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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 Japanese bank has revamped its investment banking division as it looks to boost efficiency and grow revenues following a grim first quarter and cuts in global markets. -
The bank’s creation of a new senior banker layer comes as big banks struggle with a talent brain drain, writes David Rothnie.
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A storming first half for deal making in Europe is set to run into the rest of the year as banks report full pipelines and high levels of corporate confidence. But not all firms are benefiting, writes David Rothnie.
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Jean-Yves Hocher leaves a legacy of stability at Crédit Agricole CIB but his retirement will bring fresh energy to a unit with growth ambitions, writes David Rothnie.
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Goldman’s new CEO David Solomon has a lot in his in-tray, not least a resurgent Morgan Stanley that has firmly hit its stride, writes David Rothnie.
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RBC Capital Markets is rightly proud of a transformative mandate on Melrose's GKN acquisition, but its ambition shows no sign of waning as it shrugs off senior departures, writes David Rothnie.
