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With dead eyes, the procession of defeated beasts shuffled forwards, waiting for the axe to fall… no, not Deutsche Bank’s fixed income traders, facing yet another round of restructuring and redundancies but a possible scene from the activities of National Beef, the business that, until recently, shared a corporate roof with Jefferies. Both were part of the conglomerate Leucadia Corporation, which also owned auto dealership Garcadia with the Garff family. -
Leucadia National Corporation, the holding company of Jefferies, has sold 48% of its beef business, all of its automotive equity interests, and changed the name of the company to Jefferies Financial Group — a set of moves which ought to free the firm to take advantage of merchant banking opportunities, while giving investors a clearer business to focus on.
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Deutsche Bank looks set to retain its commitment to its corporate finance business after new CEO Christian Sewing instigated a review of the investment bank amid calls for a change in strategy.
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Deutsche Bank announced on Sunday that Christian Sewing, head of the private and commercial division of the bank, would become chief executive with immediate effect, a move likely to prompt another round of restructuring in the corporate and investment banking division.
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Fintech firm Algomi is set to announce a new round of funding with a major market player, GlobalCapital understands, following the departure of chief executive Stu Taylor. The firm is yet to be profitable, losing £15m during 2016, but last year the firm secured investments from EuroNext and S&P, protecting its future despite the cash burn.
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Deutsche Bank said on Wednesday that it would nominate three new members to the bank’s board, including John Thain, former president of Goldman Sachs, NYSE chief executive, and briefly boss of Merrill Lynch.
