JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 13, 2024

The growth in private credit (lending by institutions other than banks) has been one of the most significant capital market developments of the last decade. It is estimated that the size of the private credit market was approximately $1.5 trillion at the start of 2024 and could grow to approximately $2.8 trillion by 2028.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

HSBC has executed a Hong Kong dollar repo transaction with the Bank of East Asia (BEA), which used Hong Kong government digitally native green bonds as collateral for financing purposes. According to the bank, this was the largest digital bond issuance globally, alongside being the first multi-currency digital bond issuance.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Even though we’ve covered industry groups vs. product groups and teams such as M&A , ECM , DCM , and Leveraged Finance , we continue to get questions about capital markets vs. investment banking. The questions usually go like this: Are capital markets teams (ECM, DCM, and LevFin) “real” investment banking?

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Global Banking & Finance

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

In the rapidly evolving landscape of financial services, the adoption of immersive experiences is emerging as a transformative force that could redefine how banks and capital markets engage with clients and employees.

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The TRADE

MARCH 12, 2024

Digital Asset’s blockchain network Canton has completed a pilot involving a large group of major investment banks and asset managers demonstrating interoperability of independent distributed ledger applications (dApps) in the capital markets domain.

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The TRADE

APRIL 19, 2024

BMO Capital Markets has appointed Harj Bagria within its electronic trading division, The TRADE can reveal. Prior to joining Credit Suisse, Bagria spent two and a half years at Deutsche Bank, most recently as head of electronic execution sales for APAC. Bagria joins BMO from Credit Suisse, where he spent nearly five years.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 15, 2025

Novobanco and Nasdaq have expanded their technology partnership, wherein Novobanco will expand its use of Nasdaqs Calypso platform to support the banks entire capital market operations. This marks a significant milestone in the banks ongoing transformation.

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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 11, 2023

We cover topics like private equity, investment banking, switching careers, and how to grow in your job. OfficeHours is an online platform that provides 1-on-1 coaching, training, and advice to help you land a job in competitive finance careers including investment banking, private equity, growth equity, venture capital, and hedge funds.

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The TRADE

APRIL 29, 2024

He originally joined Liberum eight months ago from Numis Securities – now Deutsche Numis, following its acquisition by the bank last year. Joe Wald, BMO Capital Markets’ managing director and co-head of electronic trading left the bank, departing after four years in his most recent role, according to an update on his social media.

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The TRADE

APRIL 22, 2024

BMO Capital Markets managing director and co-head of electronic trading has left the bank, The TRADE can reveal. He also previously spent almost five years as a managing director at Knight Capital Group and 13 years as chief executive of EdgeTrade. It has been an amazing journey,” said Wald in an update.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 5, 2024

Prior to GMO, he worked as an operations specialist at Evergreen Investments and has also previously worked in a custody-related accountancy role at Investors Banks & Trust. RBC Capital Markets appointed Mitul Patel director, central bank sales, based in London.

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PCE

MAY 17, 2023

Wednesday, May 17, 2023 Given today’s economic uncertainty—and all the focus on rising interest rates, bank failures, and market conditions—business owners and financial executives may find that debt markets are top of mind.

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The TRADE

JUNE 25, 2024

Named Smart Markets, the new service will transform Euroclear’s data into interpretable insights to detect market movements, enhance trading models and build informed strategies. The post Mosaic Smart Data and Euroclear launch data intelligence offering for capital markets appeared first on The TRADE.

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Global Banking & Finance

MARCH 13, 2024

Bank climate group members to report capital markets emissions By Simon Jessop and Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) – A U.N.-backed

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How2Exit

JUNE 10, 2024

E221: Michael Mufson Discusses Investment Banking and Business Exit Strategies - Watch Here About the Guest(s): Michael Mufson is a seasoned investment banker with a distinguished career spanning over several decades. Understanding the investment banking process can make a significant difference when preparing to sell or merge a business.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 10, 2025

As part of the move, MIM is acquiring the high yield and bank loan, strategic fixed income and small-cap equity teams and certain related investment products. MetLife Investment Management (MIM) has reached a definitive agreement to acquire three investment teams and assets managed by Mesirow, an independent financial services firm.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Cboe Clear Europe has received regulatory approval to clear European Securities Financing Transactions (SFTs), granted by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) and the Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM). The concept of central clearing of SFTs is not new and has been tried before with varying degrees of success.

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The TRADE

JUNE 17, 2024

The expanded partnership will also include an extension of Nasdaq’s market surveillance partnership with IDX, alongside an agreement to enhance IDX’s index business to help foster a global capital markets ecosystem. The post Indonesia Stock Exchange taps Nasdaq to build out market infrastructure appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 22, 2025

I spent the first 20 years of my career at the global bulge bracket banks, first in investment banking and then on the institutional equity desks, in a cross-asset and special situations role. I was there through 2015, then Bank of America, before I joined Conversant Capital in early 2021. What does your role involve?

