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APRIL 5, 2025

The infrastructure sector is fertile ground for dealmakers, as producers around the world seek to expand. Throughout 2024, the infrastructure sector was highly active for investment bankers, with robust deal flow across renewable energy, digital transformation, and critical infrastructure projects. Major banks like Absa Bank, ICBC, OTP Bank, Bradesco BBI, J.P.

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CFO News

APRIL 5, 2025

With a strong economic outlook, policy reforms and a resilient market, India remains an attractive destination for attracting global capital, experts said on Saturday.

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Global Finance

APRIL 5, 2025

Advisers enjoy an uptick in M&As and IPOs despite geopolitical uncertainty; whether 2025 maintains the energy remains to be seen. The global mergers and acquistions (M&A) market might not have fulfilled every dealmakers fantasy of a roaring comeback in 2024. Still, every major region posted double-digit gains despite being tossed about by waves of geopolitical uncertainty.

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Tips Watch

APRIL 5, 2025

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com What a week. I made a point to watch President Trump’s tariff announcement on Wednesday live and yes, it was a shock.

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Global Finance

APRIL 5, 2025

The top three sectors when it comes to dealmaking, according to McKinsey, are global energy and materials (GEM); telecom, media, and technology (TMT); and financial services. You saw some big [TMT] deals in the US, but also here in Europe, McKinseys Mieke Van Oostende, a senior partner in Brussels and co-leader of the consultancys global M&A practice, tells Global Finance.

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Global Finance

APRIL 5, 2025

Debt markets were busy last year, but 2025 is off to a slow start as issuers take a wait-and-see approach. Debt capital markets enjoyed a 36% surge in total deal volume in 2024 compared to 2023, according to Dealogic. The US touted a 45% increase. Asia-Pacific (50%), Africa and the Middle East (57%), and Latin America (66%) did even better; and Europe posted a 19% gain.

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CFO News

APRIL 5, 2025

Foreign investors pulled out heavily from Indian equities this week reacting to the reciprocal tariffs by US President Donald Trump.

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Global Finance

APRIL 5, 2025

After two muted years, 2024 didnt quite meet expectations; hopes for a busy 2025 are already wobbling. Persistent inflation and volatile interest rates defined much of the M&A landscape in 2024, dampening buy-side confidence even as activity gained momentum. By years end, global deal value had climbed 16% to surpass $3.4 trillion, according to Dealogic.

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CFO News

APRIL 5, 2025

J P Morgan projects a US recession by the end of 2025, attributing it to President Trump's new reciprocal tariffs. The forecast indicates a potential GDP decline and higher unemployment. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell echoed the concerns, highlighting that tariffs may cause higher inflation and slower growth.

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Global Finance

APRIL 5, 2025

Best Investment Bank: BofA Securities Against the backdrop of a thriving year for global stock markets and increased activity in the debt spectrum, Bank of America (BofA) Securities managed to catapult its global operations to capture an impressive 43% year-over-year jump in investment banking fees as of the fourth quarter of 2024. The numbers were buoyed mainly by the banks three main areas of operations: North America, Latin America, and Europe, where the bank controlled a commanding 8.3%, 9%,

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Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 5, 2025

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of Colombia Tolima Los Brasiles Peaberry Organic coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: How to Think About the Tariffs : This is bad policy, executed thoughtlessly. But it is worth thinking through exactly *why* it is bad. ( The Overshoot ) How Trump Could Make Larry Ellison the Next Media Mogul : The co-founder of Oracle and friend of President Trump, who was a flamboyant fixture in the 1990s, has returned to the

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Global Finance

APRIL 5, 2025

Investment bankers hope to keep the momentum going after an active 2024. For the investment banking industry, 2024 was a time of tempered optimism and guarded anticipation. Market participants entered the year hoping for a robust revival in M&A, IPO, and debt financing activities. Reality fell short of expectations. Global M&A deal value rose 16% to $3.4 trillion last year, according to Dealogic.

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Global Finance

APRIL 5, 2025

Last year, investment banks correctly predicted a boom in stock issuance. This year, a trade war threatens to end the rally. Following two years of sticky inflation, exorbitant interest rates, and geopolitical tensions, worldwide equity issuance volume surged to $741 billion in 2024. Thats up 20% from the previous year. Global inflation eased and major central banks began to cut interest rates: encouraging developments for equity issuers and investors.

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Finance teams are drowning in data—but is it actually helping them spend smarter? Without the right approach, excess spending, inefficiencies, and missed opportunities continue to drain profitability. While analytics offers powerful insights, financial intelligence requires more than just numbers—it takes the right blend of automation, strategy, and human expertise.

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