The TRADE

JANUARY 5, 2024

Jefferies’ managing director and head of US equity distribution in Europe, Guy Trust, has left the bank after nearly a decade to join Daiwa Capital Markets Europe, The TRADE can reveal. Trust has an extensive career specialising in equities and arbitrage strategies.

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How2Exit

JUNE 3, 2024

E219: Unlocking True Business Value: Strategies and Insights for Mid-Market Sales w/ Trever Acers - Watch Here About the Guest(s): Trever Acers is an investment banking and valuation expert with over two decades of experience in the industry.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 7, 2025

Day has been promoted to the role, following 12 years at AFME, where she has previously served as head of equities. As part of the role, she oversaw equity capital markets (ECM), trading and post-trade activities. She also brings extensive experience in investment banking and capital markets to the new role.

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PE Hub

JANUARY 30, 2024

The New York-based PE sponsor has engaged a cross-border investment bank to target prospective buyers, including US and European private equity sponsors, sources told PE Hub. The post Searchlight readies automotive diagnostics business Opus Group for sale appeared first on PE Hub.

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OfficeHours

JULY 4, 2023

Going to keep today rather simple — we want to celebrate and kick off the second half of the year with a simple offer for the first 10 people that take advantage of the below — PE Platform Access for $225 OFF = $74 out of pocket for lifetime access Our flagship program has placed mentees into most major private equity firms since launching in 2020.

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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. Clear Street has hired a team of investment bankers to build out the investment banking and advisory offering.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 13, 2024

Over the past few decades, growth equity (GE) has gone from an afterthought to a major asset class for huge investment firms. Others would counter that growth equity’s rapid ascent was mostly due to the easy money that persisted between 2008 and 2021. The Top Growth Equity Firms Why Did Growth Equity Get So Popular?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 15, 2024

Private equity value creation came on my radar a few years ago when I noticed something: Even though traditional PE deal roles were not doing well, “operational” or “value creation” teams still seemed to be recruiting. What Does the Private Equity Value Creation Team Do in Real Life? Why is PE Value Creation Suddenly “Hot”?

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

This week, both Barclays and JP Morgan made new appointments within their equities trading and sales teams. Doug Polera was appointed as an equity sales trader at Barclays, joining from Credit Suisse where he spent the last 18 years. While at Credit Suisse, Polera most recently served as director of equity sales trading.

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The TRADE

MAY 16, 2024

A DWS Group senior equity trader has departed for pastures new after over 16 years at the asset manager, The TRADE can reveal. Alex Cotar has left the asset management arm of Deutsche Bank to join Bankhaus Metzler as an equity sales trader, according to an update on social media.

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OfficeHours

MAY 24, 2023

Investment banking is one of the most sought-after careers in the finance world. Investment banking is highly desirable due to its potential for high lifetime earnings, its interesting and impactful work, and it serves as a springboard for a career in finance. Maybe even more important than your major is your GPA.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Prior to joining Union, Hock spent three years at Barclays as head of equity execution sales, four years at Tungsten Capital Management as head of portfolio trading and management, and two and a half years at Ferox Capital Management in a similar role. Prior to that, he was vice president of international equity trading at the firm.

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The TRADE

JULY 19, 2023

Elsewhere, investment banking fees were down too, reaching $1.43 Net revenues in equities were relatively more positive, given that they remained almost unchanged compared to Q2 2022, totalling $2.97 Most recently , Bank of America reported its highest H1 sales and trading revenue in over a decade.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 10, 2024

If you want to read angry comments and long threads with plenty of insults, you can’t go wrong with the wealth management vs. investment banking debate. Some of these client differences relate to the distinction between private wealth management and private banking; for more on that, you should review the the private banking article.

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Focus Investment Banking

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

They are among the most active advisors to medical professionals in transactions with private equity-backed organizations. “We We enjoyed working with Eric Yetter and Andy Snyder at FOCUS Investment Banking, said Richard Strabbing, M.D., who serves as Michigan ENT’s managing partner.

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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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OfficeHours

AUGUST 20, 2023

Written by a Top OfficeHours Private Equity Coach Is PE a Good Fit for you? To know if the buyside is right for you, let’s start with a textbook understanding of “What is private equity?” During the hold period, the private equity firm can improve operations, management structure, and financial strategies to optimize the business.

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The TRADE

JULY 13, 2023

US-based investment banks including Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley will begin to report Q2 earnings tomorrow, which Moody’s anticipates will showcase “more muted trading revenue” and mixed results in investment banking.

