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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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Andrea Orcel’s move from Bank of America Merrill Lynch to UBS is one of the most closely-watched career switches in European investment banking for years. As David Rothnie writes, there are big challenges ahead for him and his new employer — including an urgent need to address the firm’s slide in the US.
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Regulatory and political opposition to the City may be detracting from London’s appeal as a global financial centre, but the UK as a source of investment banking fees is as important as ever. And as David Rothnie writes, competition for talent is getting fiercer.
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Deutsche Bank’s management reshuffle could pave the way for the bank to secure a number of goals that have proved difficult to achieve. Becoming a true global M&A leader is one; cracking the Americas is another. As David Rothnie writes, the investment bank’s new heads are well placed to lead the charge.
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HSBC is overhauling its investment banking operations and demanding more from its bankers, writes David Rothnie. The bank has been here before, of course, but this time it is taking a different approach to its more traditional rivals — and it seems to be paying off.
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BNP Paribas has called in McKinsey to conduct a peer benchmarking exercise at a crucial point in the execution of its CIB strategy. As David Rothnie writes, the target remains to be top five in European investment banking.
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Kepler says its alliance with UniCredit is reaping rewards as it plots an expansion of its corporate finance business in the mould of Lazard. As David Rothnie writes, its ambitions stretch far beyond equities.