Company: JP Morgan

Winners, or not

Arguably the safest banks to work for in Middle Eastern M&A and DCM

The volume of debt capital markets (DCM) deals in the Middle East has been steadily increasing for some time now, but investment banks have still largely been reluctant to increase their headcount in this area. This could change if the current surge in activity continues. In the first quarter of 2012 debt issuance in the [...]

Credit Suisse is expanding into asset management in Qatar; other firms are likely to follow

Qatar may be, according to some reports, the most promising financial centre in the GCC, but it has long-maintained that its primary aim is to become the region’s main centre for asset management. International firms seem to be finally acknowledging this. Credit Suisse, which has won many large regional investment banking deals through its connection [...]

Middle Eastern investment banking winners and losers in H1

Further evidence that the tentative recruitment within the Middle East investment banking sector is likely to continue – fees generated are up nearly 20% on this time last year. Thomson Reuters has just released its Middle Eastern investment banking league tables to reveal what Basil Moftah, managing director for Middle East and Africa at the [...]