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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

AE Industrial’s ‘Captain’ Kirk Konert On Firefly Beating Musk’s SpaceX, PE Space Race

Global Finance: Congrats on Firefly’s Blue Ghost, which completed its lunar mission in March. Kirk Konert: It was a little...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

CFO Corner With SCHOTT Pharma’s Almuth Steinkühler

Global Finance: What has been the biggest challenge of your tenure as financial head of SCHOTT Pharma, given its new...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

The Wind Shifts For Energy: Q&A With Marcia Hook And Ty’Meka Reeves-Sobers Of Clifford Chance

Global Finance: How has the outlook for the energy industry shifted under the new US administration? Marcia Hook: Under the...

Mutual Benefits: The Inside Story Of Itas’ Ground-Breaking Virtual Accounts Implementation

In February 2018, Gruppo ITAS Assicurazioni (Itas), a leading mutual insurance company in Italy, became one of the first insurance companies in Europe to initiate a virtual account structure for its incoming payments – setting a benchmark in terms of ...

Transaction Banking

Embedded Finance Comes Of Age

Imagine a world where accessing trade finance is as simple as clicking a button, woven seamlessly into the fabric of...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Asia-Pacific: Economic Growth Taking Off

The Asia-Pacific region (APAC) will lead global economic growth over the next 15 years thanks to several factors, some of...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

US Investors Swarm Italy’s Football Clubs And Stadiums

Serie A, B, and C teams are all in play as private equity firms join the “mad rush” to buy...

Insurance

Insurers’ Big Bet On Alternative Investments

Life insurance companies used to be conservative investors. For decades, they relied on long-term bonds—safe, steady, and predictable—to match their...

Cloud Banking – Think Big

Investment bankers hope to keep the momentum going after an active 2024. For the investment banking industry, 2024 was a...

Awards

World’s Best Investment Banks 2025: Overview

Investment bankers hope to keep the momentum going after an active 2024. For the investment banking industry, 2024 was a...

Award Winners

World’s Best Investment Banks 2025: Global And Country Winners

Best Investment Bank: BofA Securities Against the backdrop of a thriving year for global stock markets and increased activity in...

Award Winners

World’s Best Investment Banks 2025: Global Winners By Sector

The top three sectors when it comes to dealmaking, according to McKinsey, are global energy and materials (GEM); telecom, media,...

Award Winners

World’s Best Investment Banks 2025: Regional Winners

Advisers enjoy an uptick in M&As and IPOs despite geopolitical uncertainty; whether 2025 maintains the energy remains to be seen....

Banks Looking To Utilities For Better Cross-Border Payment Solutions

Last year, investment banks correctly predicted a boom in stock issuance. This year, a trade war threatens to end the...

Award Winners

World’s Best Investment Banks 2025: Equities

Last year, investment banks correctly predicted a boom in stock issuance. This year, a trade war threatens to end the...