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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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Europe’s established hierarchy of equity capital markets banks have spent months playing down the threat of universal rivals with strong balance sheets encroaching on their patch. But this week’s appointment by BNP Paribas of HSBC as lead bookrunner on its Eu4.3bn rights issue shows that they can no longer ignore the threat — and that the credit crunch winners are closing ranks against them.
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So you think you need balance sheet power to compete in capital markets? Not if you’re Francois-Xavier de Mallmann, Goldman Sachs’ head of European financing. He has found that the firm’s position as defence advisor of choice gives it the perfect platform for its transactional skills.
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Corporate brokers are back in demand, supporting capital markets businesses at integrated banks. But the leading firms are leaving a big gap for independents to plot their expansion.
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How that deal was done, and how the former Lehman Brothers bankers are rebuilding their investment banking pipeline — and firing again in fixed income. David Rothnie reports.
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What will the new crop of boutique investment banks need to do to break the bulge-bracket stranglehold? Star power and capital will sort out the winners and losers, writes David Rothnie.
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Tom Montag, the new head of Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s investment bank is expected to name his senior management team at the beginning of September. With the firm’s integration largely complete, and investment bankers already able to call on balance sheet firepower, insiders are excited about the prospects for a fresh start, writes David Rothnie.