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. There’s been a reopening in capital markets. It’s been busy. What has your journey to the trading desk been like?

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Funds Capital Capital Market S&P 59

Mergers and Inquisitions

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

For the right person, though, fixed income research can be even better than equity research, whether you’re at a bank, an asset management firm, a hedge fund, or a credit rating agency: Table of Contents: What is Fixed Income Research? closer to the work at a quant fund ). Also, it can be quantitative or fundamental – or both! –

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Equities Debt Asset Management Recruitment 59

Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 4, 2024

But this started changing in the 2010s and early 2020s as team values skyrocketed and billionaires, sovereign wealth funds , and sports private equity firms all jumped into the sector. Public / Private Split – This is vital for stadiums and arenas because it dictates where the funding will come from, but it also extends to other firm types.

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Investment Banking Bank Banking Investment 105

The Deal

AUGUST 15, 2023

’s Competition and Markets Authority continued review of its Activision Blizzard Inc. “Sony is probably the most likely company to go looking for a big publisher,” Neil Barbour of S&P Global Inc. ‘s (SPGI) Kagan said in an email. Bulge-bracket deal expectations may also be a factor.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Usually hosted by bulge bracket banks, SIs are an internalising mechanism that allow banks to execute flow over the counter or off exchange. Exchange traded funds (ETFs) Exchange traded funds (ETFs) have seen a journey to dominance in the last ten years in the advent of more passive trading strategies as opposed to more active ones.

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Trading Investors IT S&P 120

Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

2023’s much-discussed downturn in mergers & acquisitions – with global M&A volume and value down 6% and 17%, respectively, from 2022 – was largely driven by the slowdown in the tech sector, with global tech M&A volumes down 51% year over year, while other sectors saw marked increases. [1] billion, which was funded through $2.65

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