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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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Morgan Stanley has spent much of its recruitment budget on reshaping its fixed income business but has resisted upgrading its investment banking unit. Will this hold it back as it rolls out the next phase of its strategy, asks David Rothnie.
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Life is good for JPMorgan’s European investment banking operation, which holds the number one position in all products. But, as it adjusts to the shock departure of Bill Winters last year, the firm is being forced to protect its territory from rivals poaching its best talent, writes David Rothnie.
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A mandate advising Greece on a potential restructuring — understood to have been won by Lazard — is the highest profile piece of business going for bankers working for government clients. But governments everywhere are providing banks with a stream of advisory and capital markets mandates. It’s a tricky, low-fee business, writes David Rothnie, but is becoming essential in order for banks to stay in the flow of investment banking
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch wants its European business to shine — and thinks that Goldman alumnus Christian Meissner is the man to return its investment banking franchise to its pre-merger glory, writes David Rothnie
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Three years on from the subprime crisis, the spotlight has finally fallen on the role played by management consultants in helping banks form strategies that led to billions of dollars of losses. But, the consultants should escape blame: things have gone very wrong at the top when a firm’s top managers call in external help to make and push through big decisions, writes David Rothnie.
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One year ago, crisis-hit Citigroup, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and UBS all started to lose key bankers to rivals. With the first quarter of 2010 now under their belts, they are getting back on their feet and are ready to fight off further attempts to lure staff away, writes David Rothnie