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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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Bank of America Merrill Lynch is flying high in European M&A and continuing to expand its leveraged finance franchise, writes David Rothnie. -
JP Morgan, Citi and BAML have gained most from industry tailwinds during the first quarter, while Goldman Sachs lagged behind. But the spectre of regulatory reform threatens the universal model just as it is gathering real momentum, writes David Rothnie.
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Credit Suisse and UBS have strengthened their grip in their home market, but with Switzerland leading Europe’s cross-border M&A revival, they face stiff competition from ambitious foreign rivals, writes David Rothnie.
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Since its arrival 40 years ago, Morgan Stanley has been adopted by the UK investment banking industry as one of its own, writes David Rothnie.
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With the prospect of a partial IPO of the Credit Suisse domestic unit receding, a pillar of its CEO Tidjane Thiam’s strategy for turning the bank around has been thrown into doubt and raised more uncertainty about the bank's future, writes David Rothnie.
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Buying Panmure Gordon may not be the Bob Diamond comeback that everyone was clamouring for, but it could mark the first step in the formation of a non-bank financial player in the mould of Cantor Fitzgerald, writes David Rothnie.
