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  • A banner year for European M&A skewed by a handful of jumbo deals has raised concerns about how much further the cycle has to run. But bankers’ deal pipelines are holding up, and the outlook is strong for 2019, writes David Rothnie.
  • The sustainable finance movement, when looking at banks and insurance companies, has so far focused mainly on assets rather than liabilities. But insuring or offering deposits for a particular activity is just as important as lending to or investing in it.
  • The latest independent firm to eye a public listing is doing so after another bumper year for the corporate finance boutiques. But does it mark the peak of the cycle both for deals and the migration of top talent out of the bulge brackets? David Rothnie reports.
  • Michael Reuther, who runs Commerzbank’s corporate clients unit, will leave his role when his contract finishes in September next year. He said that that he wants to “embark on a new chapter in my professional life”.
  • Perella Weinberg Partners is the latest independent firm to eye a public listing, doing so after another bumper year for corporate finance boutiques. But does it mark the peak of the cycle for deals and the migration of top talent out of the bulge brackets? David Rothnie writes.
  • Mizuho International, the London securities and investment banking arm of the Japanese banking group, has cut jobs in its capital markets business over the past week, and among those leaving is a senior DCM banker.