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This year’s expected surge in IPOs and M&A deals should drive a proliferation of strategic equity derivative transactions, with $2bn of fees up for grabs
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
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The US bank has appointed a strong line-up to run its EMEA banking operation as it looks to capitalise on its recent gains in market share, writes David Rothnie. -
BNP Paribas’s latest restructuring makes it look more like its US universal banking rivals. Now it needs to figure out how to match them in the rankings, writes David Rothnie.
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Jefferies is enjoying unprecedented success in EMEA as it exploits dislocation among European rivals to snap up staff. But the US bank's hard-driving performance culture is not for everyone, writes David Rothnie.
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Natixis favours alliances over organic growth as it looks to balance prudence with international expansion, writes David Rothnie
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ABN Amro has restructured its corporate and institutional bank following growing cyclical and regulatory pressures that are pushing ABN to keep tightly focused on returns in corporate finance, writes David Rothnie.
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UBS is promising not to change its investment banking strategy ahead of its investor day this month, despite the departure of the man who came up with it.
