Investment Banks News and Updates

### Recent News on Investment Banks - **Lincoln International rises 12% in NYSE debut** May 20, 2026 The investment bank’s decision to go public—after more than 30 years without taking any outside equity—came down to good timing, CEO Robert Brown told PitchBook. [Read more](https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/lincoln-international-rises-12-in-nyse-debut) - **Lazard’s acquisition of Campbell Lutyens highlights growing complexity of private markets** April 30, 2026 Investment banks must offer more than M&A advice to keep their clients happy in the exit drought. [Read more](https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/lazards-acquisition-of-campbell-lutyens-highlights-growing-complexity-of-private-markets) - **Boutique investment bank files for IPO ahead of expected PE deal surge** April 27, 2026 Chicago-based advisory Lincoln International could become the first boutique investment bank to go public in the US since mid-2021. [Read more](https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/boutique-investment-bank-files-for-ipo-ahead-of-expected-pe-deal-surge) - **Success of JP Morgan’s private capital advisory team not a given** January 23, 2026 A handful of boutique banks dominate in a market where talent is in short supply. [Read more](https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/success-of-jp-morgans-private-capital-advisory-team-not-a-given) - **US Private Equity Momentum Report** January 7, 2026 The 2025 US Private Equity Momentum Report tracks new PE investments and exits across eight of the largest areas of the US economy covered by PitchBook’s research analysts. [Read more](https://pitchbook.com/news/reports/2025-us-private-equity-momentum-report) - **Wall Street banks snap up venture secondaries firms in liquidity push** November 24, 2025 Three major banks have recently moved to acquire VC secondary specialists in a bid to offer clients deeper liquidity in private markets. [Read more](https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/wall-street-banks-snap-up-venture-secondaries-firms-in-liquidity-push) - **Nemera to repay term loan with €820M covenant-lite unitranche** March 20, 2025 Sources say the French firm will repay its syndicated term loan with private credit debt from a club of lenders led by GSAM. [Read more](https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/nemera-to-repay-term-loan-with-820m-covenant-lite-unitranche) - **European private credit broadens horizons, with wealth investing in focus** February 12, 2025 Optimism ran high at the IPEM Wealth 2025 event in Cannes as the industry explored new fundraising avenues. [Read more](https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/european-private-credit-broadens-horizons-with-wealth-investing-in-focus) - **European CLOs secure spot in vast ETF ecosystem** February 6, 2025 Several new CLO ETFs are planned for the coming weeks and months. [Read more](https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/european-clos-secure-spot-in-vast-etf-ecosystem) - **Marshall Group nets debt backing €1.1B HSG buyout** February 6, 2025 Banks led by HSBC and UBS are preparing a euro term loan financing to support HSG’s acquisition of Marshall Group, according to sources. [Read more](https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/marshall-group-nets-debt-backing-1-1b-hsg-buyout) - **Jefferies hires Kerry as co-head of EMEA leverage finance** January 30, 2025 Jefferies has hired Tim Kerry to work alongside Bala Ramesh, according to market sources. [Read more](https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/jefferies-hires-kerry-as-co-head-of-emea-leverage-finance) - **JP Morgan boosts European high-yield supply forecast to €120B** September 10, 2024 The increase from €100B is based on the bank’s expectation of a heavy fundraising season ahead as issuers lock-in lower bond yields. [Read more](https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/jp-morgan-boosts-european-high-yield-supply-forecast-to-120b) - **European direct lending heavily concentrated among select funds** August 6, 2024 Those outside a select group of Europe’s direct lenders are having difficulty raising funds and making deals. [Read more](https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/european-direct-lending-heavily-concentrated-among-select-funds) - **JP Morgan widens European spread targets, cites ‘potent cocktail’ of risk** August 5, 2024 European high-yield is “barely pricing any recession risk,” according to the bank. [Read more](https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/jp-morgan-widens-european-spread-targets-cites-potent-cocktail-of-risk) - **European CLO resets rise as tightening spreads expand manager options** July 30, 2024 More tightly priced pre-2022 transactions have made their way into the reset pipeline, as tightening spreads and flexible structures offer managers a path to extend deals on better terms. [Read more](https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/european-clo-resets-rise-as-tightening-spreads-expand-manager-options) - **European Leveraged Finance Survey: Loan market to strengthen; M&A on the way** July 24, 2024 Leveraged finance professionals are mostly optimistic about Europe’s broadly syndicated loan market, according to LCD’s latest survey. [Read more](https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/european-leveraged-finance-survey-loan-market-to-strengthen-m-a-on-the-way) - **Lloyds partners with Oaktree to finance UK middle-market buyouts** July 19, 2024 Lloyds looks to tap into the growing private credit universe. [Read more](https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/lloyds-partners-with-oaktree-to-finance-uk-middle-market-buyouts) - **CLO ETF managers search for foothold in European market** July 18, 2024 The success of CLO exchange traded funds in the US has some believing it’s only a matter of time before these ETFs cross the Atlantic. [Read more](https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/clo-etf-managers-search-for-foothold-in-european-market)