Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 8, 2025

Washington, DC, (January 9, 2025) FOCUS Investment Banking is pleased to announce that John-Michael Tamburro has joined the firm as a Managing Director in its Technology Services group. John-Michaels career spans an impressive range of finance disciplines, including derivatives, private equity, and investment banking.

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Global Banking & Finance

MARCH 28, 2024

Leveraging Collaboration and Technology: The Winning Strategy for Corporate Finance Teams In 2024, the global investment banking advisory industry is busy yet again, hoping to forget an incredibly challenging two years which saw the number of IPOs and M&A transactions reduce significantly.

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Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 21, 2025

Washington, DC (January 22, 2025) FOCUS Investment Banking , a premier middle market investment bank, is pleased to announce that Joe Tomarchio , a veteran automotive industry leader, has joined the firm as a Senior Advisor in its Automotive group.

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The TRADE

JULY 1, 2025

The European Central Bank (ECB) has taken a major stride forward in enabling the settlement of distributed ledger technology (DLT) transactions using central bank money through revealing a two-track approach. The post ECB outlines plans to settle DLT transactions using central bank money appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

HSBC has executed a Hong Kong dollar repo transaction with the Bank of East Asia (BEA), which used Hong Kong government digitally native green bonds as collateral for financing purposes. According to the bank, this was the largest digital bond issuance globally, alongside being the first multi-currency digital bond issuance.

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European Investment Bank

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The 2023 Joint Report on Multilateral Development Banks’ Climate Finance provides a comprehensive overview of climate finance commitments by MDBs. Overall, the report aims to promote transparency, accountability, and collaboration in climate finance.

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MergersCorp M&A International

JUNE 21, 2025

MERGERSCORP, a leading American investment banking firm specializing in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and CHINAMERGER, a prominent Chinese M&A advisory firm, today announced the signing of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). and Chinese markets.

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Cisco: M&A

JULY 19, 2024

Cisco Webex in collaboration with a partner,provides a compliance and security solution tailored for digital communications within the Webex Suite, serving major organizations like top North American banks.

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European Investment Bank

JUNE 26, 2025

This study, conducted by the European Investment Bank in collaboration with the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW), looks at firms’ exposure to trade tensions over time and at their ability to react against an ongoing cascade of geopolitical shifts and global disruptions.

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How2Exit

MARCH 10, 2025

Key Takeaways: Vendor Financing as a Deal-Making Tool – Richmond explains how structuring deals with seller financing, instead of traditional bank loans, helps align interests and often results in better terms for both buyers and sellers. Overcoming Seller Expectations – Many business owners overvalue their companies.

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The TRADE

JULY 3, 2025

Issued by First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the bond will be listed on ADX and made available through HSBC’s Orion digital assets platform. The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has begun the pricing process for what is reportedly the MENA region’s first distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based digitally native bond.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 24, 2023

You don’t want to miss these valuable tips from industry experts on how they collaborate to create the best overall outcome for your transaction! By: FOCUS Investment Banking How do practice valuations compare to those of real estate? What does it take to maximize real estate value? A well-structured lease, of course!

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The TRADE

JULY 19, 2023

Japan’s MUFG and Morgan Stanley have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on their foreign exchange offerings in a bid to further enhance their respective trading businesses. Plans are to implement in the first half of 2024, subject to regulatory approvals.

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The TRADE

JUNE 27, 2024

State Street Global Advisors and Galaxy Asset Management have unveiled a new collaboration aimed at bringing investors digital asset-based strategies, offering key exposure to companies involved in the digital asset space. trillion digital asset landscape through manager-directed strategies.

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The TRADE

JULY 10, 2024

The post Interactive Brokers and HSBC collaborate on single platform trading solution appeared first on The TRADE. Institutions worldwide continue to select our platform to streamline their businesses and meet the needs of their clients efficiently.”

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The ICE Global Network offers banks, asset managers, hedge funds and other market participants direct market access to data and execution services from more than 150 exchanges and marketplaces around the world. “The

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Focus Investment Banking

MARCH 13, 2024

In this blog we discuss the pivotal role of technology in shaping the future of M&A banking and the firm’s approach to fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented culture within its technology services team. Q: How is Technology Shaping the Future of M&A Banking?

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The TRADE

JULY 23, 2024

Pan-European trading venue for securities Spectrum Markets has welcomed Baader Bank as a new trading member. Nicky Maan Baader Bank has been trading securities for over four decades, offering its partners and institutional investors access to capital markets through integrated trading platforms.

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European Investment Bank

JULY 1, 2025

The Joint MDB Water Security Financing Report 2024 marks a milestone in collective action by ten Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) to strengthen global water security. Building on commitments made at COP28 and the One Water Summit, the report sets a baseline for tracking investments and collaboration across the water sector.

