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This year’s expected surge in IPOs and M&A deals should drive a proliferation of strategic equity derivative transactions, with $2bn of fees up for grabs
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
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As RBS takes the knife to its global banking and markets division, buying the equities platform would be an ideal way for one of the emerging forces in global investment banking to enter this business, writes David Rothnie. The problem is there are few candidates willing or able to take it on.
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Despite investment banks cutting staff after a miserable year and little promise of much in the way of excitement for the industry in 2012, Jefferies has bucked the trend by continuing to expand its international business. David Rothnie writes.
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An infrastructure deal boom is on its way, but this time banks are playing it safer than before, David Rothnie writes.
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The retirement of an industry legend has put the industry on red alert at the prospect of mandate wins, writes David Rothnie.
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With the value of withdrawn deals hitting a three-year high, it’s time for M&A bankers to start delivering some home truths to their clients. David Rothnie writes.
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With the integration of Lehman Brothers to worry about, Nomura was not able to reap the rewards of the post sub-prime crisis trading boom. But with conditions now looking worse than ever, the Japanese bank may have to sacrifice its pure-play model if it is to succeed in investment banking, writes David Rothnie.