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Public pension schemes have sold shares in coal, oil and gas companies but are still funding expansion of the gas industry through infrastructure funds
Bank M&A is back on the agenda, but talk of SMBC buying Jefferies is premature. The two firms are prioritising their multi-stranded alliance and a takeover now would jeopardise it
I don’t need to work, but I’m tempted to go back
Corporate broking relationships endure for decades and build deep roots between both individuals and institutions, enabling banks to win outsized revenues from clients they serve. No wonder that a new crop of banks are expanding their ambitions
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Changes to the UK Takeover Code brought in last September are now stepping up the pressure on the traditionally opaque private equity industry to open itself up to public scrutiny. The changes, which require full disclosure of the all the finance documents used to carry out takeovers of companies listed on the London Stock Exchange, add to the growing sense of a private equity industry that is under siege from all sides — regulators, politicians and investors.
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s carefully laid succession plans for the senior management of its European business were thrown into disarray this week by the departure of Andrea Orcel to UBS.
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Regulatory and political opposition to the City may be detracting from London’s appeal as a global financial centre, but the UK as a source of investment banking fees is as important as ever. And as David Rothnie writes, competition for talent is getting fiercer.
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Ed Cook, head of EMEA equity syndicate at UBS in London, has resigned from the bank to join BlackRock as the fund manager puts in place a new team to focus on equity and other capital markets transactions in Europe.
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Deutsche Bank’s management reshuffle could pave the way for the bank to secure a number of goals that have proved difficult to achieve. Becoming a true global M&A leader is one; cracking the Americas is another. As David Rothnie writes, the investment bank’s new heads are well placed to lead the charge.