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Europe’s M&A Surge: How Volume, Value & Sector Shifts Are Redefining Deals

European M&A deal volumes peaked in 2021 afte...

Europe’s largest-ever M&A transaction remains...

Recent European M&A is concentrated in energy...

Financial services M&A in Europe has weakened...

Calviño’s EIB Strategy: Unity, Defence Finance & Climate Powerhouse

Europe Policy Financial Services

EIB President Nadia Calviño argues that Europ...

The EIB will raise defence and security lendi...

Key priorities include cutting red tape, adva...

These moves increase the EIB’s risk tolerance...

Why EU IPOs Lag: Structural Barriers & the Urgent Need for Integrated Reform

Europe Markets Financial Services

AFME argues that a meaningful revival of EU I...

European IPO volumes and deal values have slu...

Structural barriers—including fragmented regu...

Current reforms such as the EU Listing Act, a...

VTB’s $1B September SPO: Dilution, Free Float Surge & Investor Confidence Tested

Europe Markets Financial Services

Russia’s state-owned VTB Bank is raising up t...

The deal will cut the state’s stake to the le...

The SPO is priced at about a 7% discount to t...

VTB aims to bolster capital amid profit press...

Q1 2025 Europe M&A Advisory Rankings: Value Leaders vs Volume Champions

Europe M&A Investment Banking

In Q1 2025, Goldman Sachs led European M&A ad...

Jefferies, Bank of America, Barclays and Laza...

Goldman Sachs retained its top value rank des...

For Q1–Q3 2025, Bank of America topped value ...

Deutsche Bank Restructures Advisory & Origination with Regional Leadership Shakeup

Europe Firms Investment Banking

Deutsche Bank is restructuring its global ori...

The new structure installs Pierpaolo Di Stefa...

Alison Harding-Jones has taken over from reti...

The shake-up comes after an 8% drop in Q1 202...

Lazard Boosts Growth: Deal-Fee Floors, Private Capital, & Senior MD Expansion Propel Revenue

Europe Firms Investment Banking

<div class="section-block section-executivesummary”> Lazard is pushing MD productivity by raising minimum advisory deal fees and hiring 14 new managing directors in 2025. Financial Advisory revenue rose 21% year-over-year in Q2 2025 to about $497 million, lifting revenue per MD above the firm’s $8.5 million target. Advisory work tied to private capital now exceeds 40% of …

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