Amundi and Banco Sabadell have announced an agreement whereby Amundi has purchased the Spanish bank’s AM division. They are also entering into a 10-year strategic partnership for the distribution of…

2019 has been another buoyant year for the payment industry and the fintech industry as a whole. Consolidation or capital raisings have strongly contributed to the headlines while Facebook’s ambition…

Saudi Aramco, the giant state-owned oil company, is now listed since 11/12  on  the Riyadh’s Tadawul Exchange. With only 1.5% up for sale, the IPO raised a jaw-dropping $25.6bn and…

A number of initiatives taken by the Chinese government to strengthen its pharmaceutical sector have started to bear fruit – Beigene’s ‘zanubrutinib’ became the first innovative drug by a Chinese…

Roche is worth €233bn, only second to Nestlé in the European contest for the largest market caps. The six other big Pharma companies (including Bayer) will bring the total sector…

FDJ is a great firm. The French state is charging too high a price for the privilege of accessing a monopoly. The placing syndicate would do well to cut the…

While we harbour serious worries about the impact of negative rates on the good health of life insurers, we have no such qualms when it comes to Reinsurers. Their high-quality portfolios…

AlphaValue has conducted this study to highlight the main challenges and opportunities faced by the 5G initiators, ahead of a global adoption cycle. Key findings: -5G will bring about a…

Some news about the Cities of Paris and London’s Office markets, following the aborted WeWork’s IPO and the release of end market figures (Immostat, Paris, and Savills, London). City of…

The French parliament adopted last week new energy commitments for the next decade. France is now on board; it has joined the increasing list of European countries targeting to be…