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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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The biggest company on the Athens Stock Exchange, Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling, is heading to London. Its decision should encourage investment bankers that some firms will listen to their innovative ideas, writes David Rothnie.
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Tom King, soon to be Barclays head of investment banking, is the big winner in the latest reshuffle at a firm that is experiencing unfamiliar turbulence, writes David Rothnie.
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Morgan Stanley wants to maintain close relations with departing M&A star Simon Robey, but the time is also ripe for the firm to promote its new breed of dealmakers, argues David Rothnie
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After hitting rock bottom in the wake of the financial crisis, Citi has re-drawn the map in European coverage as the three year revamp of its corporate finance business starts to bear fruit, writes David Rothnie.
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CCB has made no secret of its desire to be the best wholesale bank in Europe, writes David Rothnie. But its chairman’s empire-building hopes are being over-stated.
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M&A fees and volumes may be at their lowest levels since before the crisis, but it would be a brave firm that decides to cut and run, writes David Rothnie