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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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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.
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Morgan Stanley is planning greater global co-operation in investment banking with its one-time saviour Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, as it seeks to overcome troubles in their joint venture, writes David Rothnie.
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The Russian investment bank is on the look-out for banking talent while its rivals retrench, writes David Rothnie.