Investment Banking – Page 5 – Investment Banking Updates

How Early Misfits & Tough Roles Built Scott Galloway’s True Strengths

Leave a Comment / Career Development, Entrepreneurship, Finance Careers, Investment Banking, workplace culture / By Owen A. Radcliffe

Scott Galloway describes his early investment banking job at Morga...

He argues that early careers should be used to “workshop” diff...

Banking taught him attention to detail, endurance under pressure, ...

He cautions young professionals to weigh the learning and credenti...

How Scott Galloway’s Tough Start in Investment Banking Forged His Career Clarity

Leave a Comment / Career Development, Entrepreneurship, Finance Careers, Investment Banking, workplace culture / By Owen A. Radcliffe

Scott Galloway describes his two years in investment banking as a ...

He credits the role with teaching him technical finance skills, ex...

The experience revealed his insecurity and discomfort in large cor...

He argues that early-career misfit jobs can still be valuable trai...

How Scott Galloway’s Tough Morgan Stanley Start Fueled His Drive to Entrepreneurship

Leave a Comment / Career Development, Entrepreneurship, Finance Careers, Financial Industry Trends, Investment Banking / By Owen A. Radcliffe

Scott Galloway’s two years in Morgan Stanley’s fixed income gr...

The experience exposed a deep mismatch between his personality and...

Despite hating the job, he credits it with invaluable training in ...

His reflections suggest early banking roles are best treated as sh...

Scott Galloway Reveals Why Investment Banking Fails Values and What Lessons to Embrace

Leave a Comment / business leadership, Career Advice, Entrepreneurship, Investment Banking, Personal Finance / By Owen A. Radcliffe

Scott Galloway began his career as a fixed income analyst at Morga...

Despite his dislike, the role armed him with durable skills—cred...

He rejects “follow your passion” as primary career advice, arg...

Galloway’s path—from hating banking to founding and exiting fi...

Mizuho Eyes Boost in US-Japan M&A as Profit Forecasts Point Higher

Leave a Comment / Bank Earnings, Cross-Border M&A, Investment Banking, Japan Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions, US Markets / By Owen A. Radcliffe

Mizuho CEO Masahiro Kihara expects U.S. and Japan investment banki...

The Greenhill & Co. acquisition has materially upgraded Mizuho’s...

Mizuho raised its full-year net income target to ¥1.02 trillion, ...

Strategically, the bank aims to rank among the global top 10 in in...

How Scott Galloway’s Morgan Stanley Run Shaped His Entrepreneurial Path

Leave a Comment / Career Development, Entrepreneurship, Investment Banking, Leadership, Market Insights / By Owen A. Radcliffe

Scott Galloway describes hating his two years in fixed income at M...

The experience exposed his insecurity, emotional volatility, and d...

He reframed entrepreneurship as a defense mechanism and better fit...

He argues early “boot camp” jobs at elite firms can be valuabl...

Mizuho’s Greenhill Buyout Powers Japan-US M&A Surge: Strategy, Risks & Opportunity

Leave a Comment / Cross-Border M&A, Investment Banking, Japan Markets, Mergers & Acquisitions, Regulatory & Policy / By Owen A. Radcliffe

Mizuho CEO Masahiro Kihara says the fully integrated Greenhill acq...

Japan’s M&A market is surging in value, with 2025 domestic and i...

Pro-growth government policies, looming BOJ rate hikes, and evolvi...

Mizuho is expanding via targeted acquisitions, sector-focused buil...

Mizuho Eyes ¥1 Trillion+ Profit with Surge in Japan-US Deals and M&A Push

Leave a Comment / Corporate Earnings, Investment Banking, Japanese Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions, Sustainable Finance / By Owen A. Radcliffe

Mizuho’s CEO is optimistic about dealmaking in Japan and the U.S...

Acquisitions of Greenhill in the U.S. and Augusta & Co in Europe a...

The bank’s profits have surged, it has raised its full-year fore...

Key challenges include macro and regulatory uncertainty, FX and cr...

Citigroup Expects ~25% YoY Surge in Investment Banking Fees Despite Weak Markets

Leave a Comment / Banking Industry, Executive Transitions, Financial Markets, Investment Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions / By Owen A. Radcliffe

Citigroup CFO Mark Mason expects Q4 2025 investment banking fees t...

He forecasts markets revenue will decline by low-to-mid single dig...

Citi says about two-thirds of its multi-year transformation progra...

The bank is reorganizing businesses and preparing for Mason to han...

Elaine McCusker Joins Advisory Board to Boost Defense Budget Strategy & Geopolitical Risk

Leave a Comment / Advisory Boards & Leadership, Defense & National Security, Defense Budget & Procurement, Geopolitical Risk, Investment Banking / By Owen A. Radcliffe

Academy Securities has appointed Elaine McCusker to its Advisory B...

McCusker brings over 30 years of experience, including service as ...

Her appointment enhances Academy’s ability to advise clients on ...

This move supports Academy’s positioning as a veteran-owned inve...