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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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Independent investment banks have been among the biggest beneficiaries of the turmoil wrought by the financial crisis of 2008, and they now have an air of permanence about them, writes David Rothnie.
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The new head of EMEA CIB has a clear plan and a determination to prove Deutsche can be Europe’s only global bank, writes David Rothnie.
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For the first time since the financial crisis, UBS has rediscovered its mojo in the US, writes David Rothnie. -
Despite a steady flow of senior departures, the US bank remains the firm to beat in Europe, writes David Rothnie.
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UniCredit’s new chief executive has a deep knowledge of the bank and a strong mandate for change. But the group’s sprawling empire and the politics embroiling it will put those to the test, writes David Rothnie.
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Low interest rates and deflation are creating a unique cocktail where M&A and restructuring activity could co-exist, providing a boon to independent advisers, but leading others to think Europe has already missed out, writes David Rothnie
