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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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A downturn in UK dealmaking and a raft of challenges to their operating models has placed the corporate finance aspirations of professional services firms under the spotlight, writes David Rothnie. -
European investment banks are running out of excuses. The legacy issues that have dogged them since 2008 are finally coming to an end, meaning they can now devote all their energies to fighting back against their US rivals, which have gained a bigger slice of the European investment banking pie in each of the past five years. Failure to do so will trigger far-reaching questions about whether the decline can be arrested. By David Rothnie.
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Anshu Jain’s move to Cantor Fitzgerald proves that, when it comes to building a fixed income business, the smart money is on the non-bank financial sector, argues David Rothnie.
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While UniCredit’s CEO has rallied his troops round a simple vision that should be easy to execute, the success of the corporate and investment bank will come down to greater collaboration across countries and divisions, writes David Rothnie.
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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.
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Italy’s Mediobanca is adapting its approach and preparing for European expansion, following a hiring spree in its corporate finance division, writes David Rothnie.
