01 Aug 2018

• Ripoll hire signals change of investment banking pace at Crédit Agricole

  Jean-Yves Hocher leaves a legacy of stability at Crédit Agricole CIB but his retirement will bring fresh energy to a unit with growth ambitions, writes David Rothnie.

  • 25 Jul 2018

• Morgan Stanley rides high while Goldman firms up succession plan

  Goldman’s new CEO David Solomon has a lot in his in-tray, not least a resurgent Morgan Stanley that has firmly hit its stride, writes David Rothnie.

  • 18 Jul 2018

• RBC raises corporate finance ambitions after Melrose victory

  RBC Capital Markets is rightly proud of a transformative mandate on Melrose's GKN acquisition, but its ambition shows no sign of waning as it shrugs off senior departures, writes David Rothnie.

  • 12 Jul 2018

• Investment banks beef up for take-private bonanza

  Banks have been hiring staff to help financial sponsors hunt jumbo take-private deals as opportunities dry up elsewhere, writes David Rothnie.

  • 05 Jul 2018

• HSBC steadies aim after corporate finance turmoil

  HSBC has suffered some staffing fallout after the short-lived tenure of Matthew Westerman, but its corporate finance ambitions remain in place, writes David Rothnie

  • 27 Jun 2018

• Barclays makes up for lost time with European IB push

  Barclays has regained its mojo in corporate finance, after a period of drift. But with a flagging share price and an activist investor snapping at its heels, it's a race against time, writes David Rothnie.

  • 21 Jun 2018

• Credit Suisse eyes return to the corporate finance big time

  The Swiss bank’s corporate finance business is looking to grab a greater share of large cross-border M&A deals and has pivoted back to Europe, writes David Rothnie.

  • 13 Jun 2018

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