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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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Accountancy and audit firms overestimated their brand value when it came to M&A advisory, writes David Rothnie. -
As independent advisers take centre stage on the biggest deals, they will attract greater scrutiny, and their big selling point — freedom from conflicts — could be diminished, writes David Rothnie.
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Germany’s vibrant M&A market is failing to provide the lift that Deutsche Bank needs in its home market, writes David Rothnie.
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The US bank is doing it differently from its rivals as it expands in corporate broking in an effort to expand its client base and boost its standing in ECM. It might just shake up the established order, writes David Rothnie.
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The boutique has turned to experienced hires as it looks to build a UK business in short order, ahead of a potential IPO, writes David Rothnie.
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Controls have been tightened after the high-profile losses that banks took on margin loans when retail conglomerate Steinhoff ran into trouble late last year. But strategic equity solutions businesses remain central to equity capital markets, writes David Rothnie.