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The TRADE

JULY 31, 2024

RBC Capital Markets has appointed Mitul Patel director, central bank sales, based in London. As part of the role, Patel will hold responsibility for distributing global rates product, alongside collaborating closely with global trading teams, internal partners in DCM, syndicate, and sales to execute strategy and drive growth.

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Beyond M&A

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Theres a version of Tech Due Diligence that is inherently collaborative because it involves working openly with the target company and the investment bank. This is known as ‘Vendor Due Diligence’ or ‘Sell-Side Due Diligence’ effectively assessing the firm before it goes to market.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 22, 2024

China Minsheng Bank has adopted Bloomberg’s sell-side execution management solution, ETOMS, alongside expanding its use of Trade Order Management Solutions (TOMS). The development will be used to support the commercial bank’s RMB cash bond market-making under Bond Connect and its USD interest rate swap (IRS) market-making in Hong Kong.

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The TRADE

MARCH 12, 2024

Deutsche Bank has signed up to the onboarding and maintenance platform for custody, broker trading, and buy-side accounts offered by ascending fintech Saphyre. By having them as part of our network, not only will Deutsche Bank realise middle- and back-office operational benefits, but our mutual buy-side clients will gain them as well.

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The TRADE

APRIL 10, 2024

BNY Mellon has unveiled a new collaboration between short-term investment platform LiquidityDirect and cloud treasury and finance solutions business, Kyriba. “Collaborating with BNY Mellon’s LiquidityDirect platform enables our customers to improve their liquidity performance.”

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The TRADE

MAY 14, 2024

Deutsche Bank has joined asset tokenisation initiative Project Guardian – dedicated to testing the feasibility of applications in regulated financial markets – as part of the asset and wealth management workstream. The post Deutsche Bank joins global policy makers’ Project Guardian appeared first on The TRADE.

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MergersCorp M&A International

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The post Photovoltaic, MergersCorp, and Unoenergy IS sign partnership appeared first on MergersCorp M&A International | Investment Banking. This partnership is born with the goal of creating new opportunities for both entities, facilitating the meeting between investors and cutting-edge technological solutions.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and HSBC Bank Middle East are collaborating to develop digital fixed income securities, with the aim to broaden capital market use cases in the Middle East. The collaboration will leverage ADX’s investment product knowledge and HSBC’s investment banking, capital markets and blockchain capabilities.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

This is, and will likely continue to be, a people business, requiring strong interpersonal skills to manage relationships and collaborate effectively. This evolution will streamline trading operations, creating more efficient and dynamic trading desks powered by human-AI collaboration.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 21, 2023

FlexTrade and LSEG have announced a collaboration to deliver a single interface approach to FX and multi-asset execution management through a fully integrated FX solution. The collaboration is set to support regulated FX flows and enhance FlexFX’s capabilities as part of FlexTrade’s buy-side multi-asset trading platform.

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The TRADE

APRIL 2, 2024

Tradeweb has won the bid to supply electronic trading platforms (ETP) to the European Central Bank for the next four years. As part of the deal, the fixed income platform provider will provide ETPs for the central bank and other Eurosystem National Central Banks (NCBs).

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Erik Tham, head of product management, global private banking at MarketAxess, said: This collaboration between UBS and MarketAxess makes Axess IQ an even more powerful one-stop-shop. Erik Tham The move is set to enhance the liquidity and workflow options available to Axess IQ users.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Cboe Clear Europe has received regulatory approval to clear European Securities Financing Transactions (SFTs), granted by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) and the Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM). Initially, the service will cover key European markets, with plans to expand the offering based on client demand and market developments.”

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The TRADE

JUNE 23, 2025

ION has partnered with GFO-X, the UK’s first regulated and centrally cleared trading venue for digital asset derivatives.

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MergersCorp M&A International

JUNE 7, 2025

The strategic partnership is effective immediately, with both MERGERSCORP and CHINAMERGER already engaged in collaborative efforts on several key initiatives. This proactive collaboration underscores their joint commitment to innovation and client success in an increasingly complex global marketplace.

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MergersCorp M&A International

JUNE 14, 2025

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – June 14, 2025 – MergersCorp M&A International, a distinguished advisory firm specializing in Investment Banking, cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and comprehensive corporate finance solutions for clients globally, and Spektrum Capital Advisors LLC, a U.S.-based

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MergersCorp M&A International

DECEMBER 2, 2024

New York, NY – The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) in New York is excited to announce its strategic partnership with MergersCorp M&A International, an american leading investment banking and advisory firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and corporate finance. As the U.S.

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The TRADE

MAY 17, 2024

SGX FX has confirmed African corporate and investment bank Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) as its newest liquidity provider, set to expand opportunities for traders trading the South African Rand. The post SGX FX partners with Rand Merchant Bank to enhance opportunities for South African Rand trading appeared first on The TRADE.

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