Finance Updates – Page 132

Morgan Stanley Edges Out Goldman Sachs as Asia-Pacific’s Top ECM Bank in Q2 2025

Asia Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Morgan Stanley surpassed Goldman Sachs as the...

This quarter marks Morgan Stanley’s strongest...

Morgan Stanley’s broader Asia strategy has li...

Goldman remains first in 2025 year-to-date As...

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

Americas Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Only about 3% of McKinsey, Bain and BCG leave...

Most ex-consultants join large, usually priva...

Transitions from MBB into banking are concent...

Both perception gaps about deal experience an...

Wealthfront’s $14 IPO Mirrors U.S. IPO Surge—Strong Day-One Gains, Regulatory Clouds

Americas M&A Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Wealthfront plans a December 2025 Nasdaq IPO ...

The 2025 U.S. IPO market has rebounded, with ...

Average first-day returns for 2025 U.S. opera...

Despite the rebound, longer-term IPO performa...

Warner Bros. Discovery takeover fight: Paramount’s $30 vs Netflix’s $27.75 per share

Americas M&A Information

Warner Bros. Discovery faces competing bids: ...

Paramount’s bid, backed by Ellison, RedBird, ...

Netflix’s narrower bid excludes WBD’s linear ...

WBD’s board is running a broader strategic re...

Why 2025 Sees M&A Deal Counts at a Low While Megadeals Push Overall Value to Decade Highs

Americas M&A Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

M&A deal counts in 2025 are at their lowest i...

Q3 2025 alone saw about $1.26 trillion in meg...

Large, well-capitalized firms—especially in N...

This tilt toward fewer, bigger deals heighten...

Jamie Grant to Retire as JPMorgan Global Chair of Investment Banking early 2026

Americas Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Jamie Grant, JPMorgan’s Global Chairman of In...

Since joining in 1980, he helped build Eurobo...

His retirement was announced in an internal m...

Grant’s departure marks a major leadership tr...

JPMorgan Boosts EMEA Growth, McKinsey Restructures & SpaceX IPO Looms at $1T

Europe FYI Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

JPMorgan’s new EMEA co-CEOs plan to lift regi...

The bank has already lifted bonus limits for ...

McKinsey is cutting more than 10% of staff, m...

SpaceX is moving toward a potential 2026 IPO ...

2nd Circuit Clears Prime Brokers in Archegos Case: Limits on Fiduciary Duty & Insider Claims

Americas Risk Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld ...

The court held Archegos was not an insider of...

The panel found Goldman and Morgan Stanley ow...

The ruling narrows insider trading risk for p...

Delving Into the Unknown: Morgan Stanley & Healthcare Bond Deal Claims Unverified

Americas Risk Health Care and Social Assistance

There is currently no verifiable detail behin...

Key deal terms such as the issuer’s name, siz...

The situation may reflect either an extremely...

Without confirmed terms, the only solid takea...

Morgan Stanley’s Q3 Momentum: Beating Goldman Sachs in Equities & IB, GS Holds Value Edge

Americas Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Morgan Stanley’s Q3 2025 results showed faste...

Goldman delivered strong earnings, leading in...

Valuation favors Goldman with a lower price-t...

Both banks cleared Fed stress tests and annou...