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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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The Dutch bank is back on a global footing seven years after the ill-fated RBS takeover stripped it of its corporate finance business, writes David Rothnie. -
The US bank’s cost-cutting and investment in senior bankers is paying off. Now it has more ambitious plans to close the gap on its rivals, writes David Rothnie.
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Silicon Valley’s deal boom is noteworthy because in many cases, investment banks aren’t involved, writes David Rothnie. Staying relevant in this sector runs against the short term cost control mantra prevalent in banking today.
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So often boutiques provides shelter for senior bankers during the downturn, only to see them lured back when bulge bracket firms resume their expansion in an upward cycle. Can StormHarbour prove the exception and keep its key staff onboard? David Rothnie investigates.
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The Japanese firm’s international investment banking aspirations are alive and well, writes David Rothnie
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Financial sponsor bankers, once the rock stars of finance, have fallen on hard times. But this year there are signs of a return to the glory days, writes David Rothnie.
