Author name: Owen A. Radcliffe

How CSUF Students Are Breaking Into Investment Banking: What’s Driving the Shift

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Four Cal State Fullerton finance students earned full-time investm...

Their success showcases the effectiveness of CSUF’s applied fina...

These programs give students hands-on experience managing real por...

The placements suggest non-elite universities with strong experien...

Société Générale’s Strategic Turnaround: ESG, Cost Cuts & Core Business Growth

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Société Générale is restructuring around three simplified busi...

Under CEO Slawomir Krupa, the bank is improving profitability, wit...

Aggressive cost-cutting and divestments, including the sale of its...

Insurance and private banking are emerging as major profit drivers...

When “MD” Becomes a Title of Perception: Rethinking Leadership in Investment Banking

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The article argues that the Managing Director title in investment ...

Promotion to MD often depends on internal sponsorship and lobbying...

Large U.S. banks have been rapidly adding MDs—far more than Euro...

This dilution of meaning can leave MDs with high expectations but ...

Mid-Market Dealmaking in 2025: Sponsor-Led Growth, Bigger Deals & Tightening Exits

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Demographic shifts, especially baby-boomer ownership transitions, ...

Financial sponsors are deploying record capital with U.S. sponsor-...

Despite strong deployment, exits and fundraising are weakening and...

Success will hinge on flexible capital structures, tighter sponsor...

Kroll’s Business Services Investment Banking Gains Momentum: Equity Expansion & APAC Growth

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Kroll’s Business Services Investment Banking targets middle-mark...

The firm differentiates itself through deep sector specialization,...

The launch of an Equity Capital Markets Advisory practice extends ...

The acquisition of Madison Pacific expands Kroll’s agency and tr...

Navigating Investment Banking: MD Career Paths, Pay Trends & Burnout Insights

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Reaching managing director (MD) is a prestigious capstone in inves...

The MD promotion process is highly structured and metrics-driven, ...

After promotion, many MDs see little short-term change in day-to-d...

The MD rank carries heavy personal and professional costs, includi...

BCG Report 2025: Key Trends for CIB, AI, Non-bank Firms & Geopolitical Risk

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Global corporate and investment banking is growing moderately, wit...

Non-bank financial institutions are rapidly gaining share, expecte...

AI is now a core competitive lever, with enterprise-scale deployme...

To navigate geopolitical fragmentation and uncertain scenarios thr...
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