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‘New kid on the block’ disrupts established order with lead role on Schroders takeover
Investment bank, like the group, wants to diversify outside France, and will lead with its strongest suit, real assets
The Spanish bank is building out its industry and product teams after doubling down in North America
UK house has boosted returns at its investment bank and is bullish on ECM and M&A despite falling below expectations
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The restructuring of the Spanish banking system has so far been good for league table positions, but not for fees. But flotations of consolidated cajas could be what revenue-starved advisers need, as David Rothnie writes.
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Cash-rich companies have started the year in positive mood, raising hopes of a strong upturn in M&A activity, but banks face a tough job translating that confidence into fees. David Rothnie reports.
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If the optimists are to be believed, then traditional advisory and capital markets business could give a fillip to bank revenues in 2011. But amid the current trend of a renewed focus on relationships, which firms stand ready to reap the benefits of a resurgence of investment banking work? David Rothnie reports.
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There’s no doubt BNP Paribas has had a good crisis. But can it kick on and consolidate its successes of the past three years? Much will depend on Thierry Varène, BNPP’s most senior rainmaker, who has been handed the keys to the bank’s CIB business in the UK, Germany and Spain. David Rothnie reports.
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Never mind too big to fail. Goldman Sachs’ private equity business is simply too profitable to give up. It won’t wind it down without a fight, writes David Rothnie.
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It’s the post-crisis mantra of investment banks — delivering the firm to a select grouping of their most lucrative clients by cross-selling a wide array of products through a single point of contact. But by adopting an undifferentiated coverage strategy, are banks securing their clients for life, or erecting a smoke-screen for tactical cost-cutting?