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New equity capital markets talent and Bernstein joint venture have helped Société Générale win eye-catching mandates. Next, it will expand sector teams
Italian investment bank has retained its focus since its takeover by Banca Monte dei Paschi. Now with two suitors for MPS, it is set for more upheaval
Years of underperformance are behind it and the bank has launched a new growth plan
The Italian bank’s head of advisory and financial solutions wants AI to support a new operating model based on being able to work faster than any of its rivals
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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.
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The absence of Credit Suisse from two marquee trades raises questions in some minds about the firm’s progress in investment banking. But as David Rothnie writes, the bank has transformed its business in recent years — and is well placed to continue its push.
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The US bank’s acquisition of Hoare Govett comes as ambitious firms in corporate broking are fighting for supremacy, writes David Rothnie.