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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
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
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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SocGen needs to find a solution quickly to its succession issue as it looks to avoid mission creep. David Rothnie assesses the internal and external candidates -
JP Morgan has launched a big initiative to cross-sell corporate finance products to its commercial banking clients in Europe. Global rivals are following suit. By David Rothnie
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The Italian lender has big challenges to resolve in Russia and at home but its corporate finance build-out is on a steady trajectory, writes David Rothnie
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Banks with memories of the 2008 financial crisis are preparing firepower for a big UK buyout amid volatile market conditions
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The Chinese insurer’s short-term mission to break up HSBC may fail but it raises existential questions that the bank will need to answer
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Elon Musk’s swoop for Twitter came together too soon and too quickly for some investment banks hoping to break into Silicon Valley’s elite, writes David Rothnie
