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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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As investment banks struggle with the latest phase of the financial crisis many are increasingly seeking solace from the wealthy clients and family offices served by their private banking and asset management operations as a way of generating high-margin, low-cost returns. The strategy has merit, but it requires the sort of long-term commitment that may be beyond the attention span of a typical deal-maker, writes David Rothnie.
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For many of Merrill Lynch’s European investment banking team at its London headquarters, the apparent rescue by Bank of America last September has turned out to be nothing more than a stay of execution.
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Dubai was last year’s bolt-hole for investment bankers seeking to avoid the axe. This year, savvy but deal-less dealmakers are rebranding as restructuring experts. The ride will be a bumpy one as big banks run into even bigger conflicts, although there will be no shortage of business to be done, writes David Rothnie.
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If the true quality of leadership can be measured only in times of adversity then there has never been a better time for judging the performance of senior executives. While many will complain that little of what happened after the collapse of Lehman Brothers was in their power to alter, it is undoubtedly true that they did control their destinies leading up to that moment. David Rothnie picks the winners and losers of 2008.
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With 2009 set to be a year for corporate capital raising exercises, UK blue chip firms are understandably anxious to engage corporate brokers with strong balance sheets and stable personnel. The merry-go-round of pitches and beauty parades is accelerating to a dizzying pace, writes David Rothnie.
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Blackstone may have just suffered its first-ever quarterly loss, but its advisory business, run by John Studzinski, is thriving in direct proportion to the financial crisis, says David Rothnie.