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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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As France’s biggest banks look to beef up their overseas businesses they must not take their eye off the ball in their home market, where foreign banks are aggressively recruiting senior bankers, writes David Rothnie.
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Big lenders, throwing their weight around. The old guard, valiantly holding position. And new entrants, splashing cash on high-profile hires. Equity capital markets mandates are becoming increasingly hard-fought affairs, writes David Rothnie.
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When is an M&A recovery not a recovery? When it’s a restructuring boom, writes David Rothnie. Some banks, though, are in no position to capitalise.
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UBS’s new co-heads of its investment bank have little to offer their morale-battered staff beyond yet another plea for trust and loyalty. But that might, just, be enough, writes David Rothnie.
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Is there the recruitment equivalent of a bubble forming in the world of boutique investment banking? Many rainmakers are opting for independence but few will be successful, writes David Rothnie.
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To lose one managing director barely counts as a trifle — but to lose 20 in little more than three months should set alarm bells ringing, writes David Rothnie. But with Bank of America’s top management apparently unconcerned by the departures of their top, former Merrill Lynch rainmakers in Europe, the question on the minds of those that remain is whether their firm has already abandoned the aim of building an investment bank capable of competing with the best.