03/29/2023
Jefferies quarterly profit slides on stagnant dealmaking
Analysts were expecting 43 cents a share, according to Refinitiv. It was not immediately clear if the estimates were comparable.
Investment Banking
03/28/2023
Bank of America Pares Down Wealth Lending Unit
The firm had aimed for 800 of the specialists, who help identify bank sales opportunities for wealth customers, by the end of 2022.
03/21/2023
JPMorgan CEO leading talks for new First Republic rescue plan - WSJ
The banks are considering an investment into First Republic, the WSJ report said, adding that the plan could involve converting some or all of the $30 billion of deposits into a capital infusion.
03/14/2023
The Banking World's Woes Continue as Wells Fargo Customers Report Missing Paychecks
One immediate problem for consumers is that some companies with money locked on SVB's platform warned they may have to delay employee's paychecks.
03/10/2023
Banks including JPMorgan, Charles Schwab, see $52bn rout on SVB’s deposit losses
The tech-focused lender said it lost nearly $2bn selling assets following a larger-than-expected decline in deposits
03/09/2023
Citigroup to recalibrate investment banking workforce as required- Bloomberg News
The recent announcement follows the bank's plan to lay off less than 1% of staff
03/07/2023
WashU Expert: Goldman Sachs’ sale won’t allow return to ‘freewheeling ways’
Tuch, who teaches investment banking and private equity, is an expert in corporate law and governance, securities regulation and financial regulation.
03/06/2023
Richard Rosenberg, former Bank of America chief who doubled its assets, dies
They have since swelled to more $3 trillion after more deals, including the purchase of Merrill Lynch during the 2008 financial crisis.
03/06/2023
BofA, Citigroup trim investing banking headcount in Asia: sources
After record dealmaking activity in 2021, M&A volumes and stock floats globally tumbled last year
02/27/2023
CS First Boston Roadmap to be Revealed at Summit
Klein's sale of his eponymous business to Credit Suisse for $175 million was formalized earlier this month as finews.com reported.
02/20/2023
TD Bank executives detail $50B commitment to minority communities ahead of First Horizon merger
In addition to getting feedback from community leaders, Diaz said those sessions created a level of transparency on how TD thinks about these issues.
02/17/2023
Freedom to buy investment bank Maxim Group in $400m deal
Freedom’s US CEO Robert Wotczak will become executive chairman of Maxim Group and its subsidiaries, while Maxim Group president Clifford Teller will be elevated to the role of CEO.
02/16/2023
Bank of America’s European dealmakers aim to ‘consolidate’ position after first third-place finish in a decade
Citigroup, BNP Paribas, Bank of America, and Deutsche Bank have all been vying for the position over the past 10 years
02/13/2023
Execs partner with Charter Capital to form M&A advisory firm for lower middle market
As Charter Capital Partners moves up market to do bigger deals, Lefere and Mills were presented with an opportunity to partner with the firm to serve companies on the lower end of the middle market through LaGrey.
02/13/2023
JPMorgan to hire more than 500 small-business bankers over 2 years
Still, major lenders are hiring in some areas.
02/13/2023
JP Morgan reaches agreement with Ukraine’s Zelensky on rebuilding infrastructure
JP Morgan bankers spent most of last week meeting with Zelensky and his senior staff where they discussed the creation of a fund seeded with $20 billion to $30 billion in private capital, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter.
02/10/2023
Bank of America Sets Record-Breaking Year for Patents Granted in 2022
BofA’s 2022 patents granted rose to 608, 19% over 2021, in categories including artificial intelligence and machine learning, information security, and payments.
01/30/2023
Merrill Invites More Brokers to Sell a Portion of Their Practice
Unlike Merrill’s retirement plan, called the Client Transition Program, brokers in the Succession Planning Program, do not commit to retire.
01/26/2023
Generational Group Named USA Investment Bank of the Year by Global M&A Network
Firm also awarded several additional M&A Atlas Awards at the awards gala ceremony
01/24/2023
Deutsche Bank To Cut Investment Banking Bonuses By 40%
Fixed income will also see an increase in their pay after the unit posted 25% revenue growth in the 9 months leading up to September 30 last year.