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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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Unlike its fellow survivors of the credit crisis, HSBC is resisting the temptation to grab new clients and instead is trying to grow its global banking and markets businesses by better serving its existing customers. It’s starting to deliver on its strategy of investment banking without the rainmakers, writes David Rothnie.
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A shift away from turbo-charged equity derivatives businesses and a renewed focus on clients was the message from both BNP Paribas and Société Générale last week, but how will the businesses fare as they move ever further away from their French roots?
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Others might be cutting back in their trading businesses but Deutsche Bank is using its bulk to support a drive in investment banking, both in the US and Europe. David Rothnie takes a look at the firm’s growing financial institutions group franchise.
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Lehman Brothers’ European investment bankers have had more to deal with than most in the last year. But while some are in line for $25m pay-outs from their new employers at Nomura, there is still a big question over the Japanese firm’s commitment to the business, writes David Rothnie
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The 2006 generation of financial sponsor group bankers have been flung to the winds during the last year but as their private equity industry clients face a shake-out, investment banks need to quickly sort out their coverage models, writes David Rothnie.
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John Thain may have made enemies during his short tenure at the top of Merrill Lynch — but not among the firm’s investment bankers. Managing directors at the bank’s European headquarters in London expressed anger this week at Thain’s ousting, and were united in their belief that Ken Lewis knifed Thain in order to save his own credibility.