Category: Investment Banking

April 23, 2024

JTC describes FRTC-DE as “highly complementary” to its previous acquisitions of South Dakota Trust Company (SDTC) and New York Private Trust Company (NYPTC). The proposed deal, which is subject to customary closing conditions, will see FRTC-DE and its $9 billion […]

March 20, 2024

JPMorgan Chase has created a “sports investment banking coverage group” aiming to offer advisory and financing solutions for potential investors in athletic franchises, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing an internal memo. “Sports has become an increasingly large asset class, attracting more […]

March 18, 2024

UBS aims to expand its wealth management business in the U.S. through potential M&A activities within the next three to four years, Chair Colm Kelleher told the the Swiss NZZ newspaper Sunday, according to Reuters. Since its acquisition of Credit […]

March 4, 2024

The CIEF has been launched to provide funding to Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs). CDFIs are non-profit lenders including community development banks, credit unions, loan funds and venture capital funds which service underserved communities specifically with small business loans, real […]

February 29, 2024

The group – which is headquartered in Kansas City and includes CRB Securities and embedded finance solutions vendor Cross River Bank – says the new division will work to advise fintechs on “their most critical decisions, including mergers and acquisitions, […]

February 5, 2024

The German investment bank says the cuts will mainly apply to “non-client-facing areas” as it looks to streamline its business in Germany and lower its annual total operating cost to €20 billion by 2025. Deutsche Bank currently employs around 90,000 […]

January 4, 2024

The most recent trading session ended with U.S. Bancorp (USB) standing at $43.21, reflecting a +1.08% shift from the previouse trading day’s closing. The stock’s performance was ahead of the S&P 500’s daily loss of 0.34%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained […]

December 20, 2023

As previously reported, regulations and restrictions on Foreign Direct Investment (“FDI”) have expanded quickly in the United States and in many of its trading partner countries around the world. FDI has been further complicated in the U.S. by the passage […]

December 11, 2023

As trucking firms seek to move past sluggish conditions, the market continues to claw at loan repayments and carriers’ ability to survive. The failure of Citizens Bank of Sac City, in Iowa, last month and credit risks with some banks’ […]

November 28, 2023

The £925 million refinancing plan, compiled by Morgan Stanley and Moelis, comprises a £325 million equity capital raise and £600 million in debt financing. It also raises the stake of the bank’s largest shareholder, Colombian billionaire Jaime Gilinski Bacal’s Spaldy […]

November 16, 2023

Silverflow, a cutting-edge payment processing technology company, has secured a €15 Million investment led by industry veterans and payments experts at Global Paytech Ventures. Picus Capital, Coatue, Crane Venture Partners, Inkef, and several angel investors also participated with a valuation […]

November 9, 2023

The round also saw existing investor Dubai Investments acquire an additional 7.68% equity stake in the challenger, increasing the group`s holding in the bank from an initial 9.25% to 16.93%, subject to regulatory approvals. While the latest funding has taken […]

November 2, 2023

The bank’s “long-term” shareholders, BBVA, Toscafund and Infinity Investment Partners, took part in the private capital raise. The trio of investors previously enabled the bank to secure £105 million in funding last year across two capital raises. Atom says the […]

November 1, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the cash sweep options Wells Fargo provides to investment advisory clients at account opening, the bank disclosed in a regulatory filing on Tuesday. Wells Fargo Advisors offers a sweep feature with three options […]

October 17, 2023

NMTCs typically come with favourable interest rates and non-traditional financial terms and conditions, helping to attract investment from private entities, banks and corporations. Investors then leverage the NMTCs to finance development projects in underserved and low-income communities, often in the […]

August 30, 2023

MoonPay Ventures aims to focus on early-stage companies looking to build Web3 experiences and drive “industry-wide value” through increased adoption of the technology. It has already made a number of investments in the space, including in companies such as BCB […]

August 24, 2023

Mateu Batle, the fintech’s CEO and co-founder, confirmed that the investment is to be applied to support its growth and expansion, which includes attracting more SMBs to the platform. This ambition will be further reinforced by the planned integration of […]

August 21, 2023

If an ICG split happens, it wouldn’t be the first time a major Wall Street bank has spread out responsibility from two or three pillars to five. Wells Fargo in 2020, split its wholesale bank into a commercial unit and […]

August 17, 2023

The fintech says the expansion and refinancing of its existing credit facility will “sustain its efforts in helping underserved clients” as it seeks to grow its current portfolio and presence in the US market. “This deal not only strengthens our […]

August 16, 2023

As a Minority Depository Institution (MDI) and a US Small Business Administration Preferred Lender, Tasi Bank, a division of the Bank of Guam, supports a consolidated offering of banking and fintech capabilities to serve the region’s financially excluded communities, with […]