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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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Banks have been hiring staff to help financial sponsors hunt jumbo take-private deals as opportunities dry up elsewhere, writes David Rothnie. -
HSBC has suffered some staffing fallout after the short-lived tenure of Matthew Westerman, but its corporate finance ambitions remain in place, writes David Rothnie
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Barclays has regained its mojo in corporate finance, after a period of drift. But with a flagging share price and an activist investor snapping at its heels, it's a race against time, writes David Rothnie.
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The Swiss bank’s corporate finance business is looking to grab a greater share of large cross-border M&A deals and has pivoted back to Europe, writes David Rothnie.
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Talk of big-ticket banking consolidation persists but Europe’s banking CEOs have a clearer path to success by executing on their current plans, writes David Rothnie.
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London’s future as a financial centre is under scrutiny but one rapidly expanding boutique advisory firm is pinning its future strategy on the city, writes David Rothnie.
