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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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UBS’s investment bank is back in the black but chief executive Oswald Gruebel is not yet shouting from the rooftops. Equity capital markets revenues surged — helped by the firm’s integrated approach — while fixed income recovered but the next big test will be how the firm performs as M&A deals rebound, writes David Rothnie.
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Sovereign wealth funds stepped in to save banks in the financial crisis, frequently with no reward. Despite that, they are back in the market, providing crucial backing for all manner of deals, writes David Rothnie.
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s star bankers say the firm could be about to renege on pay deals put in place last year to retain staff. The bank appears to have settled on a solution already used by Citi and Royal Bank of Scotland to pay some of its bonuses, writes David Rothnie.
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s star bankers say the firm could be about to renege on pay deals put in place last year to retain staff. The bank appears to have settled on a solution already used by Citi and Royal Bank of Scotland to pay some of its bonuses.
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SG’s coverage and advisory head Thierry Aulagnon has the task of broadening the bank’s business by creating a global M&A franchise. The recent appointments of 13 senior bankers show that he is eschewing big-name stars but it’s not clear that will be enough to expand beyond SG’s heartland, writes David Rothnie.
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The consumer sector is this January’s M&A hotspot and it is Credit Suisse that is feeling the warmth after picking up an armful of advisory mandates. Its aim is to become a top ranking big-ticket M&A house by making external hires, but it is its long-standing bankers and clients that are in the thick of the action at the moment, writes David Rothnie.