Private Credit
Private Credit Stress Test: What Breaks And What Holds
Private credit faces mounting stress from liquidity mismatches, fraud concerns, and macro pressures, even as bullish sentiment persist.
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Private Credit
Private Credit’s Next Bet: Intellectual Property
Asset-light companies reshape private credit as lenders embrace intellectual property collateral, despite valuation challenges, legal risks, and AI-driven obsolescence concerns
Executive Interviews
CFO Corner: Iker Etxezarreta Fraile, Faes Farma
Faes Farma operates in 16 countries, with a China joint venture and 40+ licensing deals; Iker Etxezarreta Fraile became CFO last July.
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Beyond Speed and Cost: The Push for Transparency in Cross-Border Payments
As cross-border payments evolve, Frantz Teissèdre, Head of Public Affairs for Cash Clearing Services at Societe Generale and a member of the G20 Payments, Interoperability, and Extension (PIE) Task Force, examines how the focus on transparency is raising the bar for efficiency, security, and trust in global payments systems.
Awards
World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: Good Times Fizzle Away
A buoyant 2025 has transformed into a precarious 2026 rife with geopolitical instability, including the largest oil shock in history.
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World’s Best Investment Banks: Global Winners
Explore the top investment banks of 2025, highlighting their achievements and contributions across key global categories in the industry.
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World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: Global Winners By Sector
In 2025, some of the world’s top investment banks demonstrated their leadership across diverse sectors, driving major deals that shaped global markets.
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World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: Africa
These standout investment banks exemplify the dynamism and growing global relevance of Africa’s financial ecosystem.
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Bridging Continents: The Future of Middle East-Africa Trade Alliances
Islam Zekry, Group Chief Finance & Operation Officer and Executive Board Member at CIB, explores how GCC-Africa partnerships are driving economic growth, resilience and a transformative era of South-South cooperation, and how Egypt’s strategic location and financial expertise position it as a key player in emerging trade corridors.
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World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: Asia-Pacific
This year's top firms in Asia-Pacific underscore the region’s growing influence in shaping global investment banking trends.
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World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: Central & Eastern Europe
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has long been a hub for dynamic financial markets, and in 2025, investment banks in the region are capitalizing on a resurgence of complex, sponsor-backed M&A transactions.
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World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: Latin America
Latin America's investment banking giants of 2025, driving record M&A deals, booming equity offerings, and landmark debt transactions.
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World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: Middle East
Investment banks in the Middle East enjoyed a transformative 2025 with record-breaking sukuk issuances and high-profile IPOs.
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Vietnam’s New Wealth: How Techcombank is Shaping Private Banking
North America's investment banks overcame early market disruptions, then surged with major M&A, IPO, and debt deals in 2025.
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World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: North America
North America's investment banks overcame early market disruptions, then surged with major M&A, IPO, and debt deals in 2025.