Financial Updates – Page 2 – Financial Updates

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

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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European Defense Stocks Surge in 2025: Strong Year-End Gains Amid Valuation Risks

Europe Markets Aerospace & Defense

European markets ended 2025 mixed on December...

Despite the muted final session, the FTSE 100...

Defense stocks such as Saab, Renk, Rheinmetal...

Surging defense shares are underpinned by hig...

EIB Scales Up Financing for Defence-SMEs: Opportunities Amid Risks for Europe’s Security Goals

Europe Policy Infrastructure

The European Investment Bank has tripled its ...

The first transaction is a €500 million EIB l...

The EIB has broadened eligibility by updating...

While defence-related lending is projected to...

Banking Sector Braces for AI-Driven Job Shift as Reskilling Becomes Essential

Europe Forecast Investment Banking

Morgan Stanley projects AI will cut about 200...

Bloomberg Intelligence expects up to 200,000 ...

WEF and other studies show many employers pla...

Macro data so far (Yale–Brookings, Fed survey...

EU Pumps €17.5B Into SMEs for Energy Efficiency & Decarbonization, Unlocks €65B+ Investment

Europe Policy Renewables

The EIB Group and European Commission will pr...

The initiative aims to mobilise over €65 bill...

A one-stop-shop, backed by InvestEU and LIFE ...

This programme is a core pillar of the EU’s C...

How Investment Banking, ESG & Policy Must Align for Haiti at the 2026 Winter Paralympics

Europe FYI Investment Banking

Ralf Etienne, a 36-year-old Bank of America i...

After losing his leg in Haiti’s 2010 earthqua...

U.S. immigration restrictions on Haitians in ...

His Paralympic bid depends on quickly earning...

Weinstein & Saba’s Campaign Hits UK Investment Trusts: Demands, Pushback & Stakes

Europe M&A REITs

Boaz Weinstein’s Saba Capital has amassed lar...

Shareholders across the targeted trusts, led ...

Boards, industry groups, and regulators have ...

The clash spotlights rising retail voting pow...