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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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HSBC is rethinking its investment bank strategy again. With former global banking and markets head Stuart Gulliver now at the helm of the whole firm, the emphasis is on improving corporate coverage and cross-selling. But for Samir Assaf, who now runs GBM, costs will remain a challenge, as David Rothnie writes.
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Bank of America has a simple target — to be global. Its acquisition of Merrill Lynch has given it a base from which to grab growth opportunities outside its home market. And in his latest investment banking reshuffle, Tom Montag will hope he has found the structure that can make this happen. David Rothnie reports.
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A recent report from Nomura’s chief European economist, entitled ‘Europe will work’, referred to the region’s economic prospects rather than the firm’s attempts to make it into the top tier of European investment banking. But recent changes are intended to put that right, as David Rothnie writes.
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Europe’s resurgent mergers and acquisitions market is offering opportunities to boutique firms. But they do not yet enjoy the same level of penetration as in the US, and they probably have only a limited window to gain market share. Those that want to take advantage must act quickly, writes David Rothnie.
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Although it has pushed hard to promote promising talent within its investment banking franchise, UBS is finding it hard to stem the steady flow of defections. Talk of low bonuses does not help, but CEO Oswald Gruebel has made no secret of the fact he wants the bank to improve. David Rothnie writes.
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After a period of time usefully spent nurturing the next generation of bankers within the firm, Citigroup is on the front foot again in recruitment. As David Rothnie writes, the bank is making good on its ambition to hire senior, well-connected names.