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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
The US bank has emerged from its restructuring to record impressive market share gains following a reboot of its financial sponsor and leveraged finance businesses
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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.
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The UK will be Europe’s investment banking battleground in 2013 as heavyweights slug it out for market share, writes David Rothnie.