Capital Markets – Page 4 – Investment Banking Updates

JPMorgan Taps Kevin Brunner to Lead Global M&A Amid Rising Tech Deal Flow

Leave a Comment / Banking Leadership, Capital Markets, Investment Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions, Technology M&A / By Owen A. Radcliffe

JPMorgan Chase has hired 25-year Bank of America veteran Kevin Bru...

Brunner, who will split time between New York and San Francisco, b...

The move is part of JPMorgan’s broader push to deepen sector cov...

Brunner’s appointment bolsters JPMorgan’s tech-focused M&A fra...

How NBFIs Will Capture Billions in CIB: AI, Regulation & Strategy to 2030

Leave a Comment / Banking Strategy, Capital Markets, Corporate and Investment Banking, Financial Regulation, Fintech and AI, Non-Bank Financial Institutions / By Owen A. Radcliffe

By 2030, non-bank financial institutions are expected to capture j...

BCG projects the total CIB revenue pool, including NBFIs, will gro...

AI is forecast to deliver 25–40% productivity gains in front-off...

Banks must respond by digitizing core businesses, partnering with ...

China Eases Leverage Rules for Top Securities Firms to Spur Global Investment Banks

Leave a Comment / Capital Markets, China Financial Regulation, Investment Banking, Risk Management, Securities Industry / By Owen A. Radcliffe

China’s securities regulator will moderately relax leverage limi...

Average leverage for 43 listed Chinese brokers is about 3.47× (to...

Regulation will shift to differentiated supervision, granting stro...

The move supports China’s goal to build globally competitive inv...

2025 Finance Surge: M&A, IPOs & Private Credit Rise Amid AI’s Power Play

Leave a Comment / AI in Finance, Capital Markets, Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Credit / By Owen A. Radcliffe

Global M&A rebounded to about $4.3 trillion in 2025, driven by lar...

IPO markets reopened selectively with volumes up roughly 62% year-...

Private credit has become a core part of the capital stack, now pr...

AI and digital infrastructure are at the center of cross-sector co...

Cantor Fitzgerald Enters ADGM: Gulf IPO Surge & Capital Markets Expansion Ahead

Leave a Comment / ADGM & Abu Dhabi, Capital Markets, Investment Banking, IPOs & Listings, Middle East Finance / By Owen A. Radcliffe

Cantor Fitzgerald is establishing an office in Abu Dhabi Global Ma...

The firm has appointed former EFG Hermes executive Ali Khalpey to ...

The move expands Cantor’s global investment banking platform int...

Cantor’s entry heightens competition in ADGM while offering clie...

BNP Paribas Pushes Ahead: Rising US-EU M&A Presence & Infrastructure Drive

Leave a Comment / Asset Management, Capital Markets, Infrastructure Finance, Investment Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions / By Owen A. Radcliffe

BNP Paribas is ramping up its U.S. and UK/European investment bank...

The CIB division is delivering record revenue growth, supported by...

BNP remains weak in M&A advisory versus peers but is leveraging st...

Acquisitions such as AXA Investment Managers and a push into non-b...

How Netflix’s $59B Bridge Loan Fuels Its Warner Bros Acquisition & Debt Strategy

Leave a Comment / Capital Markets, Corporate Finance, Debt Financing, Media & Entertainment, Mergers & Acquisitions / By Owen A. Radcliffe

Netflix is buying Warner Bros Discovery’s studios and streaming ...

The deal is funded by a $59 billion unsecured bridge loan led by W...

Netflix’s pro forma net debt is expected to jump toward $75 bill...

The transaction faces regulatory review, execution and integration...

2025 Investment Banking Awards: Evercore, Barclays, DBS Shine in Sustainability & Emerging Markets

Leave a Comment / Capital Markets, Emerging Markets, Infrastructure & Project Finance, Investment Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions, Sustainable Finance / By Owen A. Radcliffe

The Banker’s 2025 Investment Banking Awards highlight a split be...

Evercore, Barclays, and DBS dominated global, European, and Asia-P...

Société Générale’s sustainable finance and infrastructure wi...

Rothschild & Co’s success in Africa and Emerging Markets shows t...