Investment Banking
Barclays’ Africa dealmaking boss Hart to depart
The UK lender’s head of Africa investment banking is leaving for a local player
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JPMorgan hires Perella’s Lorenzon to head diversified industries M&A
The US investment bank has bolstered its M&A team with two senior appointments
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JPMorgan hires seven for Nordics mid-market push
The US bank has unveiled a flurry of new recruits for its mid-market business
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Houlihan Lokey hires UBS banker Galfetti to boost secondaries coverage
The use of so-called continuation funds has grown in recent years
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Record number of graduates apply to be Wall Street bankers
The top US firms received a record number of applications for their internship programmes in 2025, even as the number of vacancies has ticked down
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Banks eye prime brokerage gains after tariffs drive $15bn haul
US president Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ triggered market swings that helped to increase the sector’s revenue by 20% in the first half of the year
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After ANZ’s accidental email layoffs, a brief history of banks’ firing gaffs
Investment banks roll out job cuts regularly, but they’re not always handled sensitively
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RBC Capital Markets moves New York dealmaker Kretschmer to London
The Canadian lender is bolstering its coverage of industrials in Europe
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Tax bank profits to raise £8bn per year, says think tank
The IPPR wants the government to use the Autumn Budget to bring in a new levy
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Fenchurch hires Barclays veteran Chawla to co-head US operations
The London-based boutique has taken on a key dealmaker from Barclays
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Investment banks’ headcount holds steady after years of cuts
Front office staff numbers at the world’s biggest lenders have remained largely stable
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RBC traders post 37% gain in volatile markets
The Canadian lender has reported sharp increases in revenue during the third quarter
Citigroup hires ex-JPMorgan banker Cascarino in debt capital markets reshuffle
The US investment bank has named new leaders of its DCM team in Europe
Jefferies looks to reward top investment bankers for collaboration on deals
The US bank told its managing directors that they need to work together to secure bigger bonuses
UBS M&A boss Beck: European deals will catch up with US and Asia
The Swiss bank has upped its investment banking ambitions and European M&A work remains key despite a US push
HSBC’s UK ECM head Fagan moves to City broker Shore Capital
The dealmaker is joining as head of origination after 15 years at HSBC
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Bank of America promotes Ahmad and Joo to co-heads of investment banking
The US bank has changed the leadership at the top of its dealmaking unit
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Mizuho adds dealmaker Magliana to lead financial sponsors in Europe
The Japanese bank has increased its ambitions in Emea
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Barclays’ former head of European dealmaking Marsh to leave the bank
The investment banker is stepping back after a 43-year career in industry
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BNP Paribas’s new UK boss Lynagh sets sights on top 10
Mark Lynagh has moved back to London from New York to lead BNP Paribas’s UK investment bank as it looks to gain on rivals
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