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The launch of a €35bn exchange offer for Germany’s Commerzbank marks a decisive attempt to break a stalemate that has frustrated Andrea Orcel in his quest to turn UniCredit into a pan-European banking champion
Bank strives for ‘complete global offering’ in M&A and ECM but market conditions hang in the balance
‘New kid on the block’ disrupts established order with lead role on Schroders takeover
The Spanish bank is building out its industry and product teams after doubling down in North America
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Santander has said it would not be hiring Andrea Orcel as group chief executive after all, because the cost of buying him out of previous compensation awarded at UBS would be too high. But sources close to and away from the situation said that the Spanish bank under Orcel would have also looked to poach other senior UBS employees, potentially sending the buy-out bill spiralling. -
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has appointed Jason Mann as European head of financial institutions DCM, a role which will be based in a branch of the bank’s new subsidiary, established to prepare for Brexit.
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China’s activity in central and eastern European (CEE) lending and investment is set to swell further in 2019, as its banks and other financial institutions extend their reach.
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Capital markets veteran Sandeep Agarwal speaks to GlobalCapital about his decision to leave the sector after a period of more than 20 years, reflecting on what he describes as the "best learning experience" he could have asked for following the financial crisis. As he prepares for a new challenge outside of banking, Agarwal warns that the industry is not "out of the woods yet".
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A handful of prime UK RMBS deals are rumoured to be in the pipeline, along with several prime euro transactions, with issuers said to be targeting US investors while they wait for the fog to clear around new ‘simple, transparent, standardised’ (STS) rules.
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Law firms are struggling to see eye to eye on how to interpret “simple, transparent and standardised” (STS) transparency requirements for US entities issuing in Europe.
