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This year’s expected surge in IPOs and M&A deals should drive a proliferation of strategic equity derivative transactions, with $2bn of fees up for grabs
Bankers predict megadeals, plentiful debt and IPOs. The dealmaking resurgence even has a political slogan: European unity
France’s investment banking market recovered strongly in 2025 but that doesn’t mean domestic banks are happy. The market is super-competitive and US firms are winning many of the best mandates
The US bank has won more market share in European IB than its rivals after overhauling its leadership and doubling down in the region’s biggest markets
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Jean-Pierre Mustier has made UniCredit a slimmer and meaner corporate and investment banking operation by getting different product and coverage teams to work together. Now all he needs is a recovery in European capital markets and advisory volumes. David Rothnie reports.
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The head of Macquarie’s European operations has made entrepreneurialism and cross-selling his watchwords, writes David Rothnie.
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The fourth biggest bank in the US has its sights set on European expansion and it has the scale and desire to be a success in investment banking, writes David Rothnie.
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Morgan Stanley’s boss has overseen a revamp of the firm that has radical implications for its investment bank, writes David Rothnie.
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New UK takeover rules and the decline of old City values have contributed to another big-ticket bid failure in Europe’s M&A market, writes David Rothnie.
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Goldman Sachs wants to be a leading player in EMEA DCM, but with a niche strategy. The bank reckons that conditions are making financing more strategic and less commoditised than ever, which plays to its strengths, writes David Rothnie.