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After quitting M&A and equity capital markets in Europe and the US last year, HSBC is striving to maintain global relevance — and London and New York still have a role to play
Swiss bank is growing its client base on a global scale but without trying to be 'everything to everyone'
Feuds over Monte dei Paschi and Generali will run and run
Innovation and ambition have been hallmarks of mergers and acquisitions activity this year, but there are some signs of weakness in private equity
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Commerzbank has endured a tough year but, with a new strategy on the way, loan impairments lower than at many peers, and executives seeing an uptick in its trade finance business, the worst may be behind it. -
Jefferies has enjoyed a record year in European investment banking, powered by equity capital markets, writes David Rothnie.
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Finnish financial services group Sampo has begun cutting its stake in Nordea, one of the Nordic region’s biggest banks, following pressure from Elliott International, the activist hedge fund, to simplify its business.
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Crédit Agricole benefitted from brisk capital markets activity in the third quarter, its results on Tuesday showed, while it has also set up a private investment banking division for wealthy individuals and families.
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Société Générale said on Monday that planned "adjustments and optimisations" should lead to a net reduction of around 640 posts in France, as it changes its structured products business and mulls altering securities services too.
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Alantra, the boutique investment bank in Spain, wants to expand its securitization franchise beyond its existing strengths in NPL deals, boosting its position as an advisor for specialist lenders in performing credit and structurer of risk transfer deals for Europe’s smaller banks. Francesco Dissera, who started at the firm in mid-October, will lead the team’s growth efforts.
