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KPMG made the latest move by an advisory firm to expand its range of ECM advice in one of three hires to its corporate finance practice.
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If the optimists are to be believed, then traditional advisory and capital markets business could give a fillip to bank revenues in 2011. But amid the current trend of a renewed focus on relationships, which firms stand ready to reap the benefits of a resurgence of investment banking work? David Rothnie reports.
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Royal Bank of Canada has acquired Loudon Capital Partners, a boutique FIG advisory firm. Mike Carter and Robin Mackie, the principals at Loudon, will head RBC Capital Markets’ European FIG group. They will be based in London and report to Patrick Meier, head of investment banking Europe.
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There’s no doubt BNP Paribas has had a good crisis. But can it kick on and consolidate its successes of the past three years? Much will depend on Thierry Varène, BNPP’s most senior rainmaker, who has been handed the keys to the bank’s CIB business in the UK, Germany and Spain. David Rothnie reports.
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UniCredit hired Rico Pedrett, a former Goldman Sachs banker who moved to a hedge fund two years ago, as a director in its western European ECM team.
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Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management, which manages Eu1.2bn of convertible debt and has been a buyer of many recent equity-linked deals, has hired a fund manager from Fortis/BNP Paribas to reinforce its team.