Today: September 12, 2024
Today: September 12, 2024

Investment Banking

Business|Economy|Finance

Lazard swings to profit on investment banking rebound, beats estimates

Lazard swung to a profit in the second quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations as dealmaking surged.

Lazard swings to profit on investment banking rebound, beats estimates
Business|Finance

Barclays reaps hedge fund riches in battle of the prime brokers

Barclays is winning business from its top Wall Street rivals in prime brokerage, a lucrative investment banking battleground where lenders are

Barclays reaps hedge fund riches in battle of the prime brokers
Business|Economy|Europe

BNP Paribas aims at 'usual suspect' status in hard-to-crack UK market

When acquisitive Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky set his eyes earlier this year on one of Britain's most iconic companies, the Royal Mail, he chose BNP

BNP Paribas aims at 'usual suspect' status in hard-to-crack UK market
Business

Dealmakers see rebound after US activity buoys global M&A volumes

Mergers and acquisitions activity globally showed few signs of improvement in the third quarter but a rebound in volumes in the United States -

Dealmakers see rebound after US activity buoys global M&A volumes
Business

Barclays begins culling 3% of its dealmakers-sources

Barclays Plc initiated layoffs this week targeting 3% of its global investment banking workforce, people familiar with the matter said, as it

Barclays begins culling 3% of its dealmakers-sources
Business

Petrie joins Wall Street powerhouses on Exxon-Pioneer megadeal

Petrie Partners, a boutique advisory firm known to few outside the energy industry, advised on Pioneer Natural Resources Co's $60 billion sale to

Petrie joins Wall Street powerhouses on Exxon-Pioneer megadeal
Business|Economy

Goldman Sachs 3Q profits fall 33% as trading, investment banking remains stagnant

Goldman Sachs saw its third quarter earnings fall 33%, with the investment bank seeing muted market conditions that allowed fewer deals and market making opportunities for the firm

Goldman Sachs 3Q profits fall 33% as trading, investment banking remains stagnant
Economy

Layoffs lurk on Wall Street as macroeconomic outlook remains murky

Top U.S. banks could cut jobs further to keep their expenses in check, especially if lingering economic weakness derails a fledgling recovery in investment

Layoffs lurk on Wall Street as macroeconomic outlook remains murky
Business

Goldman names Kamo as global head of dealmaking for financial sponsors

Goldman Sachs Group Inc has appointed David Kamo as its global head of financial sponsor mergers and acquisitions within its investment bank, according to a memo seen by

Goldman names Kamo as global head of dealmaking for financial sponsors
Business

Analysis-US investment banks see early signs of revival in dealmaking

Major Wall Street firms said a dismal year of dealmaking appears to have hit a trough, and now some companies are looking to merge, offering

Analysis-US investment banks see early signs of revival in dealmaking
Business

Investment bankers see dealmaking lull storing pent-up demand

Some of the world's top investment bankers said on Wednesday that a drop in corporate dealmaking in 2023 sets the stage for a pick-up in activity once uncertainty

Investment bankers see dealmaking lull storing pent-up demand
Economy

Morgan Stanley appoints Jed Finn as head of wealth management - memo

Morgan Stanley has named Jed Finn as the head of its wealth management unit, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Monday.

Morgan Stanley appoints Jed Finn as head of wealth management - memo
Economy

Jefferies sets up investment banking unit in Canada to boost international expansion

Jefferies Financial Group said on Monday it has set up an investment banking and capital markets unit in Canada, sticking to its plans to pursue an international expansion even as some of

Jefferies sets up investment banking unit in Canada to boost international expansion
Business

Dealmakers see rebound after global M&A volumes hit decade-low

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity fell to its lowest level in ten years globally in 2023, as high interest rates and an economic slowdown

Dealmakers see rebound after global M&A volumes hit decade-low
Business

Citi targets China investment bank unit launch, 30 new hires by end 2024-source

Citigroup Inc is aiming to launch its wholly owned China investment banking unit as early as the end of this year and hire about 30 people for the business, a person

Citi targets China investment bank unit launch, 30 new hires by end 2024-source
Business

Bank of America bonuses for dealmakers, traders are broadly flat -source

Bank of America's bonus pool for investment bankers will range from steady to 3% lower for 2023 under pressure from a slowdown in dealmaking, but star performers

Bank of America bonuses for dealmakers, traders are broadly flat -source
Economy

As China woes mount, investment banks brace for more Asia job cuts

Job cuts at western investment banks in Asia are expected to increase this year as revenue pressures rise due to deepening economic and market turmoil in

As China woes mount, investment banks brace for more Asia job cuts
Business

Japan's Mizuho aims to remain a top 10 global investment bank

Mizuho Financial Group aims to stay in the top 10 of the global investment bank league table, its investment banking chief told Reuters, after

Japan's Mizuho aims to remain a top 10 global investment bank
Business

Goldman Sachs CEO says firm to raise ninth private equity fund

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said on Tuesday the firm will raise its ninth private equity fund this year.

Goldman Sachs CEO says firm to raise ninth private equity fund
Business

Morgan Stanley opens Abu Dhabi office, expanding Gulf presence

Morgan Stanley is opening an office in Abu Dhabi, adding to its regional presence and joining a string of other global investment banks that have set up offices in

Morgan Stanley opens Abu Dhabi office, expanding Gulf presence
Business

BofA expects investment banking revenue to climb 10% to 15% in 1Q

Bank of America expects its investment banking revenue to rise by 10% to 15% in the first quarter from a year earlier, while its net interest income could come in

BofA expects investment banking revenue to climb 10% to 15% in 1Q
Business

Morgan Stanley to cut around 50 investment banking jobs in Asia-Pacific, sources say

Morgan Stanley is cutting around 50 investment banking jobs in the Asia-Pacific region due to a deals slump, sources with knowledge of the matter said.

Morgan Stanley to cut around 50 investment banking jobs in Asia-Pacific, sources say
Business|News

Exclusive-JPMorgan dealmakers Lipsky and Lee are leaving the bank, sources say

Two senior JPMorgan Chase dealmakers, Andy Lipsky and Haidee Lee, are leaving the bank, two sources familiar with the

Exclusive-JPMorgan dealmakers Lipsky and Lee are leaving the bank, sources say
Business|Economy

China's CITIC Securities Q1 profit falls on lower fee, broker income

CITIC Securities Co, China's biggest brokerage, reported on Friday that first-quarter net profit fell 8.5%, hit by the sluggish investment banking environment.

China's CITIC Securities Q1 profit falls on lower fee, broker income
Business|Economy

China's CICC may cut investment banking headcount by at least 10% this year, sources say

China International Capital Corp (CICC) may reduce its investment banking headcount by at least 10% this year, two people with knowledge of the matter said, as a capital market

China's CICC may cut investment banking headcount by at least 10% this year, sources say

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