Focus Investment Banking

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Washington, DC, (October 30, 2023) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a leading national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, is honored to be named among the Top Lower Middle Market Investment Banks for the third quarter of 2023 by Axial.

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Sica Fletcher

AUGUST 6, 2024

Our research team’s latest report compares the top insurance agency investment banks of 2024. Insurance Agency Investment Banks: Investment banks that specialize in the insurance industry. Insurance Agency Investment Banks: Investment banks that specialize in the insurance industry.

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Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 21, 2024

Washington, DC, (June 21, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, has been recognized as a leading M&A advisor in the industrials sector. For more information, visit www.focusbankers.com.

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Focus Investment Banking

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Washington, DC, (October 2, 2023) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, has been recognized as a leading M&A advisor in the consumer industry. For more information, visit www.focusbankers.com.

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Focus Investment Banking

JULY 27, 2023

Washington, DC, (July 27, 2023) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”) a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, is thrilled to announce its exceptional achievement of being named #1 on Axial’s second quarter 2023 lower middle market investment bank league table.

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Focus Investment Banking

MARCH 19, 2024

Washington, DC, (March 19, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, has been recognized as a leading M&A advisor in the technology services industry by Axial, the trusted deal platform serving the lower middle market.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 23, 2024

Throughout his career, UAE-based Darwish has also worked as sales trader at investment banks Credit Suisse and Commercial International Bank (CIB). GTN serves brokers, banks, asset managers, and fintech clients.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Deutsche Bank has completed the acquisition of institutional broker Numis and has unveiled a new offering to be known as ‘Deutsche Numis’. The transaction is the next step in Deutsche Bank’s Global Hausbank strategy, which aims to unlock deeper engagement with corporates in the UK.

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The TRADE

JULY 12, 2023

LCH – part of the post-trade division of London Stock Exchange Group – has announced that Barclays and Barclays Ireland are now live as clearing brokers at CDSClear. LCH also announced that its 24-hour foreign exchange clearing service, ForexClear, cleared the first NDF trade for Axis Bank – where Societe Generale acted as clearing broker.

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OfficeHours

AUGUST 23, 2023

Join us as Alice Shang shares her insights and journey TOMORROW 8/24 AT 12PM ET regarding her journey from Investment Banking to Growth Equity to Entrepreneurship. How did your investment banking experience help you succeed in growth equity investing and beyond? Yes, I’m interested!

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The TRADE

MAY 14, 2024

The offering allows investment banks and brokers to identify addressable liquidity to enhance data and analytics processes and add value across research, algo optimisation, trading analytics and risk parameters.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 26, 2023

But over the years, they morphed into a well-known topic and then a commonly derided topic – as many people argue that search fund experience is worthless, while others claim it’s “just as good” as working in banking or private equity. And you need early experience to get internships that convert into full-time offers at large banks.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 2, 2023

One of BCS Global Markets’ prime services sales leads has left the investment bank to join boutique merging markets broker and investment bank BancTrust. The post BCS Global Markets prime sales lead departs for boutique emerging markets bank appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

JULY 3, 2023

Alongside him, Torsten Schöneborn joined the bank from BNP Paribas where he had been global head of electronic platform and global head of quant prime broking. Before that, he spent almost 10 years at Deutsche Bank, where his roles included global co-head of electronic equities and head of eFX spot quant trading.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

David Lackenby, an event driven sales trader based in London, has left the bank, as has Mark Brodie, a trader, also specialising in event driven strategies, the people said. Lackenby joined the bank two years ago from broker Market Securities. Citi is the latest bank making cuts to its trading and investment banking unit.

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The TRADE

JULY 26, 2023

Deutsche Bank has reported a €2.3 The bank posted an 11% increase year on year in net revenues for the second quarter at €7.4 The results represent the highest revenue for a second quarter since 2016, said the bank, with revenue for the first half of the year up 8% overall – at €15.1

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 24, 2024

BGC Group and ten global investment banks and market-making firms announced a partnership in April 2024 to create FMX Holdings which includes the exchange, as well as a spot foreign exchange platform, and a US cash treasuries platform.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

UK-based investment bank Peel Hunt has appointed the former head of electronic and program trading and sales at Numis Securities to head up its own electronic trading division. Banque, Banca Commerciale, and Lugano Espirito Santo Investment Bank. Banque, Banca Commerciale, and Lugano Espirito Santo Investment Bank.

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The TRADE

MAY 20, 2024

Elsewhere, Citi named a new chief executive of its broker dealer entity Citigroup Global Markets Inc (CGMI). Prior to this, he spent more than eight years at Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking (SGCIB), working across multi asset sales and trading, hedge fund sales, and prime brokerage.

