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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Sawyer’s largest deals include work on Disney’s $85bn acquisition of 21st Century Fox
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The dealmaker left the Swiss bank in 2020 for entrepreneurship, but has come back to lead technology coverage
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The Swiss bank has been looking to gain ground in leveraged finance
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UBS traces its roots to 1862 and is Switzerland’s only remaining global bank
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Swiss bank is one of the biggest names in outsourced trading
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The Swiss bank had been incentivising former Credit Suisse dealmakers to stay with the bank through the acquisition
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The Swiss bank has upped severance payments to $735m as it continues to integrate Credit Suisse
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The Swiss bank has tightened its remote working policies as firms increasingly ask employees to spend more time in the office
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Chinese stocks have flourished in 2025 following a major AI breakthrough
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Executive orders by US president Trump have put diversity programmes in the cross-hairs. European investment banks are striking a more defiant tone than their US rivals
The 2025 class of managing directors saw the highest proportion of employees promoted in Switzerland
Bank executives have so far pushed back on calls to roll back DEI programmes
The bank says it is on course for its planned $13bn in cost savings as it beats analyst expectations during the fourth quarter
2024 has been about exploring use cases for AI, but investment banks plan more projects over the next 12 months
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Dealmaker headcount continued to decline in 2024, but senior bankers say that hiring will heat up over the next 12 months
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Credit Suisse’s management was the main factor in the bank’s near collapse, a landmark report by Switzerland’s parliament has concluded
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The rebound in deal fees this year has lagged expectations, but top bankers are predicting a bumper 2025
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Catch up on all the latest investment banking news
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