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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 Russian investment bank is on the look-out for banking talent while its rivals retrench, writes David Rothnie.
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While rivals are expanding into new product areas to beat the downturn, Greenhill is sticking by its advisory-only model and is playing down the departure of one of its European founders, writes David Rothnie.
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For a brief period in 2010, it appeared that UBS’s investment bank was gathering momentum. However, after strong first quarter results, the sovereign debt crisis hit, causing its clients to sit on the sidelines, while the recovery in M&A volumes failed to materialise. David Rothnie reports on a bank that cannot get out of second gear.
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As an independent investment bank run by a cabal of former Credit Suisse bankers, Renaissance Capital earned recognition in the last decade for beating the world’s top investment banks in Russia. Now, after near bankruptcy in 2008 and with talismanic founder Stephen Jennings back as chief executive, the firm has revived its plan to become a leading force in emerging markets, writes David Rothnie.
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Macquarie’s presence in Europe has traditionally been dominated by its aggressive infrastructure business. But the firm is rapidly seeking to broaden its reach. Third party advisory work is becoming much more important to the business model, writes David Rothnie.
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Few investment banks have rebuilt since the crisis as quickly or as heavily as Citigroup. After shaking off US government ownership in 2009, the bank is digesting a frantic recruitment spree. It is also climbing up the league tables, as David Rothnie writes.