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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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Brady Dougan wants Credit Suisse to be the world’s most admired bank and it won praise last week for its landmark Coco deal as it continued to bolster its reserves. But he knows that, without the balance sheet of firms like JP Morgan or Bank of America Merrill Lynch, it won’t become a premier investment bank by aiming to be the biggest. Its challenge, writes David Rothnie, is to keep up the momentum that it established in the wake of the financial crisis.
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Jean-Pierre Mustier, the former head of Société Générale’s investment bank, has returned to the financial industry after quitting the French bank in August 2009. On Thursday he was confirmed as head of the corporate and investment banking division of UniCredit, the bank that came close to merging with SG in 2007.
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Barclays Capital’s ambitious plans in ECM and UK investment banking are bearing fruit. Given the new brokerships the bank has won in the past week and its advisory role on the LSE/TMX merger, further shake-ups among UK brokers look set to be on the way. David Rothnie reports.
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The global stock exchange sector was thrown into turmoil this week with the announcement of a prospective merger between the LSE and TSX and talks between Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext.
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Cantor Fitzgerald has appointed Jarred Kessler as global head of equities as the group further strengthens its efforts to become a full-service investment bank.
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The burgeoning market for independent ECM advice in the UK was joined by another competitor at the start of 2011, as professional services firm KPMG hired a senior corporate broker for its corporate finance team.