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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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Jefferies owes its success to industry expertise and an entrepreneurial culture that keeps its bankers at the coalface, writes David Rothnie. -
A series of moves on the UK investment banking scene is giving younger stars space to shine. Moreover, it suggests banks are promoting from within, amid cost constraints and a dearth of star dealmakers, writes David Rothnie.
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That the Deutsche Bank board is said to be accelerating the hunt for a new chief executive should not come as a surprise as John Cryan looks increasingly isolated, but an internal promotion seems more likely, writes David Rothnie.
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The shock departure of deputy chief executive Didier Valet from Société Générale last week leaves a hole at the top of the bank’s corporate and investment bank that will be difficult to fill, writes David Rothnie
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The botched succession to the chief executive seat is un-Goldmanlike, and the firm must provide more clarity if it is to stay focused on its expansion plans and not cede the initiative to its rivals, writes David Rothnie.
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With activist investors firmly established in Europe, advisers are beefing up teams and trying to position themselves for a possible shake-up in the relationship between boards and investment banks, writes David Rothnie.
