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How Merchant Banks Help Businesses Grow and Succeed

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Functions of Merchant Banks A merchant bank’s primary function is to provide financial and advisory services to medium-sized businesses. Morgan Stanley India: Global investment bank with a strong presence in India, offering services such as underwriting, M&A advisory, and equity research.

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Project Finance vs. Corporate Finance: Careers, Recruiting, Financial Modeling, and More

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Many of these assets last for decades , have stable/predictable cash flows , use substantial Debt (50 – 60%+ of the total price), and use sized and sculpted Debt. The term “Project Finance” at large banks refers to a group that operates like Debt Capital Markets or Leveraged Finance but for infrastructure rather than normal companies.

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Bulge Bracket Banks: 2024 Edition

Mergers and Inquisitions

For example, Wells Fargo always does well in debt capital markets but much worse in M&A advisory and equity capital markets. The post Bulge Bracket Banks: 2024 Edition appeared first on Mergers & Inquisitions. We may cover these points in future updates.

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Investment Banking in Singapore: The Best Gateway to Asia for the Non-Chinese?

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You can see a breakout of deals by specific country below, based on the same sources (ION Analytics, Dealogic, and Merger Market ): None of this means that Singapore is “bad.” The basic difference is that the international bulge bracket banks tend to be stronger in M&A advisory and weaker in equity and debt capital markets.