Financial Updates – Page 6 – Financial Updates

European Investment Banking Sees Fee Rebound in 2025, IPOs & PE to Drive 2026 Growth

European investment banking fees in 2025 lagg...

European M&A rose 22 % to about USD 895 billi...

IPO/ECM activity was very weak in 2025, yet b...

Private equity exits and continuation vehicle...

European Investment Banking Fees to Rise in 2026 on Strong M&A, PE & IPO Momentum

Europe Markets Banking

European investment banking fees have barely ...

Private equity exits and a gradual reopening ...

M&A deal value is already up, skewed to large...

Regulatory reforms and improving macro condit...

Peter Fitzgerald Named Chief Investment Officer at Lloyds Banking Group: What It Means for Scottish Widows & SPW

Europe Firms Banking

Lloyds Banking Group has appointed Peter Fitz...

Fitzgerald will oversee investment strategy a...

He joins from Aviva Investors, where he led a...

The move signals Lloyds’ push to unify and st...

European Investment Banking 2025: Modest Recovery, IPO Slump & Strong 2026 Outlook

Europe Markets Banking

Global investment banking fees grew in 2025, ...

European and especially London IPO markets re...

Private equity exits have been delayed by val...

Dealmakers expect a stronger European IPO and...

Inwido Acquires Victorian Sliders for £60M: uPVC Windows Leader Gains Edge in UK Market

Europe M&A Industrial

Inwido AB acquired 100% of Victorian Sliders ...

The business generates about £33 million in r...

BGF’s £18 million investment from 2021–2023 d...

The deal gives Inwido a highly profitable, fu...

How STMicroelectronics’ €500M EIB Tranche Fuels Europe’s Tech Sovereignty

Europe Policy & Regulation Technology

STMicroelectronics secured a €500 million fir...

About 60% of the funds will expand high-volum...

This is the ninth EIB financing for ST since ...

The funding eases capex pressure but comes am...

STMicro-EIB Credit Deal Spurs Europe’s Semiconductor Push and Strategic Autonomy

Europe Firms Technology

STMicroelectronics secured a €1 billion credi...

About 60% of the funds will expand high-volum...

This ninth EIB-ST deal brings total financing...

The financing advances EU goals for semicondu...

Why JPMorgan Sees UK Aerospace & Defence Stocks Poised for Major 2025 Earnings Surge

Europe Markets Industrial

JP Morgan views the recent pullback in Europe...

Rolls-Royce, Babcock, MTU and Leonardo sit on...

JP Morgan forecasts robust 2025 EPS growth (1...

Key risks include FX headwinds from a weaker ...

EU Firms Stay Invested: Portugal & Romania Lead Amid Rising Risks to Capital Spending

Europe Forecast Industrial

Despite rising pessimism about the macro, reg...

EU investment is tilting toward maintaining a...

Portugal and Romania illustrate divergence wi...

Uncertainty, skill shortages, high energy cos...

Scalapay Secures €70M EIB Scale-Up Debt to Fuel BNPL Innovation & EU Growth

Europe Firms Banking

The EIB is providing €70 million in non-dilut...

The financing will fund a €173 million innova...

This deal signals EU backing for Southern Eur...

The investment aligns with TechEU’s goal to d...