Investec

The City’s top bankers see private equity fuelling 2025 deal boom 

The rebound in deal fees this year has lagged expectations, but top bankers are predicting a bumper 2025

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Investec launches electronic equity trading desk

The team will be run by Dominic Lowres, a veteran from Panmure Liberum

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Investec puts around 10 London jobs at risk as banking cuts continue

Large investment banks have kept a focus on costs despite an uptick in fees

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Citigroup UK dealmaking duo depart for top roles at Jefferies and Investec

Rivals have poached senior UK bankers from the Wall Street lender

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Members of the army set up fences in front of the congress centre in Davos as they prepare to welcome finance's elite

Finance bosses snub Davos as ‘conference fatigue’ sets in

Andrew Bailey, Anne Richards and more opt out as critics say ‘no person in their right mind’ would pay $250K entry fee

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'It’s clear that GP-led secondaries are not going away any time soon'

Investec hires GP advisory head as bank guns for secondaries market

Bank says new offering will be 'critical' as it looks to branch out across Europe

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Board seats must 'reflect the shape of the business post-combination' firms say

Rathbones appoints new CFO after Investec merger

Leadership team reshuffled as wealth managers make progress on merger

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Rathbones CEO Paul Stockton says plans are still on track for a mega wealth management merger

Rathbones’ £15m bill for Investec merger weighs on profits

Legal and professional fees begin to add up, but Rathbones reports higher assets and revenue ahead of Investec deal

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Investec's acquisition is another example of a large investment bank swooping on a smaller firm as consolidation is picking up in the sector amid a drought in deals

Investec acquires boutique Capitalmind as investment bank tie-ups continue

The deal, the latest in a wave of consolidation in the investment bank sector over the past two months, brings together a team of 129 dealmakers

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'Unconscious bias is alive and well, and it’s always there'

Investec Bank’s Ruth Leas on ‘fiercely guarding’ family time: ‘I’ve never missed a sports day’

A chance meeting at a home improvement store in Johannesburg led Ruth Leas to become one of the few women to head a major bank

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A Liberal Democrat spokesperson said late on 16 November that Davey had resigned from both roles the previous week

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey quits Herbert Smith Freehills consultancy job

The government could ban consultancy jobs for MPs

Fund manager partnerships see off the robo-revolution

In the digital wealth arms race, asset managers who invested are beating those who tried to create their own