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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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Deutsche Bank is pulling out the stops to succeed in its ambition to be Europe’s clear and consistent leader in corporate finance, writes David Rothnie.
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Spain’s capital market boom is being undermined by the return of local lenders, but international banks are well placed to capture a bulging M&A pipeline, writes David Rothnie. -
Former Morgan Stanley star’s plans for Steven Schwarzman’s old advisory business should strike fear into rivals large and small, writes David Rothnie
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Buoyed by progress in US corporate finance where it has become a top ten player for the first time, RBC is building its European business as well, writes David Rothnie
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Banks have shed trading platforms and physical assets but talk of a retreat is overdone, as the business becomes more tailored for the banking mainstream, writes David Rothnie.
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The Swiss bank is executing on its plans to upgrade its UK business and boost its ranking, writes David Rothnie.
