Executive Summary Jefferies delivered a strong Q3 2025 with net revenues of $2.05 billion, up 22% year-over-year, underpinned by a record advisory performance and gains in debt underwriting, though fixed income and equity underwriting showed mixed results. In comparison with peers like Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup, Jefferies’ investment banking growth is competitive on …
Gist Investment banking GCCs in India now offer the highest compensation across technical and hybrid roles in the BFSI sector, with senior Full-Stack Developers earning up to ₹47.5 lakh annually. Data Scientists in investment banking GCCs command pay between ₹22.1-46.9 lakh p.a.; retail banking and insurance pay somewhat lower, but senior roles are closing the …
Your Guide to India’s BFSI GCC Pay Trends: Investment Banking to Tech Salaries FY26 Read More »
Executive Summary Morgan Stanley has restructured its energy investment banking operations by merging its Global Energy and Global Power & Utilities teams into a new Global Power and Energy Group, effective mid-September 2025. The move installs Jon Fouts and Michael O’Dwyer as co-heads, with new regional leads, and reflects strategic recognition that demand is recovering …
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Executive Summary Morgan Stanley has restructured its energy investment banking operations by combining its Global Energy and Global Power & Utilities groups into a single Global Power & Energy Group, effective September 2025. The new unit is co-led by Jon Fouts (formerly Global Head of Power & Utilities) and Michael O’Dwyer (formerly Global Head of …
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Executive Summary B. Riley Securities has appointed Greg Crooks as Senior Managing Director in its Healthcare and Life Sciences Investment Banking division, effective November 2025, based in New York. He brings over 20 years of experience with 140+ transactions totaling more than $30 billion, spanning biotech and life sciences capital markets and M&A advisory. This …
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Executive Summary Scott Galloway—once an analyst at Morgan Stanley—openly expresses his intense aversion toward investment banking, calling it hateful but simultaneously acknowledging it as one of life’s most formative and valuable training grounds. He outlines how those early years instilled crucial discipline and skills, while also leading him to understand his own limitations and steer …
When Investment Banking Made Him Miserable: Lessons from Scott Galloway’s Journey Read More »
Executive Summary A recent report by Careernet reveals that investment banking global capability centres (GCCs) in India offer the highest compensation across the BFSI sector in FY 2025-26, leading all other segments including retail & commercial banking, financial services, and insurance. Key roles such as data scientists and full-stack developers in investment banking GCCs command …
Gist 2025 has witnessed a strong resurgence in global investment banking activity, driven by mega-M&A deals, rising strategic carve-outs, and major financing packages. Banks are adapting structurally: leadership reshuffles, focus on Washington politics for regulatory navigation, and competition in servicing high-stakes deals. Debt markets are loosening; large bridge loans and leverage are now back in …
2025 Dealmaking Surge: Mega-Deals, Rising Fees & Growing Regulatory/Capital Risks Read More »
Gist JPMorgan Chase has hired Todd Combs from Berkshire Hathaway to head its $10+ billion initiative targeting U.S. strategic sectors—defense, rare earths, tech, medicine—with a direct report to CEO Jamie Dimon. Lazard CEO Peter Orszag warned that Washington clearance (White House/Cabinet-level) has become essential to closing large, cross-border and politically sensitive transactions. Paramount Skydance filed …
National Security, Media Giants & Mining Megadeals: What’s Sparking Big M&A in 2025 Read More »
Gist The investment banking landscape in Q4 2025 shows diverging trends: while Citigroup anticipates ~25% y-o-y growth in its investment banking fees driven by M&A momentum, Bank of America expects flat investment banking fees but a high-single-digit increase in markets revenue. Regulatory changes easing constraints on high-risk and leveraged lending are enabling banks to re-enter …
Banks Ride M&A Momentum in Late 2025: Gains, Costs, and Talent in Focus Read More »
