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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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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.
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After a dismal 2010 in Germany, the country’s investment bankers have embarked on a hiring spree in anticipation of a busy 2012. But with dealflow coming earlier than anticipated, some may be caught flat-footed, David Rothnie writes.