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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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MergersCorp M&A International

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

MergersCorp M&A International, a leading investment banking advisory firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions, is proud to announce the acquisition of the official sell side mandate for one of Italy’s most prestigious Serie A soccer clubs.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 12, 2023

Over time, investment banking recruiting has become more impersonal with developments like HireVue interviews , online tests, and recruiters conducting the initial screens. In regions like London and Hong Kong , ACs are used for investment banking , sales & trading , and other areas at banks and consulting firms.

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The TRADE

JULY 17, 2023

Heraty is set to take on the role of head of US equity solutions and structured product sales, whilst Gleave has been appointed as head of European equity solutions. Heraty was previously at Credit Suisse where he spent four years as head of North American equity derivative sales.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 13, 2023

billion revenue in markets, a year-on-year improvement, equity revenues were down by 3%. According to Citi, this is down to a decline in equity derivatives which has in part been offset by growth in cash and prime. Despite the $4.5 Throughout Q3 Citi has had some significant changes to its personnel.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Wall Street giant Citi has made a number of cuts to it cash equities trading business in London, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, The TRADE can reveal. Citi is the latest bank making cuts to its trading and investment banking unit.

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Global Banking & Finance

MAY 3, 2024

SocGen Q1 profit slumps less than expected as investment bank surprises By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) -French bank Societe Generale’s net income fell less than expected in the first quarter, as profits on equity derivative sales offset weaknesses at its retail bank and in fixed-income trading.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 10, 2023

Cantor Fitzgerald Europe has appointed William Lindsay as its new head of Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT) sales for the EMEA region. Most recently, Lindsay served as vice president of equity research – a role he held for nine months. Lindsay joins the firm from Berenberg, where he spent the last two years.

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MergersCorp M&A International

MAY 3, 2024

MERGERSCORP is a leading American Investment Banking Advisory firm that specializes in facilitating mergers and acquisitions for companies across various industries. We are pleased to confirm that negotiations with an American Private Equity Fund are underway regarding the potential sale of Foggia Calcio 1920.

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OfficeHours

JUNE 5, 2023

The paper LBO is one of the most commonly used and intimidating interview techniques for private equity. Many candidates dread the paper LBO, but simply put, it is one of the most definitive “weeder” techniques used by many private equity firms and investment banking to lower the applicant pool.

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Solganick & Co.

MARCH 10, 2025

March 10, 2025 — Solganick is pleased to announce that it served as the exclusive M&A advisor to Kavaliro for the sale of its Salesforce consulting division to Accordion. This sale reflects our commitment to focusing on areas where we have the greatest potential for growth and innovation, said Mark Moore, President of Kavaliro.

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Focus Investment Banking

AUGUST 15, 2023

Washington, DC, (August 15, 2023) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announced today that it has added two new managing directors, Mike McCraw and William R. Bill”) Snow.

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The TRADE

APRIL 15, 2024

Across the board banks have reported increasingly positive equities performances, a notable development following turbulent recent times. Jane Fraser While equities performance either grew or remained flat across the sell-side, the banks posted less impressive growth in fixed income, however. year on year (up 47.9%

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The TRADE

AUGUST 1, 2023

Investment banking boutique KNG Securities has appointed Gary Ballard as its new head of equities. Ballard brings over 30 years’ experience in equity sales, having previously held positions at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Baring Securities. Gary will spearhead our expansion into equities.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 9, 2023

US investment bank Stifel has made a number of jobs cuts to its London equities business in recent weeks according to two people familiar with the matter. A number of equity research roles were also cut, the people said. The US investment bank has made a number of acquisitions in Europe.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 14, 2024

John Bajus has left his role as Instinet, where he most recently served as head Americas execution sales, to join US equities trading venue IntelligentCross, part of AI powered trading platform company, Imperative Execution. His experience also includes previous roles as an MD at UBS Investment Bank, State Street, and Bear Stearns.

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The TRADE

JULY 18, 2023

Bank of America has reported a strong second quarter and first half of the year overall, despite its global wealth and investment management total revenue decreasing 4% to $5.2 billion due to lower average equity and fixed income market levels. Overall, the bank’s total revenue was up 11% from Q2 2022 at $25.2

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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. He also has experience working across a range of asset classes – equities, commodities, FX spot, listed derivatives, and ETFs.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 31, 2024

If you ever tire of the hype around tech, industrials private equity might be an ideal hiding spot. Morgan’s acquisition of Carnegie Steel in 1901 – was an industrials private equity deal. Table Of Contents Industrials Private Equity Defined What Has Drawn Private Equity Firms to Industrials Companies?

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