Private Credit

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...

Strong CIB Performance in 2024-25: How Banks Can Navigate Nonbanks, AI & Digital Assets

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Corporate and investment banking remains profitable but faces stru...

Nonbank financial institutions, especially private credit, boutiqu...

Agentic AI and digital assets such as stablecoins enable large eff...

McKinsey argues CIBs that build lean, scalable models, pivot into ...

Regulators Rescind 2013 Leveraged-Lending Guidance, Lifting Limits on Risky Bank Loans

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Executive Summary In early December 2025, U.S. regulators including the FDIC and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency officially rescinded the 2013 leveraged‐lending guidance, which had previously discouraged banks from underwriting loans with debt‐to‐earnings ratios above six times, particularly to private-equity backed or unprofitable tech firms [1][3]. The rollback is expected to shift …

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Regulators Lift Caps on Leveraged Lending — What It Means for Banks and Risk

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Executive Summary NYSE regulators FDIC and OCC have withdrawn the 2013 leveraged-lending guidance, ending formal caps (notably a 6× debt/EBITDA limit) and restrictive venture lending standards, citing competitive disadvantage and excessive rigidity in past years. These changes are already effective and accompany additional easing of capital rules (e.g., community bank leverage ratios), but criticism warns …

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

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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...
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