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Revolut’s €1B Bet on Paris: Banking Licence, HQ Shift & Regulatory Strategy Explained

Europe Firms Depository Credit Intermediation

Revolut will open a Western Europe headquarte...

It plans to invest over €1 billion in France ...

Revolut will apply for a French banking licen...

The move reflects France’s rapid customer gro...

Credit Agricole to Pay €88.25M in Landmark Cum-Cum Dividend Tax Settlement

Europe Risk Depository Credit Intermediation

Credit Agricole CIB agreed to an €88.25 milli...

The payment includes €49.03 million in disgor...

Investigators said the trades generated under...

The deal is the first major resolution in Fra...

Boutique Banks Gain Stake in French M&A Fees While Lazard and Rothschild Still Lead

Europe M&A Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

U.S. advisory boutiques have lifted their sha...

Paris remains dominated by Lazard and Rothsch...

French M&A is becoming more top-heavy: 2024 d...

The boutiques’ selective, high-fee strategy c...

Citi Appoints Åkermark & Dichow to Lead Nordics Investment Banking Push

Europe Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Citigroup hired Tobias Åkermark (ex-Barclays)...

Åkermark starts in late 2025 and Dichow in ea...

They report to Patrick Frowein and Erik Savol...

The hires underline Citi’s push to expand in ...

Denmark’s High-Stakes Strategy: Spending Big to Hold Greenland Amid Geopolitical Tension

Europe Policy Public Administration

Denmark is spending more political and milita...

Keeping Greenland is costly for Denmark (abou...

Greenland’s Arctic location is central to NAT...

Denmark must balance upholding sovereignty an...

ACF Investment Bank’s Strategic Media M&A Expansion into Germany

Europe Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

ACF Investment Bank is expanding into Germany...

ACF says Germany is a cornerstone market as E...

The move builds on ACF’s broader expansion, i...

Backed by owner Forest Road, ACF is positioni...

Alantra Names Alexander Matthes to Lead German Consumer Sector Push in Investment Banking

Europe Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Alantra appointed Alexander Matthes as Managi...

Matthes brings nearly 25 years of investment ...

The hire supports Alantra’s plan to rebuild i...

Alantra is positioning the move to capitalize...

OBOS Bank Chooses Netcompany Banking Services for Core Banking Overhaul

Europe Firms Depository Credit Intermediation

OBOS Bank will switch from Tietoevry Banking ...

The framework deal covers core banking plus d...

NBS is the merged Netcompany-SDC banking unit...

The move aims to improve OBOS’s digital capab...

Rokos Capital Posts 21% Return in 2025, Chris Rokos Takes Home £477M

Europe Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

Rokos Capital founder Chris Rokos withdrew £4...

Firm revenue jumped to £1.2bn from £445m and ...

The macro fund returned about 21% in 2025 (lo...

Results highlight the payoff—and key-person r...

Chris Rokos Reaps £477M Amid Rokos Capital’s 21% Macro Strategy Surge

Europe Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

Rokos Capital Management’s revenue surged to ...

Operating profit jumped about 247% to roughly...

Chris Rokos, seen as the top partner, took ab...

The firm manages around $22bn and materially ...