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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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HSBC has been quick to stress there has been no change in strategy since the high profile departure last week of its co-head of global banking, Matthew Westerman. It must stick to its word, regardless of how many feathers the outgoing banker might have ruffled in his short time at the firm, writes David Rothnie. -
Moelis & Company has challenged Wall Street’s ‘consensus thinking’ to build a global advisory powerhouse that’s become the poster child for the post-crisis independent sector, writes David Rothnie
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Bankers hope political turmoil won’t scupper Spain’s M&A market just as it emerges from years of stagnation, writes David Rothnie.
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The bank’s role on the world’s biggest technology M&A deal has turned a tough year into a potentially memorable one, but the bank still has a way to go to rebuild its corporate finance business, writes David Rothnie.
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The Swiss bank has overtaken its European rivals in corporate finance, after a tough start to the year, and it expects a strong year for M&A in 2018, writes David Rothnie.
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Goldman Sachs must show long-term commitment in a new corporate broking push if its CEO’s call to build better relationships with corporates is to succeed, writes David Rothnie.
