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Why Few MBB Consultants Move into Banking: Realities of Career Transitions

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Only about 3% of McKinsey, Bain and BCG leavers go into investment...

Most ex-consultants join large, usually private companies, includi...

Transitions from MBB into banking are concentrated in junior roles...

Both perception gaps about deal experience and concerns over cultu...

US M&A Value Explodes in October 2025: Megadeals Lead While Private Equity Holds Mid-Market

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US M&A deal value in October 2025 jumped about 146% year over year...

Lower financing costs from recent Fed rate cuts and narrower valua...

Private equity’s share of large deals fell as corporates dominat...

EY expects US deals over $100 million to keep growing into 2026, w...

Southeast Asia IPOs in 2025: Bigger Deals, Fewer Listings & Vietnam’s Market Shift

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Southeast Asia’s IPO market rebounded in early 2025 with fewer l...

Singapore led in funds raised on the back of blockbuster REIT IPOs...

Vietnam’s financial-sector IPOs and planned FTSE upgrade to “S...

Private equity-backed, sector-focused IPOs in real estate, digital...

IPOs & Equity Financing Rebound Mid-2025: Sponsor Exits, Private Deals & Convertibles Surge

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Global equity capital markets, including IPOs, follow-ons and conv...

Companies are staying private longer as institutional appetite and...

Follow-on offerings and convertible bonds are surging as preferred...

IPO recovery is strongest in the US, Greater China and broader Asi...

U.S. M&A Boom 2025: Big Deals Surge Amid Regulatory & Economic Crosswinds

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America’s “deal economy” is booming even as the broader real...

Deals above US$100 million are up in both number and value, with a...

Cheap credit, strong corporate balance sheets, narrowing valuation...

Risks stem from weakening consumer and business sentiment, sticky ...

Huge US TMT M&A Boom in 2024: Software Leads in Deal Value Despite Fewer Transactions

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The U.S. TMT sector was the second-largest industry by inbound M&A...

TMT led all sectors by deal value at roughly US$439 billion, ahead...

Within TMT, technology—especially software—dominated activity,...

Overall TMT deal volume fell from 2023, but aggregate value rose o...

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...

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...

European Investment Banking Fees Set for Rebound in 2026 Driven by IPO Recovery

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European investment banking fees barely grew in 2025 and significa...

Bankers expect private equity to be the main driver of higher fees...

IPO and broader ECM activity in Europe remain at depressed levels ...

Macro, political, and monetary-policy risks in Europe could still ...
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