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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
The US bank has emerged from its restructuring to record impressive market share gains following a reboot of its financial sponsor and leveraged finance businesses
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FIG bankers say that Germany’s Commerzbank is unlikely to remain a standalone entity forever. But a tie-up for the bank is firmly in the realm of fantasy M&A for now, writes David Rothnie. -
After a year-long barrage of regulatory intervention, Chinese corporates are re-emerging on the international deal making scene, and this time they are here to stay, writes David Rothnie.
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Investment bank Greenhill & Co's recapitalisation plan will bolster its share price, but it faces more fundamental challenges than its rivals, writes David Rothnie.
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Credit Suisse has refreshed its management team in EMEA and is ramping up in the region again. This time it’s different, writes David Rothnie.
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The shifting landscape in industrials is changing the way banks are hiring for the sector, and the power base is moving to Europe from the US, writes David Rothnie.
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A mid-market shake-out is under way in UK corporate broking as global banks and smaller rivals jostle for supremacy, writes David Rothnie.
