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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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The pull of a big fee pool and global reallocation of capital and resources are prompting banks to rethink the way they serve clients in the technology sector on both sides of the Atlantic, writes David Rothnie. -
The new boss of UniCredit is widely expected to use his deal-making skills to transform the Italian lender, but will he look to revitalise its corporate and investment bank, asks David Rothnie.
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Banks are training their Middle East efforts on Saudi Arabia, where they are hoping to capitalise on growing capital markets activity. The result is a slug-fest for the best banking talent, but firms must learn the lessons of the past, writes David Rothnie.
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Christian Meissner, who only joined Credit Suisse in the autumn, could be about to help steer it through its moment of crisis, writes David Rothnie.
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Environmental, social and governance factors are driving mergers and acquisition activity as investor engagement reaches critical mass, writes David Rothnie.
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Thomas Gottstein, CEO of Credit Suisse, has called the Greensill crisis ‘an asset management problem’. But it will have far-reaching consequences and raises questions over the integrated model that it and other banks deploy, writes David Rothnie
