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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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Barclays wants to be UK’s leading investment bank. Backed by a supportive CEO, it believes it has the team and strategy to achieve that, writes David Rothnie. -
Italy’s Mediobanca is adapting its approach and preparing for European expansion, following a hiring spree in its corporate finance division, writes David Rothnie.
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Michael Sherwood’s influence and popularity at Goldman Sachs cannot be overstated and the bank’s European business has lost its talisman, writes David Rothnie.
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The German lender’s new strategy plays to its strengths but relies on its domestic clients shifting their financing into the capital markets, says David Rothnie.
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The Swiss bank’s investment in its M&A business is targeting both ends of the deal spectrum, writes David Rothnie.
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October’s $500bn deal bonanza may have been the biggest monthly total for over a decade but global M&A actually peaked a year ago, writes David Rothnie.
