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by David Rothnie

• Perella plots European expansion ahead of ahead of IPO

  The latest independent firm to eye a public listing is doing so after another bumper year for the corporate finance boutiques. But does it mark the peak of the cycle both for deals and the migration of top talent out of the bulge brackets? David Rothnie reports.

  • 06 Dec 2018

• Cycle turns for indy advisors as Perella heads towards IPO

  Perella Weinberg Partners is the latest independent firm to eye a public listing, doing so after another bumper year for corporate finance boutiques. But does it mark the peak of the cycle for deals and the migration of top talent out of the bulge brackets? David Rothnie writes.

  • 06 Dec 2018

• Banks mull Saudi commitments after hopes dashed for bumper year

  High hopes for a bumper corporate finance year in Saudi Arabia have been dashed by the pulled Aramco IPO, the blockade of Qatar and the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, writes David Rothnie.

  • 28 Nov 2018

• Has Deutsche Bank turned a corner after another year of turmoil?

  As the year draws to a close, Deutsche Bank’s corporate finance division has completed its layoffs, and its new management team is looking to grow revenues, but the business remains a work in progress, writes David Rothnie.

  • 21 Nov 2018

• Goldman Sachs plots universal banking push under new CEO

  Goldman’s new management team is combining a root and branch review of its operations with a move into traditional commercial banking, writes David Rothnie.

  • 15 Nov 2018

• Citi hands EMEA challenge to Drury and de Vecchi

  The US bank has appointed a strong line-up to run its EMEA banking operation as it looks to capitalise on its recent gains in market share, writes David Rothnie.

  • 07 Nov 2018

• BNP Paribas overhauls corporate finance to crack IB code

  BNP Paribas’s latest restructuring makes it look more like its US universal banking rivals. Now it needs to figure out how to match them in the rankings, writes David Rothnie.

  • 31 Oct 2018

• Jefferies' old-style comp culture faces test in tough M&A market

  Jefferies is enjoying unprecedented success in EMEA as it exploits dislocation among European rivals to snap up staff. But the US bank's hard-driving performance culture is not for everyone, writes David Rothnie.

  • 25 Oct 2018

• Natixis takes the road less travelled in corporate finance

  Natixis favours alliances over organic growth as it looks to balance prudence with international expansion, writes David Rothnie

  • 18 Oct 2018

• ABN restructuring aims to cut lending, target returns

  ABN Amro has restructured its corporate and institutional bank following growing cyclical and regulatory pressures that are pushing ABN to keep tightly focused on returns in corporate finance, writes David Rothnie.

  • 10 Oct 2018

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