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Your Guide to India’s BFSI GCC Pay Trends: Investment Banking to Tech Salaries FY26

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Gist Investment banking GCCs in India now offer the highest compensation across technical and hybrid roles in the BFSI sector, with senior Full-Stack Developers earning up to ₹47.5 lakh annually. [2] Data Scientists in investment banking GCCs command pay between ₹22.1-46.9 lakh p.a.; retail banking and insurance pay somewhat lower, but senior roles are closing …

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Morgan Stanley Forms Global Power & Energy Group to Lead Energy Transition Deals

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Executive Summary Morgan Stanley has restructured its energy investment banking operations by merging its Global Energy and Global Power & Utilities teams into a new Global Power and Energy Group, effective mid-September 2025. The move installs Jon Fouts and Michael O’Dwyer as co-heads, with new regional leads, and reflects strategic recognition that demand is recovering …

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Morgan Stanley Unites Energy & Power Investment Banking Under New Leadership

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Executive Summary Morgan Stanley has restructured its energy investment banking operations by combining its Global Energy and Global Power & Utilities groups into a single Global Power & Energy Group, effective September 2025. The new unit is co-led by Jon Fouts (formerly Global Head of Power & Utilities) and Michael O’Dwyer (formerly Global Head of …

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Mizuho Eyes India Entry with Avendus Bid—But Valuation & Governance Pose Key Risks

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Executive Summary Mizuho Financial Group is intensifying efforts to expand its investment banking operations in India, with a focus on servicing corporate and institutional clients rather than commercial or retail segments. Key to this strategy is acquiring a majority stake in Avendus Capital—valued between US$700–800 million—which would provide Mizuho a local platform to accelerate deal-making …

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B. Riley Securities Hires Greg Crooks to Strengthen Healthcare & Life Sciences Banking

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Executive Summary B. Riley Securities has appointed Greg Crooks as Senior Managing Director in its Healthcare and Life Sciences Investment Banking division, effective November 2025, based in New York. He brings over 20 years of experience with 140+ transactions totaling more than $30 billion, spanning biotech and life sciences capital markets and M&A advisory. This …

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When Investment Banking Made Him Miserable: Lessons from Scott Galloway’s Journey

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Executive Summary Scott Galloway—once an analyst at Morgan Stanley—openly expresses his intense aversion toward investment banking, calling it hateful but simultaneously acknowledging it as one of life’s most formative and valuable training grounds. He outlines how those early years instilled crucial discipline and skills, while also leading him to understand his own limitations and steer …

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Paramount’s $108B All-Cash Bid Competes with Netflix in Media Deal Showdown

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Executive Summary Paramount Skydance has submitted a $108.4 billion all-cash hostile bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), offering $30 per share—surpassing Netflix’s competing deal valued at about $82.7–83 billion with $27.75 per share. Netflix’s deal would acquire only WBD’s studios and streaming businesses, whereas Paramount’s offer includes WBD’s entire company, including linear cable assets. …

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Q3 2025 Sees Investment Banking Rebound & Trading Surge—Cautious Optimism Ahead

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Executive Summary The last two quarters of 2025 have ushered in a sharp rebound in investment banking (IB) activity in the U.S., led by major banks which reported double‐digit year-over-year fee growth in advisory, underwriting, and equity/debt markets. Trading revenue has also surged, helping to lift net profits, while analysts and bank leaders project continued …

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How Scott Galloway’s Harsh Investment Banking Start Fueled His Path to Entrepreneurship

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Executive Summary Scott Galloway’s first job out of college was with Morgan Stanley in investment banking—a role he says he hated and was terrible at. Though he disliked nearly all aspects of it, he still credits the experience with teaching him foundational skills in discipline, attention to detail, and developing resilience. He later came to …

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Tech & Data Roles Lead Pay in India’s BFSI: Investment Banking GCCs Top Charts FY 2025-26

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Executive Summary A recent report by Careernet reveals that investment banking global capability centres (GCCs) in India offer the highest compensation across the BFSI sector in FY 2025-26, leading all other segments including retail & commercial banking, financial services, and insurance. Key roles such as data scientists and full-stack developers in investment banking GCCs command …

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