Plus, Silicon Valley’s unexpected AI super-investor and the Australian oil groups banding together for survival
Japanese lender targets US investment banking top 10 after acquisition of boutique firm Greenhill
Japanese bank agreed to pay more than twice the boutique’s share price in $550mn deal announced in May
Plus, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling’s transatlantic pact and western banks’ China struggles
Boutique investment bank’s independence ends after 27 years
Japanese group is paying significant premium as it seeks to quicken US expansion
The heads of independent Wall Street firms on how they are adapting to a coronavirus world
Watchstone alleges accounting firm took part in ‘secret meetings’ with adviser during deal negotiations
M&A boutique to buy out most of its shareholders in radical financial restructuring
Another year, another first-half slump for the boutique merger adviser
After a bumpy road, advisory firm is expected to report second-highest revenues in its history
Companies are on the move as rents near parity and boundaries blur
Departures of senior staff follow poor results and 40% fall in shares this year
Advisory firm PJT Partners to combine with Blackstone’s advisory businesses
Boutique US bank Houlihan Lokey prices offering below target
Local TV stations’ spectrum may be worth more than their operations
Moelis & Co’s public offering next week follows a good run for the small, specialist operations
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