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Bayer/Monsanto and the rise of boutique firms
September 27, 2016 Consideration for the Bayer/Monsanto transaction was recently revised upwards, bringing the total deal value to $66.3bn, including debt. Investment banking specialist Annie Hall examines the involvement of boutique advisor Ducera Partners and how boutique firms have been steadily gaining market share in recent years.
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September on track to be the busiest month for US IPOs
September 22, 2016 With September on track to be the busiest month for US IPOs this year, our head of ECM Research in the Americas, Domenico Positano, examines how the market has fared this year and the outlook leading up to the US election.
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Postal Savings Bank of China delivers largest IPO of the year, using Dealogic
On September 21, Postal Savings Bank of China successfully raised $7.4bn in what is the world’s largest IPO since Alibaba’s $25.0bn offering in September 2014, and with a record-breaking 26 bookrunners on the transaction. As a trusted financial platform partner, Dealogic helped the global coordinators and the bookrunners seamlessly execute the transaction through the DealManager network. Transaction […]
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Executive Insight: how has the CFO's role changed in the fintech industry?
In the second part of our interview with Krish Venkataraman, he discusses how the CFO role has evolved in the fintech industry over the past decade.
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Hong Kong's largest IPO in 6 years kicks off
Sep 19, 2016 Postal Savings Bank of China’s IPO was launched last week and is the largest IPO in Hong Kong in 6 years. With 80% of the deal taken up by cornerstone investors, Romaine Jackson discusses the shift away from price discovery and what that means for the deal.
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Dealogic adds FINRA Rule 2242 certificates to compliance suite
NEW YORK, Sept 16, 2016 Dealogic is proud to announce the addition of FINRA Rule 2242 certificates in its ComplianceManager and feed products. FINRA Rule 2242 focuses on fixed income research regulation, and is designed to combat conflicts of interest on the publication of debt research. This new addition solidifies Dealogic’s position as the industry […]
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US banks continue to dominate over European rivals in IB market share
Sep 12, 2016 Uncertain markets coupled with regulatory constraints, have seen European banks’ share of the global IB fee pool drop to the lowest level on record. Issariya Udomritkul from our Investment Banking team in EMEA, takes a look at European versus US banks and how they are faring this year.
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MiFID II: Valuing resources in 5 steps
MiFID II: Valuing resources in 5 steps Recent reforms to EU market legislation, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), known as MiFID II, cover everything from trading venues to financial instruments, trade execution, and research payments. With the ultimate goal of ensuring that investors’ interests come first, MiFID II focuses heavily on costs charged […]
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US targeted M&A surpasses $1tr for third consecutive YTD
September 6, 2016 By Olga Tarabrina $1.01tr: US targeted M&A volume in 2016 YTD US targeted M&A volume has hit $1.01tr in 2016 YTD, surpassing the $1tr mark for the third consecutive YTD period. The last such running streak was recorded over 15 years ago, between 1998 YTD ($1.15tr) and 2000 YTD ($1.12tr). Volume in 2016 YTD, […]