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Investment bank, like the group, wants to diversify outside France, and will lead with its strongest suit, real assets
The Spanish bank is building out its industry and product teams after doubling down in North America
UK house has boosted returns at its investment bank and is bullish on ECM and M&A despite falling below expectations
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  • Deutsche Bank has told investors that its investment bank is back on track. Cutting costs will be a crucial part of reaching growth targets. But after so many false starts, can it really be that simple, asks David Rothnie.
  • Houlihan Lokey’s European corporate finance land grab has made its fifth acquisition since 2014, writes David Rothnie, at a time when the fluctuations of the credit cycle may be about to lead to more restructurings.
  • Amid signs of progress, BNP Paribas faces challenges to deliver on its radical transformation plan, writes David Rothnie.
  • The retirement of Samir Assaf, HSBC’s long-serving head of global banking and markets (GBM), paves the way for a long overdue restructuring of that division. This will test the bank’s new-look management team.
  • Credit Suisse has lost the talisman of its investment banking and capital markets (IBCM) division, James 'Jim' Amine, but says the unit is "absolutely core", writes David Rothnie.
  • A slump in big deals and a quest for fee growth is pushing the big banks into mid-market M&A to an extent that has not been witnessed before, writes David Rothnie.