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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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Anshu Jain is a man under pressure — Eu10bn of pressure to be precise. That is Deutsche Bank’s pretax profit target for its operating businesses by 2011, double that posted in 2009. Having taken control of the entire corporate and investment banking division in July following the retirement of Michael Cohrs, he has wasted no time in setting out his strategy, with Asia and investment banking set to play crucial roles. David Rothnie reports.
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It’s not every quarter that you beat Goldman Sachs’s earnings. But that’s precisely what Morgan Stanley chief executive James Gorman has just done. However, despite re-energising the firm since taking over from John Mack last September, his European business remains underpowered.
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BP has lined up a familiar team of M&A heavyweights ahead of what is being billed as its make or break second quarter results on July 27. But insiders warn against a transformational deal such as a big disposal or white knight rescue — at least until the oil leak in the Mexican Gulf is stopped, a complete assessment of the environmental damage can be conducted and the cost of the clean-up can be counted. David Rothnie reports.
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The Jérôme Kerviel affair and the credit crunch have stripped the bank of its risk- taking edge and left it searching for a new raison d’etre. David Rothnie reports.
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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.