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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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The sovereign debt crisis is placing an ever-sharper focus on banks’ relationships with their best clients, writes David Rothnie. For banks and borrowers alike, scratching each other’s backs has never been so essential.
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UBS is starting to look like Dresdner Kleinwort and may soon have a fate to match, writes David Rothnie. Chief executive Ossie Gruebel has lost his job after losing his famed golden touch with the Swiss regulators. Sergio Ermotti, the bank’s interim CEO, has a lot of legacy to deal with.
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The sale of UK mid-cap specialist Evolution Group is just the start in the remodelling of the equities landscape. Plenty of much bigger firms will need to reconsider their expansion plans, writes David Rothnie
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Almost seven years after predicting that the house of Cazenove would crumble under the force of its joint venture partner JP Morgan, rivals are once again predicting its demise. The difference is that this time they might be on to something, as David Rothnie writes.
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Despite scrapping group profit targets and instigating a hiring freeze, Société Générale says its M&A expansion plan is ahead of schedule. But with hungry US banks looking to steal a march on their eurozone rivals, the real challenge will come when dealflow returns, as David Rothnie reports.
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Bankers are fond of referring to M&A as a confidence game, so the recent upsurge in activity against a backdrop of market pessimism is a welcome paradox for an industry struggling with low growth and rising costs. David Rothnie writes.