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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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Goldman has spent the last three years building out its debt platform in Europe, but it has kept its eye firmly on the ball in M&A and is pulling away from the pack once more, writes David Rothnie.
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As Barclays and Deutsche prepare to face shareholders and report earnings in the coming weeks, both AJs face fundamental questions about their investment banking strategies that could reshape the global industry, writes David Rothnie.
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BNP Paribas’s radical restructuring has simplified its investment bank. Now it has a plan to boost its corporate finance business, writes David Rothnie. -
Brazil’s top investment banks are pursuing diverging strategies in international investment banking with some success, writes David Rothnie.
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The Italian firm has hit its stride with a European corporate finance strategy led by its new FIG franchise, writes David Rothnie
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After losing talent to boutiques, the world’s top M&A firms have responded by promoting their brightest and best. About time too, writes David Rothnie
