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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
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Changes put forward under Republican tax plans could dent the attractiveness of high yield debt and leveraged loans, according to analysts, but a cut to the corporate tax rate and a potential holiday for repatriated cash would be positives for US corporates. -
Credit Suisse said in its third quarter numbers that its balance sheet had been swollen by another Sfr5.2bn of operational risk assets related to RMBS settlements it reached earlier this year and last year — demonstrating the absurdity of operational risk rules that in effect charge the bank’s shareholders twice for the same offence.
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BNP Paribas' management team used the French bank's third quarter earnings call to quash rumours that it was pursuing a major cross-border acquisition in Europe, after the bank was linked to a bid for Commerzbank in September.
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The Swiss bank has overtaken its European rivals in corporate finance, after a tough start to the year, and it expects a strong year for M&A in 2018, writes David Rothnie.
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Barclays, under Jes Staley, has been getting its swagger back. First came a swathe of management hires from JP Morgan, then top performing MDs all over the markets business. Now there’s the balance sheet to back it up — along with questions about whether the FICC business really can pay its way.
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Deutsche Bank is still struggling to deploy the €8bn of new capital it raised in March as well as excess liquidity that is streaming back to the bank, leaving its third quarter numbers looking disappointing.
