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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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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
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Deutsche Bank has never had higher capital ratios despite escaping the need to make any big calls on shareholders during the credit crisis. But activist hedge fund Algebris wants the bank to regain the strategic initiative with a capital raise — before its strength turns into weakness. David Rothnie reports.
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• Bhattal coup placates ex-Lehman bankers in Asia … • … but Sayeed loss threatens stable European team • Firm braced for departures after FSA bonus sign-off
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The unravelling of Merrill Lynch’s FIG group by Bank of America, even if unintended, was almost complete this week, after the departure of two of its most important bankers in London. The bank wants to strengthen its DCM business in the corporate and government bond sectors but its dominance in FIG now looks fragile, writes David Rothnie.
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Prudential’s audacious $35bn bid for AIA has shaken-up the once cozy world of FIG advisory. David Rothnie assesses the positions of those involved, from Credit Suisse’s elevation to UBS’s odd absence.
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Bharti Airtel’s $10.7bn all-cash bid for the African mobile-phone operations of Kuwait’s Zain, has investment bankers dreaming of the good old days — the promise of big fees on a trophy M&A deal and the opportunity to prove they are lending again in high-growth markets. David Rothnie reports.