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This year’s expected surge in IPOs and M&A deals should drive a proliferation of strategic equity derivative transactions, with $2bn of fees up for grabs
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
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An unwelcome slump in deal activity comes just as banks are getting back on the front foot, writes David Rothnie.
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Citi has shaken up its UK management as it tries to address underperformance in Europe’s biggest investment banking market, writes David Rothnie. -
When Gianni Franco Papa became head of UniCredit’s corporate and investment bank in January, it marked a new era, but there was none of the upheaval that often comes with senior management changes, writes David Rothnie
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StanChart’s new boss has wasted no time in shaking up the investment bank, with a new regional strategy and an uncertain future ahead for corporate finance, writes David Rothnie.
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HSBC shouldn’t sacrifice its corporate finance commitment in the scramble to shrink its balance sheet, writes David Rothnie.
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Senior figures within Deutsche Bank expected management change, but not so slowly — many thought co-CEOs Anshu Jain and Jürgen Fitschen might have gone before Strategy 2020 had been hammered out.
