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Ten months after its unusual regional retreat in equity capital markets and M&A, HSBC has had a good year in debt capital markets, suggesting its new strategy can work
New look corporate finance division has merged M&A and sponsor coverage
Physical infrastructure, once seen as boring and ex-growth, has become one of the hottest areas for capital markets and M&A, and that is set to accelerate in 2026
Hit by an alleged ‘fraud’ at the bankrupt US car parts maker, Wall Street’s last pure play investment bank has its sights set on European leveraged finance as it expands its alliance with SMBC
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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. -
Barclays has its tail up in the Americas, where its corporate finance business is in "better shape than ever" and it's ahead of the European pack. Now it has to square up to the likes of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, writes David Rothnie.
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Deutsche Bank’s rights issue and strategic revamp is well-timed, and ticks all the right boxes. The hard part will be to regain the top-dog status it craves in European corporate finance at a time of low staff morale, writes David Rothnie.
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The bank’s shake-up of its global banking business has already resulted in fresh ideas and big mandates, and now HSBC is looking to conquer M&A, writes David Rothnie.
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The spectre of further regulatory upheaval in the shape of Basel IV is driving the strategic thinking of the long-serving boss of Crédit Agricole’s corporate and investment bank, writes David Rothnie.
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Citi has turned around more than anyone thought possible in the past eight years. It's now one of very few banks with genuine global investment banking ambitions and abilities. But 2017 is critical for the bank to demonstrate it belongs with the best, writes David Rothnie.
