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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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When Barclays Capital snatched Lehman Brothers’ US operations it looked favourite to pick up the pieces of the bankrupt businesses in Europe and Asia, too, before being trumped by Nomura. Lehman insiders say that BarCap never considered that Nomura would call their bluff and show the winning hand, writes David Rothnie.
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Only the bond market can prevent a mergers and acquisitions meltdown, writes David Rothnie. But for even that to work, European corporate treasurers need to wake up and adjust to new realities.
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Goldman Sachs this week became the fourth largest bank holding company in the world. What does it mean for the firm’s investment bankers and traders? asks David Rothnie
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Perhaps the only surprise amid the unprecedented upheaval in investment banking this week is that Goldman Sachs has yet to play a starring role as a buyer, or as some analysts drunk on panic are suggesting, a takeover target.
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The firm may have failed but there is no shortage of suitors for Lehman Brothers’ investment banking business in Europe and Asia as rivals pick over the carcass.
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The firm may have failed but there is no shortage of suitors for Lehman Brothers’ investment banking business in Europe and Asia as rivals pick over the carcass.