A celebration of the top deals in the Middle East over the past year.
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Deals of the Year 2019 - Asia-Pacific
May 1, 2019The best deals in the Asia-Pacific region over the past year are celebrated.
Deals of the Year 2019 - Europe
May 1, 2019The Banker reviews Europe's best deals of the past year.
Surfing the big tech wave: will IPOs revive the market?
May 1, 2019Despite a grim first quarter for primary issuance in capital markets, the trickle is to be followed by a tsunami of big tech IPOs. The question is, which will sink and which will swim?
US dominates Q1 2019 M&A activity
May 1, 2019Globally, M&A activity is down on the first quarter of 2018, though it is business as usual in the US.
Market volatility drives down investment banking fees
April 5, 2019European investment banking fees are down by about a quarter over the first three months of 2019, compared with the first quarter of 2018.
Morgan Stanley M&A head focuses on activism and Japan
April 1, 2019Morgan Stanley's head of Americas M&A tells Kat Van Hoof how the bank has turned its eye on merger hotspots, Japan and activism to capture opportunities.
The greatest debt workout on earth
April 1, 2019A sharp drop in credit markets in late 2018 made many wonder whether the fat years are coming at an end. Kat Van Hoof reports.
North American regulators lead the way in fine enforcement
March 28, 2019Data from Boston Consulting Group shows that North American banks have paid more in terms of value than European institutions over the past decade. Kat Van Hoof reports.
IPOs experience worst start in a decade
March 21, 2019Uncertainty and volatility make for uneasy bedfellows in any investment environment, but the bite is most keenly felt in initial public offerings. Kat Van Hoof reports.