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Ten months after its unusual regional retreat in equity capital markets and M&A, HSBC has had a good year in debt capital markets, suggesting its new strategy can work
New look corporate finance division has merged M&A and sponsor coverage
Physical infrastructure, once seen as boring and ex-growth, has become one of the hottest areas for capital markets and M&A, and that is set to accelerate in 2026
Hit by an alleged ‘fraud’ at the bankrupt US car parts maker, Wall Street’s last pure play investment bank has its sights set on European leveraged finance as it expands its alliance with SMBC
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After a tough second quarter, banks’ 2010 budgets are on a knife-edge and they are pinning their hopes on IPO issuance and M&A deals by financial sponsors. The alternative is swingeing job cuts. David Rothnie reports.
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BNP Paribas is one of the winners from the financial crisis. Now it has set its sights on becoming a leading force in corporate finance across Europe. David Rothnie assesses the challenges ahead for Thierry Varène.
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Investment banking fee pools in Asia have doubled this year — good news for Western investment banks that are locked in a talent battle to gain the upper hand in a war for market share. But they had reckoned without local banks making the biggest strides in 2010, while reduced levels of deal activity following recent market volatility will prove a test of their patience. Not everyone can win, says David Rothnie.
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Michael Cohrs has called time on a 15 year career at Deutsche Bank. By revamping client coverage and hiring more than 150 managing directors since the start of the 2007/2009 financial crisis, Cohrs has put Deutsche on the cusp of becoming a top five M&A house. But it is now Anshu Jain’s turn to deliver on his colleague’s legacy, writes David Rothnie.
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Banks blew their chance to influence regulation when they clung to guaranteed bonus arrangements last year. Now they are facing up to bigger demands on capital and lending, writes David Rothnie
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Mergers and acquisitions departments in Europe expected 2010 to be a turnaround year, when the hires they made over the previous 12 months would start delivering and cash-rich corporate clients would hit the deal trail. But with the eurozone in a state of crisis, the recovery is proving elusive even though chief executives have cash to do deals. David Rothnie reports.