Finance Updates – Page 51 – Finance Updates

IPOs & Equity Financing Rebound Mid-2025: Sponsor Exits, Private Deals & Convertibles Surge

Global Markets Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Global equity capital markets, including IPOs...

Companies are staying private longer as insti...

Follow-on offerings and convertible bonds are...

IPO recovery is strongest in the US, Greater ...

Cash Plus IPO Sparks Fintech Surge in Morocco and Boosts Casablanca Exchange

Global Markets Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Cash Plus’s IPO on the Casablanca Stock Excha...

The deal valued Cash Plus at around MAD 5 bil...

Backed by nearly 5,000 outlets, growing digit...

The IPO signals renewed momentum in Morocco’s...

Global M&A 2023: Value Slump, Megadeals Persist & What’s Coming in 2024-25

Global M&A Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Global M&A deal value fell to about US$2.6 tr...

Megadeals and a nearly US$750 billion Q4 surg...

Energy, Resources & Industrials and Life Scie...

Companies are deploying both defensive and of...

How Rising Interest Rates and Government Debt Are Reshaping M&A and Valuations

Global M&A Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Global M&A volumes fell about 9% in H1 2025 w...

Valuation multiples have compressed sharply (...

Higher sovereign debt costs, rising long-term...

Dealmakers are prioritizing high-quality, dom...

Equities Trading Set to Spur Revenue & Bonuses in 2025 – Winners & Risks Revealed

Global Forecast Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Equities trading is driving a forecast ~10% r...

Bonus pools are projected to be the highest s...

Despite their outperformance, equity traders ...

Morgan Stanley and other major banks are capi...

Investment Banking 2025: Mega-Deals, Private Credit, AI & Middle-Market Momentum

Global Markets Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Global investment banking revenues are reboun...

Regulatory easing on leverage is allowing ban...

AI, digital assets, and sector-focused covera...

Firms are shifting talent strategies toward i...

Sahel Trio Launches $895M Regional Bank to Drive Infrastructure & Sovereignty

Global M&A Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have created a ...

The bank will draw roughly 5% of each country...

This initiative follows the three countries’ ...

The bank’s effectiveness will hinge on its go...

European Investment Banks Eye Fee Rebound in 2026 Fueled by PE Exits & IPO Recovery

Global Context/FYI Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

European investment banking fees have lagged ...

Banks report building deal pipelines as valua...

After a near 20-year low in listings, Europe’...

Persistent macro uncertainty, political risk ...

Standard Bank’s $138M Boost for Safaricom Ethiopia Spawns Digital Opportunity

Global Firms Telecommunications

Standard Bank has provided a USD 138 million ...

The bank is sole arranger, lender, facility a...

STEP has grown to 10.1 million active custome...

The funding underpins Ethiopia’s broader push...

Investment Bank Revenue Outlook 2025-26: Equities Lead, Advisory Surges, Trading Cools

Global Markets Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Global investment bank revenues are projected...

Equities trading is expected to grow ~15% in ...

FICC and advisory/origination are also foreca...

Banks like Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, a...