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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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RBS faces a difficult task ensuring the strategy for its investment bank is not destroyed by the Libor scandal, writes David Rothnie.
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Singapore’s state-owned investment fund has added investment bankers to its ranks as it looks to seize opportunities created by bank deleveraging, writes David Rothnie.
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Bankers’ jubilation over the watering down of Basel III will do little to calm the concerns of clients looking for long term liquidity, writes David Rothnie.
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Deleveraging at BNP Paribas has put the bank’s CIB franchise in a position to boost its global standing, writes David Rothnie.
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Glencore’s $45.8bn acquisition of Xstrata, the biggest takeover of the year, proved the value of strong long-term relationships at a time when the world order in investment banking is changing, writes David Rothnie.
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Investment banks have taken tough decisions in 2012 — cutting costs and withdrawing from unprofitable businesses. With more upheaval likely in 2013, senior bankers without product responsibilities are vulnerable, writes David Rothnie.