Finance Updates – Page 149

JPMorgan Appoints Kevin Brunner Global Chair of Investment Banking & M&A

Americas Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

JPMorgan Chase has hired longtime Bank of Ame...

Brunner brings 25 years of BofA experience an...

The hire is part of JPMorgan’s push to streng...

Brunner will report to global banking co-head...

JPMorgan Q3 2025: Investment Banking Up ~17%, Markets Revenue Jumps ~25%

Americas Forecast Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

JPMorgan guided to low-double-digit Q3 2025 i...

Actual Q3 results beat that guidance, with IB...

Growth was driven by a 53% surge in debt unde...

Key considerations ahead include rising compe...

How AI Is Transforming Investment Banking: 27-35% Productivity Boost & Workforce Shift

Global Technology & Innovation Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Generative AI is rapidly automating repetitiv...

Studies estimate roughly one-third of investm...

Banks are reshaping their talent mix by cutti...

Despite the automation potential, client rela...

Bank of America’s Investment Banking Fees Surge ~43% in 3Q 2025 Amid Strong M&A & Interest Income

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Bank of America projected its third-quarter 2...

Actual 3Q investment banking fees jumped abou...

Outperformance was driven by a rebound in glo...

Key questions focus on whether this fee momen...

Wesco Names Two Independent Directors to Reinforce Governance, M&A and Capital Strategy

Americas Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Wesco International will add Michael L. Carte...

They will succeed retiring directors Bobby Gr...

Carter brings deep capital markets, M&A, and ...

Wajsgras contributes CEO, CFO, and global ind...

Fed’s Easing Shift Boosts Investment Banks: Morgan Stanley, Evercore & Moelis Primed

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The Fed’s shift from tightening to potential ...

Morgan Stanley, Evercore, and Moelis are high...

Large universal banks like JPMorgan, Citigrou...

Key risks include margin pressure from lower ...

Inside the Global Insider-Trading Ring: How M&A Leaks Fueled Multi-Million Dollar Scams

Global Context/FYI Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

U.S. prosecutors charged ex-Merrill Lynch ban...

The eight-man network is accused of generatin...

Members allegedly used burner phones, encrypt...

Of the defendants, only Eamma Safi (in U.S. c...

Citigroup Names Dual Leaders for Nordic Investment Banking: Åkermark & Dichow

Europe Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Citigroup has hired Barclays’ Tobias Åkermark...

Åkermark, based in Stockholm, and Dichow, bas...

These hires are part of Citi’s broader Europe...

The move intensifies competition in a Nordic ...

JPMorgan Bolsters Mid-Cap Investment Banking with Senior Hires to Expand Deal Pipeline

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JPMorgan is expanding its mid-cap investment ...

The mid-cap team has grown about 40% to 250+ ...

The bank aims to grow business services fee r...

This push reflects a strategic shift toward s...

What Drives Valuations in Enterprise Software: Market Trends & Key Value Drivers

Americas Firms Information

Enterprise software value comes from modern t...

Companies must strategically position as eith...

Investor and acquirer decisions hinge on cred...

In a growing, M&A-heavy software market with ...