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Ten months after its unusual regional retreat in equity capital markets and M&A, HSBC has had a good year in debt capital markets, suggesting its new strategy can work
New look corporate finance division has merged M&A and sponsor coverage
Physical infrastructure, once seen as boring and ex-growth, has become one of the hottest areas for capital markets and M&A, and that is set to accelerate in 2026
Hit by an alleged ‘fraud’ at the bankrupt US car parts maker, Wall Street’s last pure play investment bank has its sights set on European leveraged finance as it expands its alliance with SMBC
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The surge in M&A activity in North America is benefiting the established hierarchy, but bankers across the Atlantic are suffering, writes David Rothnie.
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After posting a record loss, Crédit Agricole continues to shrink and search for a strategy, while JP Morgan, the combative crisis winner, is plotting a path to dominance. As David Rothnie writes, the contrast between the two ends of the investment banking spectrum could not be more stark.
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The independent advisory firm has diversified its traditional business to take in debt and equity. But M&A remains at its heart, writes David Rothnie.
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The European head of Canadian investment bank Canaccord Genuity has issued a rallying cry as he looks to pull together the firm’s disparate platforms, writes David Rothnie.
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The extent of Société Générale’s struggles to meet the targets it set itself in 2010 for its Ambition SG 2015 restructuring plan were laid bare on Wednesday as it reported full year results that were just a fraction of what it once thought possible.
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The Swiss firm’s new client-focused investment bank may be shrinking, but the upbeat mood among senior staff suggests it still has ambitions to conquer the world in its core products, writes David Rothnie.