Dealmaking Financial News

15.09 / 04:23

UPS Target FIVE Manufacturing JPMorgan country dealmaking JPMorgan plans to finance startups in India, expand beyond dealmaking: Report

startups in India, its senior official told Bloomberg. The bank plans to work with companies that are pioneers in their sectors, developing new products or services, and is targeting companies with a large consumer orientation in India, as well as abroad, Kaustubh Kulkarni, the senior country officer for India said. “We want to be there first with those companies," Kulkarni said in an interview to Bloomberg.

01.09 / 05:23

UPS Lowe's FIVE SUN track dealmaking Retail dealmaking frenzy reaches smaller brands hoping to cash in

Zimmerman has a new owner; so too does Seafolly. Bondi Sands was snapped up by a Japanese conglomerate for $450 million, and Aesop was sold for a record eight times that sum. Now the deal-making frenzy is pushing deeper into Australia’s consumer goods sector with smaller brands hoping to cash in on their businesses.

02.08 / 12:01

UPS UBS dealmaking Credit Suisse’s collapse amid M&A drought upends the dealmaking pecking order: ‘It’s fair game’ for up-and-coming banks

When Credit Suisse’s shotgun marriage to rival UBS was unveiled in March, many senior dealmakers at the beleaguered bank did not even have to dust off their CVs.

02.08 / 11:27

dealmaking Canaccord cuts about 75 jobs in Canada as dealmaking slows

Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. cut about 75 jobs in Canada, primarily in its capital markets division, amid a dearth of dealmaking activity.

01.08 / 05:53

UPS HSBC dealmaking HSBC’s dealmaking unit jumps 69% despite M&A slump

HSBC's investment banking unit surged by 69% in the second quarter as the UK lender benefited from a rebound in debt capital markets activity despite a slump in M&A that has hit its rivals.

30.07 / 23:22

dealmaking JPMorgan’s top European bankers on hiring, a dealmaking rebound and AI for juniors

JPMorgan’s top dealmakers in Europe say it is continuing to selectively add investment bankers in the region amid a deal drought that has seen many of its Wall Street rivals wield the axe.

27.07 / 10:03

exit dealmaking Credit Suisse energy dealmaking head Bedina hired by Santander in latest exit

A senior Credit Suisse dealmaker who only joined the Swiss bank last year has quit to join Santander in another exit to the Spanish lender.

27.07 / 09:03

dealmaking Barclays’ trading and dealmaking units slide in second quarter

Barclays' dealmaking and trading units slumped in the second quarter, as large investment banks have battled an ongoing decline in fees.

26.07 / 05:55

dealmaking Deutsche Bank’s fixed income trading falls 10% as dealmaking fees surge

Deutsche Bank's hulking fixed income trading unit declined by 10% in the second quarter, dragging down revenue within its investment bank despite a surge in dealmaking fees.

21.07 / 12:07

dealmaking end Hint of optimism that dealmaking drought could be coming to an end

Back in the spring, there was a brief period when it looked as if the great corporate deal drought might be ending. A flurry of bids for UK companies by private equity firms sparked hopes that investment banking fees might start to flow again, reducing the risk of another round of banking job cuts.

19.07 / 15:53

UPS Strategy Solomonic dealmaking Goldman profit hit by real estate markdowns, dealmaking slump

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s profit plunged as the Wall Street giant notched one of its weakest quarters under Chief Executive David Solomon.

19.07 / 12:29

dealmaking Goldman Sachs profit slumps 60% as trading and dealmaking fees tumble

Goldman Sachs' profit in the second quarter slumped by more than 60% as the Wall Street giant battled a decline in dealmaking, tumbling trading fees and a strategic shift away from its foray into consumer banking.

18.07 / 12:25

COST UPS dealmaking Morgan Stanley’s job cuts cost $302m as dealmaking fees hold up

Morgan Stanley's compensation costs swelled in the second quarter, as the Wall Street bank spent $302m on severance during its deepest job cuts since the 2008 financial crisis.

11.07 / 10:17

UPS JPMorgan Citigroup Parke dealmaking US banking giants to report higher profits even as dealmaking drags

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29.06 / 12:15

UPS Provident dealmaking Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank lead $5.4bn slump in dealmaking fees

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26.06 / 07:47

dealmaking Deutsche Bank eyes ‘game-changer’ AI in dealmaking unit

Deutsche Bank is looking at how generative AI could help automate people-heavy processes in a potential “game-changer” for the industry, according to one of its top executives.

16.06 / 07:23

Citi dealmaking Peel Hunt posts £1.5m loss amid cost-cutting, UK dealmaking slump

City broker Peel Hunt posted a loss of £1.5m as investment banking fees slumped by nearly 60% amid a difficult period for UK capital markets.

16.06 / 06:55

Citi Citigroup dealmaking Deutsche Bank hires Plowman from Citigroup in consumer dealmaking push

Deutsche Bank has hired a senior dealmaker from Citigroup to cover consumer clients in Europe, as part of a series of new recruits in for the German bank in the sector.

16.06 / 04:02

JPMorgan dealmaking Morgan Stanley hires JPMorgan’s Thomas Christl to co-head retail and consumer dealmaking in Europe

Morgan Stanley has hired a senior dealmaker from JPMorgan to co-head its coverage of consumer and retail clients in Europe.

16.06 / 02:36

Matthews dealmaking Inside BNP Paribas’ UK dealmaking push: ‘No excuses’

When Matthew Ponsonby set out a five-year plan to grow BNP Paribas’ UK investment banking business in 2020, he decided on a code-name: ‘no excuses’.

11.06 / 23:21

Exodus dealmaking ‘The sharks start circling’: Dealmaking tie-ups raise spectre of culture clashes and talent exodus

This year’s deal drought has sparked a flurry of high-profile mergers as big players have swooped on smaller rivals — but investment bank tie-ups rarely run smoothly.

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