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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
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FIG bankers say that Germany’s Commerzbank is unlikely to remain a standalone entity forever. But a tie-up for the bank is firmly in the realm of fantasy M&A for now, writes David Rothnie. -
Banks are trying to digest the implications of a new move by the European Central Bank, which would set a deadline by which new non-performing loans should be fully written off. This could spark a rush to declare NPLs before the end of this year, write Owen Sanderson and Jon Hay.
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Barclays has turned to an experienced hand to lead its corporate finance business in Europe and the Middle East, in a move that signals the end of a management overhaul notable for its reliance on bringing in external heavy hitters.
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After a year-long barrage of regulatory intervention, Chinese corporates are re-emerging on the international deal making scene, and this time they are here to stay, writes David Rothnie.
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No matter where in the world a European trading firm wants to find a counterparty, they will have to comply with the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) from January 2018. And in Asia, that might cost them business, according to panellists at an International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) conference this week.
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Nordea has hired an ex-Deutsche Bank banker as global head of debt capital markets, part of a shake-up in the firm's wholesale banking business.
