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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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UBS wants its fixed income business to become a client-focused machine, churning out annual revenues of Sfr8bn — just when competition is starting to heat up. David Rothnie assesses the chances of investment bank co-head and FICC guru Carsten Kengeter executing the plan.
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As John Winter heads off to run Barclays’ commercial banking business, his successor will benefit from his recruitment policy but must still deliver on ambitious plans, reports David Rothnie
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Investment banks poured resources into their Middle East businesses in the years leading up to the financial crisis. But despite lavishing clients with their best brains and cheap lending, few had much to show for it. Now that confidence in the region is growing again, David Rothnie asks if it will be different second time around.
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Bank restructuring work for governments has filled the coffers for Europe’s top FIG advisory businesses in 2009. With plenty more to come next year, David Rothnie looks at how the balance of power has shifted.
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Commerzbank may have consigned the Kleinwort name to the dustbin of history following its integration of Dresdner Bank, but corporate finance chief Roman Schmidt argues that its former rival’s investment bankers are crucial to its quest for dominance in Germany, writes David Rothnie.
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Andrea Orcel is trying to recruit up to 10 of Europe’s top dealmakers for Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s ailing mergers and acquisitions business. His track record, and a commitment from investment bank boss Tom Montag to double lending to European clients, give him a chance of luring the bankers he wants, writes David Rothnie.