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Investment Banking 2025: Mega-Deals, Private Credit, AI & Middle-Market Momentum

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Global investment banking revenues are rebounding in 2025, led by ...

Regulatory easing on leverage is allowing banks to compete more ag...

AI, digital assets, and sector-focused coverage models are becomin...

Firms are shifting talent strategies toward internal promotions, m...

D.A. Davidson Strengthens Industrial Tech Capabilities with Jay Hernandez & Ankit Kumar Hires

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D.A. Davidson is expanding its Industrial Technology investment ba...

The buildout, led by Diversified Industrials and M&A head Eric Ste...

Both hires bring extensive M&A and capital markets experience serv...

The expansion follows record transaction performance in D.A. David...

Janney’s Shift Under PE: Divestitures & Wealth Management Take Center Stage

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Janney Montgomery Scott, now owned by KKR, is exiting most capital...

Huntington Bancshares is acquiring Janney’s M&A advisory, public...

These divestitures shift Janney’s strategy toward capital-light,...

Transaction terms remain largely undisclosed, and the restructurin...

Wells Fargo’s Investment Banking Surge: Ranking Soars After Regulatory Cap Lift

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Wells Fargo is pivoting toward a more aggressive investment bankin...

The bank has hired over 125 managing directors since 2019 and is e...

Its global M&A ranking has climbed from 17th to 8th by volume, but...

CEO Charlie Scharf aims to make Wells Fargo a top-five global inve...

European Investment Banking Fees to Rebound in 2026 Lifted by PE Exits & IPO Revival

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European investment banks expect a meaningful rebound in fee pools...

Despite a 22% rise in 2025 European M&A volumes to about US$894.5 ...

Stabilizing interest rates, listing-rule reforms, and a sizeable I...

Key risks include persistent valuation gaps, higher financing cost...

LPL’s Stunning Revenue Surge X Morgan Stanley’s Balanced Q3 Showdown

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Investment banking and brokerage firms delivered strong Q3 2025 re...

LPL Financial led revenue growth and asset expansion via acquisiti...

Morgan Stanley posted broad-based revenue and EPS growth across tr...

Diversified business models and M&A-driven scale are boosting grow...

European Investment Banks Eye Fee Rebound in 2026 Fueled by PE Exits & IPO Recovery

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<div class="section-block section-executivesummary”> Gist European investment banking fees have lagged the U.S. in 2025 but are expected to rebound in 2026, driven mainly by revived private equity exits and IPOs. Banks report building deal pipelines as valuation gaps narrow and financing costs stabilize, with JPMorgan alone citing over $30 billion of potential EMEA IPOs into …

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