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The TRADE

JUNE 20, 2023

Bloomberg has introduced a white label solution for US treasuries, allowing a wide range of broker dealers to provide liquidity for trades initiated on its platform as part of its D&I dealer initiative. This will then be routed to a range of counterparties, delivering pricing back to the counterparty which initiated the RFQ. “We

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Sun Acquisitions

MAY 26, 2022

As seasoned M&A brokers, we’ve dealt with our fair share of buyers and sellers, and here are the top 6 places we recommend you consider selling your business. Investment Banks. When thinking about where to sell a small business, few people consider investment banks. M&A Brokers. Contact us today.

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How2Exit

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Traditional investment banks and business brokers were not equipped to handle the unique needs of the tech industry. You could go to a big investment bank, like a Goldman Sachs, but they would not return your call because the business was too small. Smale saw an opportunity to fill this void and founded F.E.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 18, 2024

After a few turbulent years stemming from market volatility, rising interest rates, geopolitical turmoil, inflation, soaring energy prices, client performance, fee pressures, a mini banking crisis, looming regulation, constant tweaking of risk models, rising client complexities and the notorious Archegos saga… well, things are looking up.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 7, 2023

Chief executive of the institutional clients group at Citi is set to step down in the first half of 2024 after 36 years with the bank, according to an internal memo seen by The TRADE. Investment banking boutique KNG Securities appointed Gary Ballard as its new head of equities.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Previously in his career, he served as president and chief executive of TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation for eight years and as vice chairman of TD Bank Financial Group. Banque, Banca Commerciale, and Lugano Espirito Santo Investment Bank. Lackenby joined the bank two years ago from broker Market Securities.

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American Banker - Investment Banking

OCTOBER 12, 2023

After Archegos' collapse, Nomura had lost almost $3 billion, one of the biggest losses in the history of the prime-broker industry that caters to investment funds.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 2, 2023

James Hilton was appointed multi-asset managing director in RBC’s low touch team, joining from Credit Suisse, where he had been serving as head of sales for EMEA for the bank’s advanced execution sales (AES) team. Prior to joining Credit Suisse in 2006, Hilton spent six years at UBS Investment Bank as a director.

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OfficeHours

JUNE 6, 2023

Private debt investments involve providing loans or credit facilities to companies that may not have access to traditional bank financing. These investments generate income through interest payments and offer potential capital appreciation upon exit. investment banking, private equity , VC, etc.)

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 8, 2023

But a few related areas, such as commodity desks at banks, commodity trading advisors (CTAs), and physical commodity trading shops could put up a good fight for that “most cyclical” title. Commodity trading desks within sales & trading at the large banks.

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How2Exit

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Juan has a background in finance and technology, and he has experience in investment banking and private equity. rn They pre-approve a lot of deals from various brokers and have funded over 30 buyers so far. rn Boopos looks at the quality of revenues and financial metrics when evaluating businesses for funding.

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Wall Street Mojo

JANUARY 17, 2024

Financial institutions with good credit ratings offer swap facilities to clients and charge fees from brokers. The exchange in done, based on LIBOR (London Inter-Bank Offered Rate). The banks try to spread the risk and exposure to interest rate by making the dealers sell the swaps to many parties.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Brodie was employed by brokers BTIG and United First Partners, and investment banks Jefferies and Bear Stearns, prior to joining Citi. Citi and Switzerland’s largest bank UBS, also both made cuts to their respective equity divisions in September. The new hires started this week.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Lackenby previously worked at Market Securities and Cantor Fitzgerald while Brodie was employed by brokers BTIG and United First Partners, and investment banks Jefferies and Bear Stearns, prior to joining Citi. Both joined from Wall Street giant Citi and will be working alongside Tim Caulton.

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The TRADE

JULY 13, 2023

New York-based independent prime broker Clear Street is set to expand into the futures market – subject to regulatory approval – with the acquisition of software developer, React Consulting Services. The post Clear Street to acquire clearing platform provider React appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 2, 2024

Benefiting from a critical size in public and alternative assets, BNP Paribas would serve its customer base of insurers, pension funds, banking networks and distributors more efficiently,” said Jean-Laurent Bonnafé, director and chief executive of BNP Paribas. The post BNP Paribas to pay €5.1

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Earnings Potential: High-performing brokers or bankers can significantly boost their earnings, making positions in sectors like investment banking highly lucrative. This was evident during the 2008 financial crisis , where some brokers aggressively sold mortgage-backed securities.

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The TRADE

JULY 7, 2023

How are client demands of prime brokers shifting? That edge often comes from a fund’s partners like prime brokers, who can facilitate lending and trading strategy implementation, and offer tools for pulling real insights from the troves of data that are a byproduct of proper market engagement.

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