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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 resignation of the head of Morgan Stanley’s European private equity unit is symptomatic of a broader problem, writes David Rothnie. How can banks stay relevant to the world of private equity?
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Russia’s independent emerging markets investment bank is scaling down some of its loftier global ambitions but insists it is still committed to its core markets, writes David Rothnie.
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JP Morgan, the bank that breezed through the credit crunch, is finding the European sovereign crisis much tougher to navigate, as David Rothnie writes.
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Not many banks can boast of a profitable time in Greece, but Lazard is one. Having been handsomely paid for its highly sensitive government advisory mandate, it has become the go-to firm for other troubled administrations. That’s just as well, considering the poor health of the M&A market, as David Rothnie writes.
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With all banks taking a fresh look at headcount in their advisory businesses and dealflow patchy at best, the industry is losing expertise as more senior bankers opt to join the corporate sector, writes David Rothnie.
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Rumours of the death of Nomura’s investment banking franchise have been exaggerated, writes David Rothnie. High profile M&A mandate wins this year prove it is very much alive and kicking.