The Big Picture

JANUARY 9, 2024

Matt Levine : 00:05:09 There’s some of that, but like, you have to like, like yeah, you’re like writing merger agreements and then the other side is marking up the merger agreement and like you’re arguing over commas and stuff. And it stopped in like September of 2008. What was your experience like?

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The Big Picture

DECEMBER 5, 2023

And that was very important because when this was the dawning of what is now a big analyst program across the country in all banks and investment banks. And the entire merger department of Goldman Sachs in 1983 was 32 people. There was no m and a departments in any investment bank really until the very late seventies.

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The Big Picture

DECEMBER 14, 2022

But I’d say, overall, folks are more kind of corporate-oriented, you know, investing in companies. I definitely wanted to gain investing skills. And so I wanted to be part of that kind of follow-through, and that’s why moving to the investment side was interesting to me. And for me, that was interesting.

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The Big Picture

APRIL 4, 2023

In fact, that was pre -merger with Manny Hanny and Chemical, and JP Morgan, and et cetera. They really weren’t in the investment banking business, and they looked at the opportunity there and said, gee, we should really have a high yield business and a financing business. KENCEL: It’s the investment banking affiliate.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 10, 2025

And it wasn't just big banks: Across the financial-services industry, stocks were taking a big hit. To name a few examples, megabank Citigroup (NYSE: C) was down by about 6%; investment banking giant Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) was lower by 8%; and online banking disruptor SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI) plunged by about 12%.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 19, 2025

As was noted, it is a solid company, and an equally solid investment. Although the fallout from 2008-09's subprime mortgage meltdown forced the bank to axe the bulk of its dividend payments at the time, its annual payout began growing again by 2011 and hasn't stopped since. Speed bump ahead Don't misunderstand.

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Private Equity Professional

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Canaccord Genuity has appointed Thomas (Tom) Murphy as a managing director to lead its aerospace and defense investment banking activities within its United States investment banking platform. 2025 Private Equity Professional | February 27, 2025

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Not only do I believe the general direction of interest rates will be lower for the next few years, but bank stocks , especially the large ones, could be big beneficiaries of the new administration's deregulation efforts and potential corporate tax cuts. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, youd have $43,109 !*

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 3, 2025

The wealth management and investment banking giant's stock lost 9.5% President Donald Trump's dramatic tariff announcement has sent shockwaves through financial markets, hitting investment banks particularly hard. M&A implications Morgan Stanley is a major player in the merger and acquisition (M&A) market.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 29, 2025

And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, youd have $334,473 !* Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, youd have $45,122 !* Netflix: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2004, youd have $524,100 !* So, it's both a speed to market.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 21, 2025

Investment banking rebounded in 2024 following a couple of tough years Morgan Stanley is one of the largest investment banks in the U.S. It has traditionally relied on its investment banking segment (which advises companies considering IPOs, undergoing mergers, or making significant acquisitions) to help drive its growth.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Under former President Joe Biden's administration, bank mergers and acquisitions were looked at with increasing scrutiny and it took longer than ever before to close deals, with some banks abandoning their efforts altogether. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, youd have $43,109 !*

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) has faced its share of challenges in recent years, primarily stemming from a slowdown in capital market activities like mergers and acquisitions and initial public offerings and the winding down of its consumer banking franchise. GS Revenue (TTM) data by YCharts. Image source: Getty Images.

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The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

So, by the time I got there, it was well beyond just, you know, financing customer acquisitions of appliances. You know, GE Capital, you have to understand, like, investment banking was so hot then. COHAN: Everybody wanted to be an investment banker. I mean, investment bankers were rock stars, right? COHAN: Right.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 22, 2024

JPMorgan Chase No banks have yet reached the $1 trillion market cap level, but JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) could become the first. Year to date, the bank is up 35%, and its market cap is $648.6 That would benefit investment banks like JPMorgan Chase which collect large fees for advising and facilitating M&A deals.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Investors also seem to be bullish on incoming Trump administration's impact on the sector as they expect lower taxes and less regulation, which is likely to encourage more mergers and acquisitions, a boon for the investment banking sector. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, youd have $48,404 !*

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 2, 2025

Its strength was notable in investment banking and investment management, where it reported double-digit percentage gains. "In In investment banking, we once again ended the year as the No. 1 M&A [ mergers and acquisitions ] advisor," CEO David Solomon said on the fourth-quarter earnings call.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 23, 2025

It wasn't a big election issue, but former President Joe Biden's administration proved tough on banks, taking longer to approve mergers and acquisitions and threatening to impose stricter capital requirements. The environment has greatly improved for banks in other areas.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 7, 2024

5 lit a fire under basically all financial stocks, with the biggest, highest-regulated banks seeing some of the very biggest gains. Hopes for regulatory relief In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, U.S. and European regulators implemented a slew of new regulations for banks, especially large "too big to fail" banks.

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