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Europe’s self-proclaimed investment banking champions are playing to their strengths, but remain far behind US peers
After quitting M&A and equity capital markets in Europe and the US last year, HSBC is striving to maintain global relevance — and London and New York still have a role to play
Innovation and ambition have been hallmarks of mergers and acquisitions activity this year, but there are some signs of weakness in private equity
Bank M&A is back on the agenda, but talk of SMBC buying Jefferies is premature. The two firms are prioritising their multi-stranded alliance and a takeover now would jeopardise it
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European banks were outgunned again in corporate finance in 2017 but there is cause for optimism for next year, writes David Rothnie.
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Natixis is expanding its multi-boutique model M&A model to steal a march on its domestic rivals, writes David Rothnie.
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Nine years after the rescue of Lehman Brothers’ EMEA and Asian investment banking operations triggered a failed attempt by Nomura to enter the big league of investment banking, the Japanese bank has got the deal bug again, writes David Rothnie.
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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.
