Investment Banking
Barclays traders fuel 21% investment bank jump as dealmaking fees slide
Barclays has followed US rivals with a sharp uptick in trading revenue amid volatile markets
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Top Citigroup banker Drury leaves to take CIO role at AI firm Poolside
The Citigroup lifer is departing after 30 years for a role at an emerging technology firm
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Rothschild & Co hires ex-Perella banker Klaassen in private markets push
The independent investment bank has named the private capital markets veteran to lead its distribution efforts
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Nomura wholesale boss Willcox: ‘Boring’ approach key to growth
Nomura is looking to bolster profit within its wholesale unit by 15-20% and is investing in new businesses. But Chris Willcox is emphasising consistency
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Trading Places: Barclays hires ex-Numis chief, Kirkoswald adds ex-HSBC trader
Find out who is on the move in the City and beyond this week
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Mizuho acquires boutique Augusta & Co in clean energy push
The Japanese bank is expanding its dealmaking arm
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Moelis plans ‘very aggressive’ push into private capital after hiring spree
The boutique investment bank has seen compensation costs swell 27%
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Lazard raises minimum deal fee, hires 14 MDs in productivity push
The independent investment bank unveiled a 21% uptick in financial advisory revenue despite an M&A slowdown
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BNP Paribas fixed income trading jumps 26% as equities slide
Th French bank has posted a bounce in fixed income fees, but equities revenue dropped 15%
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Deutsche Bank’s dealmaking fees slip 29%, as fixed income traders shine
The German lender has posted a steep decline in dealmaking fees after Wall Street rivals’ revenue held up
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Goldman Sachs decides against job cuts after profit surge in second quarter
The Wall Street bank is not cutting jobs in September after it beat analyst expectations during the second quarter
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Barclays hires Deutsche Numis co-CEO Ham in dealmaking push
The UK lender is looking to bolster its advisory and ECM fees
RBC Capital Markets hires Herrera to lead Benelux investment banking
The Canadian bank has been bolstering its European investment banking team
UBS targets equity capital markets gains after hiring spree, shake-up
The Swiss bank has beefed up its equity underwriting team through Credit Suisse and marquee hires. Now is the time to deliver, says its global head
UBS names new European FIG leaders in senior shake-up
The Swiss bank has also hired two senior dealmakers in the US
JPMorgan’s Ed Byers retiring after 36 years at the bank
The City heavyweight joined JPMorgan through its acquisition of Cazenove and has run its UK dealmaking team
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Citigroup hires JPMorgan’s Vargas in ECM shake-up
The Wall Street bank has taken on the former JPMorgan executive to lead ECM in the US
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Goldman Sachs’s European dealmaking bosses bet on mid-market in push for top spot
Goldman Sachs named bank veterans Andre Kelleners and Anna Skoglund as co-heads of Emea investment banking in January. They tell FN about their plans to grow the business
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Trading Places: Citigroup’s hiring spree, XTX Markets’ co-CEO steps down
Find out who is on the move in the City and beyond this week
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Citigroup hires Goldman Sachs’s Friedland to co-head investment banking in the US
The US investment bank is aggressively building out its dealmaking team
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