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The TRADE

JULY 31, 2023

Deutsche Bank has re-entered the local DCM in South Korea as it expands its investment banking capabilities in the region in a bid to support its local clients in accessing global debt capital markets. It also provides asset management services to its South Korean clients through Deutsche Bank subsidiary, DWS.

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Cooley M&A

OCTOBER 13, 2023

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H. Friedman Search

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Let me be very clear at the outset: my role as Head of Capital Markets Recruiting for H. My role there is to train and recruit financial advisor recruiting nationwide for banks, community banks, and credit unions. In this week’s blog, I will be a bit off base from the instructional content that I try to share every week.

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The TRADE

JUNE 28, 2023

New York-based independent prime broker Clear Street is set to launch a new investment banking business named Strategic Advisory Services. The new business line will offer strategic advisory, transaction and creative capital solutions to emerging growth companies, subject to regulatory approvals.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 25, 2024

He joins the firm from Deutsche Bank where he served as a currency options trader. Prior to this, Roberts spent five and a half years at NatWest Markets, most recently serving as a FX derivatives trader. Elsewhere in his tenure at NatWest Markets, he worked as a US rates strategies.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Patel was appointed director, central bank sales at RBC Capital Markets, based in London, responsibility for distributing global rates product. The post HSBC trader joins JP Morgan in New York appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

JULY 23, 2024

Pan-European trading venue for securities Spectrum Markets has welcomed Baader Bank as a new trading member. Nicky Maan Baader Bank has been trading securities for over four decades, offering its partners and institutional investors access to capital markets through integrated trading platforms.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 16, 2024

Danske Bank has selected Broadridge’s multi-asset trading and market making solution, Tbricks, to support multi-asset trading, pricing and position management across its various locations. The post Danske Bank adopts Broadridge’s Tbricks to support multi-asset trading appeared first on The TRADE.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Corporate finance jobs at normal companies are bad … …if you’re using them to break into a deal-based field, such as investment banking , private equity , or venture capital , or as a “Plan B” if you interview around but do not get into one of these. not banks or investment firms). What Are Corporate Finance Jobs?

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OfficeHours

AUGUST 10, 2023

We are excited to invite you to our upcoming webinar, a unique opportunity to gain insights from an industry professional who transitioned successfully from being an M&A Investment Banking Analyst at RBC Capital Markets into a Senior Strategy Analyst at The Walt Disney Company. Yes, I’m interested!

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

A Citadel equity trader and senior associate has left the firm to join Ilex Capital, The TRADE can reveal. According to an update on his social media, Jack Boland has joined Ilex Capital in a US equity trading and global equity capital markets role.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and HSBC Bank Middle East are collaborating to develop digital fixed income securities, with the aim to broaden capital market use cases in the Middle East.

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Accenture Capital Markets

APRIL 10, 2023

Creativity, color, and fun might not be the first words that spring to mind when you think of capital markets, but I think that’s about to change. Personality matters In recent years, capital markets have learned that digital personality matters. Winning this part of the war for talent will not be easy.

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The TRADE

MARCH 12, 2024

Deutsche Bank has signed up to the onboarding and maintenance platform for custody, broker trading, and buy-side accounts offered by ascending fintech Saphyre. By having them as part of our network, not only will Deutsche Bank realise middle- and back-office operational benefits, but our mutual buy-side clients will gain them as well.

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American Banker - Investment Banking

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Mergers and acquisitions are rebounding and equity capital markets are thawing, says C.S. That's a welcome forecast after a persistent slump sapped investment banking revenue across the industry. Venkatakrishnan.

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Accenture Capital Markets

MAY 8, 2024

In an earlier blog , I explored the scale, scope and interrelated nature of the industry-wide disruption facing all participants in today’s capital markets. And one of the biggest cost blocks today is still the middle- and back-office costs—which we estimate to account for up to 30% of most investment banks’ total costs.

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The TRADE

APRIL 3, 2024

The Bank of England (BoE) and the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) are working together to operate a new Digital Securities Sandbox (DSS) – a regime that will allow firms to use developing technology in the issuance, trading and settlement of securities. The closing date for responses is 29 May 2024.

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The TRADE

MARCH 15, 2024

In its findings, the OCC has concluded that the bank failed to surveil “billions of instances of trading activity” across at least 30 trading venues globally. These gaps and deficiencies in JPMC’s trade surveillance program constitute unsafe or unsound banking practices,” the watchdog said in a statement.

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