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Europe’s self-proclaimed investment banking champions are playing to their strengths, but remain far behind US peers
After quitting M&A and equity capital markets in Europe and the US last year, HSBC is striving to maintain global relevance — and London and New York still have a role to play
Innovation and ambition have been hallmarks of mergers and acquisitions activity this year, but there are some signs of weakness in private equity
Bank M&A is back on the agenda, but talk of SMBC buying Jefferies is premature. The two firms are prioritising their multi-stranded alliance and a takeover now would jeopardise it
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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
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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
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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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New plan involves hiring to make ECM and M&A revenues match DCM in three years
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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
