Investment Banking Trends in 2022

Just creating a thread to add any trends that you may notice from an investment banking perspective in 2022. 

I have added some trends that our bloggers have added:

Trend #1: Sustainable finance achieving new heights

Trend #2: Hefty liquidity in the market driving the M&A sphere

Trend #3: SPACs’ ever-shining buying power

Trend #4: Capital market activity slowly paving its way back to pre-pandemic levels

Trend #5: Rising momentum in infrastructure spending globally

Trend #6: Deal acceleration powered by artificial intelligence and predictive analytics

Trend #7: Attrition and talent shortage resulting in increased operational costs

Read the full blog here - Trends to keep an eye on in the investment banking industry in 2022

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