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  • Boutique firm Liberum has picked David Parsons as executive chairman and Bidhi Bhoma as chief executive, as founder Shane Le Prevost, who previously held both those positions, is stepping down.
  • Bankia and CaixaBank have opened a new chapter in Spanish bank consolidation, having announced that they are undergoing preliminary discussions about a merger. Analysts welcomed the development and believe that it will mark an important test for consolidation in the Spanish banking sector.
  • HSBC might be in the middle of a big restructuring, but that isn’t stopping plans to develop mid-market M&A efforts in France, Germany and Asia as well as the UK, writes David Rothnie. The bank has also bolstered its teams covering specific sectors.
  • From next year, Berenberg’s investment bank boss David Mortlock will take over management of the overall bank alongside Christian Kühn and Hendrik Riehmer.
  • Railing against the inflow of private capital into developing markets is idealistic at best and lethal at worst. Critics should be careful what they wish for.
  • JP Morgan’s new Development Finance Institution (DFI) has been racking up its deal count during the coronavirus crisis. Its aim is to bring transparency and more investment to development finance in emerging markets, but some experts are doubtful about the project.