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B. Riley Securities Hires Greg Crooks to Strengthen Healthcare & Life Sciences Banking

Executive Summary B. Riley Securities has appointed Greg Crooks as Senior Managing Director in its Healthcare and Life Sciences Investment Banking division, effective November 2025, based in New York. He brings over 20 years of experience with 140+ transactions totaling more than $30 billion, spanning biotech and life sciences capital markets and M&A advisory. This …

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US Rescinds 2013 Leveraged-Lending Rules: What This Means for Banks & Risk

Americas Policy & Regulation Banking

Executive Summary On December 5, 2025, the FDIC and OCC withdrew the 2013 leveraged-lending guidance that limited bank exposure to loans where debt exceeded about six times earnings, particularly curbing lending by banks to private equity and loss-generating tech firms. This rollback aims to bring more leveraged loan activity under bank supervision and boost competitiveness …

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When Investment Banking Made Him Miserable: Lessons from Scott Galloway’s Journey

Americas Firms Banking

Executive Summary Scott Galloway—once an analyst at Morgan Stanley—openly expresses his intense aversion toward investment banking, calling it hateful but simultaneously acknowledging it as one of life’s most formative and valuable training grounds. He outlines how those early years instilled crucial discipline and skills, while also leading him to understand his own limitations and steer …

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Regulators Rescind 2013 Leveraged-Lending Guidance, Lifting Limits on Risky Bank Loans

Americas Policy & Regulation Banking

Executive Summary In early December 2025, U.S. regulators including the FDIC and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency officially rescinded the 2013 leveraged‐lending guidance, which had previously discouraged banks from underwriting loans with debt‐to‐earnings ratios above six times, particularly to private-equity backed or unprofitable tech firms [1][3]. The rollback is expected to shift …

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Paramount’s $108B All-Cash Bid Competes with Netflix in Media Deal Showdown

Americas M&A Media

Executive Summary Paramount Skydance has submitted a $108.4 billion all-cash hostile bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), offering $30 per share—surpassing Netflix’s competing deal valued at about $82.7–83 billion with $27.75 per share. Netflix’s deal would acquire only WBD’s studios and streaming businesses, whereas Paramount’s offer includes WBD’s entire company, including linear cable assets. …

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Q3 2025 Sees Investment Banking Rebound & Trading Surge—Cautious Optimism Ahead

Americas Markets Banking

Executive Summary The last two quarters of 2025 have ushered in a sharp rebound in investment banking (IB) activity in the U.S., led by major banks which reported double‐digit year-over-year fee growth in advisory, underwriting, and equity/debt markets. Trading revenue has also surged, helping to lift net profits, while analysts and bank leaders project continued …

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Regulators Lift Caps on Leveraged Lending — What It Means for Banks and Risk

Americas Policy & Regulation Banking

Executive Summary NYSE regulators FDIC and OCC have withdrawn the 2013 leveraged-lending guidance, ending formal caps (notably a 6× debt/EBITDA limit) and restrictive venture lending standards, citing competitive disadvantage and excessive rigidity in past years. These changes are already effective and accompany additional easing of capital rules (e.g., community bank leverage ratios), but criticism warns …

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How Scott Galloway’s Harsh Investment Banking Start Fueled His Path to Entrepreneurship

Americas Context/FYI Banking

Executive Summary Scott Galloway’s first job out of college was with Morgan Stanley in investment banking—a role he says he hated and was terrible at. Though he disliked nearly all aspects of it, he still credits the experience with teaching him foundational skills in discipline, attention to detail, and developing resilience. He later came to …

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Tech & Data Roles Lead Pay in India’s BFSI: Investment Banking GCCs Top Charts FY 2025-26

Asia Firms Banking

Executive Summary A recent report by Careernet reveals that investment banking global capability centres (GCCs) in India offer the highest compensation across the BFSI sector in FY 2025-26, leading all other segments including retail & commercial banking, financial services, and insurance. Key roles such as data scientists and full-stack developers in investment banking GCCs command …

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Paramount’s $108B Hostile Bid for Warner Bros Discovery Beats Netflix — Big Risks Ahead

Americas M&A Media

Executive Summary Paramount Skydance has initiated a hostile all-cash tender offer of US$108.4 billion (US$30 per share) to acquire *Warner Bros. Discovery* (WBD), seeking to supersede Netflix’s earlier agreed proposal valued at US$82.7 billion (US$27.75 per share) for WBD’s studios and streaming assets, excluding cable networks. Paramount claims its bid offers greater regulatory certainty and …

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