Investment Banking
Goldman Sachs leapfrogs rivals to top UK dealmaking in first quarter
The Wall Street bank’s dominance in M&A led to it topping the league tables
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Credit Agricole eyes dealmaker hires in push for more European M&A
The French bank is bolstering its team in the UK and the Nordics
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Bank bosses meet to discuss tariff fallout as BofE quizzes lenders on liquidity
Executives are discussing the ongoing impact of Donald Trump’s tariff hikes
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JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon says ‘bad habits’ exacerbated by hybrid working
Dimon said the bank’s rapid growth had come with issues that were made worse by employees working from home
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Barclays capital markets veteran Ken Brown to retire from investment banking
The vice chair of capital markets at Barclays has spent nearly 40 years in the industry
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Cavendish says Trump tariffs could boost UK equities after ‘challenging period’
The UK broker expects revenue of £55m, in line with a year earlier
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Goldman Sachs names Weber and Wilkins to head of real estate dealmaking in Europe
The pair take over from Johannes Fritze who is set to retire
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BNP Paribas flies in Lynagh from New York to head UK global banking
Mark Lynagh is succeeding Matthew Ponsonby who has resigned from the bank
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Trump tariffs to chill M&A say advisers: ‘Crazy s*** is horrendous for deals’
US president Donald Trump’s tariffs expected to hit global M&A
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PwC hires Jefferies managing director in deals push
Big Four firm boosts insurance M&A team with hire from US bank
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Ex-Deutsche Numis, Clearwater dealmakers launch mid-market boutique Pura
The new boutique advisory firm will target mid-market deals
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Goldman Sachs promotes Mistry and Wick to lead leveraged finance in Europe
The new roles follow the exit of former boss Dominic Ashcroft to Blackstone
UniCredit turns to AI to uncover smaller M&A deals in ambitious growth plan
The Italian lender has set a target of increasing fees by €1.4bn in its client solutions business and doing more strategic investment banking work
Panmure Liberum hires City broking veteran Dickenson
The dealmaker left RBC Capital Markets, where he led its equity capital markets business in Europe, in July last year
Banks shun Canary Wharf for swanky offices in the City
Banks have taken up five times as much office space in the City of London as Canary Wharf in the past five years
Dealmakers pin hopes on European revival as US stutters
Investment bankers expected a surge in deals this year, but it has been a disappointing start. One upside is increased interest in Europe
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Deutsche Bank names new CFO, extends CEO term in management shake-up
The German lender has also handed investment bank head Fabrizio Campelli responsibility for the Americas
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HSBC cancels UK corporate conference after dealmaking retreat
The UK lender is shuttering its M&A and equity capital markets functions in Europe, and has called off a key meeting of companies scheduled for May
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Evercore banker Fallstrom set to join Ardea
Max Fallstrom is exiting the elite boutique to join the bank run by former Goldman dealmakers
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Jefferies dealmaking fees slip as trade war weighs on capital markets
The US bank is viewed as a bellwether for larger Wall Street rivals
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