Barclays sells its African branch to cope with capital requirements - May 29, 2017
Early this month Barclays has sold 12.2% of Barclays Africa, about one fifth of its holding. The British company is trying to exit the African business after more than 100 years of presence in the continent. The divestiture is part of Jes Staley’s plan to overhaul the UK based bank by boosting its Tier I capital. The sale price was 126 Rand per share valuing the stake at $879 millions

The rise of Investment Banking Boutiques - May 26, 2017
Boutiques have made more progress in stealing business from investment banks in Europe than in the United States. If we take 2015 as an example, they accounted for 27.5% or $2 billion of total completed M&A deals fees. 

Will Alitalia file for bankruptcy again? - May 21, 2017
Troubled Italian airline Alitalia has been in a long-running battle against bankruptcy and has been through multiple bailouts and restructurings, but never managed to compete with the booming low-cost carriers in Europe.

Credit Suisse’s $4bn share issue: the tip of a much wider strategic plan - May 18, 2017
Over its centenary history, Credit Suisse has become one of the biggest universal banks worldwide, operating in about 50 countries with more than 47,000 employees. Credit Suisse Group AG’s shares are listed on the Swiss Exchange (SIX), with a market capitalization of about 31.975 billion Swiss francs. 

Where to invest, Supercars or electric cars? - May 15, 2017
Ferrari is the world's most powerful car brand according to Brand Finance. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1939, the company built its first car one year later while the company's inception took place in 1947, when the first Ferrari-badged car was completed.

May calls for June election - May 13, 2017
“There will be no early general election” proclaimed Theresa May’s official spokesman less than a month ago. A broken promise hardly seems to constitute a good beginning for an electoral campaign, yet the Conservative party is looking forward to a landslide: opinion polls are showing a 20% advantage over Labour. 

What’s next for FCA - May 9, 2017
These day and age, several companies find themselves in need of making major decisions regarding their business in the light of the Black Swans of 2016. For FCA the biggest challenge in the near future is for sure provided by Sergio Marchionne stepping back from its CEO and Chairman role in 2018. 

Regulation Uber Alles - May 8, 2017
On Thursday, April 6, 2017, Uber has been banned in Italy by a judge after local taxi groups brought a lawsuit against the famous car-booking service. The case in Italy was filed in December 2016 by taxi associations which claimed that Uber’s service constituted unfair competition to their operations.

Le Pen – Macron, The day of reckoning - May 4, 2017
The formal winners of the first round of French presidential poll (23 Apr 2017) have been Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen.
The fact that the two candidates do not belong to the two main political parties (Parti Socialiste-Les Rèpublicains) represents a historical event.

Should we fear the rise of the robots? Gives and takes of the technological evolution - Apr 29, 2017
Since the industrial revolution, the advent of human-replacing automated machinery has been worrying and challenging people of all times and places. One of the most evident consequences of this happening has been the struggle of people who saw their job taken away and replaced by machinery and, what’s worse, few and nearly irrelevant social and economic advantages in return. 

Is Europe back on its feet? - Apr,15 2017
Last year we have seen outflows driven by worries over political risk and Italian banks posing a systemic risk to the Eurozone financial system, leading to investors pulling roughly $100bn from the asset class. However, now we are experiencing a shift which has been driven by hopes of a synchronised global economic expansion accelerating.

Brexit begins - Apr 11, 2017
A hard beginning. On March 29 the European Council received the letter from Prime Minister Theresa May which stated the UK’s intention to leave the European Union, officially triggering Article 50. But what exactly does it mean?

PSA makes the first move to become a top player in the auto industry - Apr 6, 2017
PSA has unveiled on March 6th the deal with which it will buy Opel and Vauxhall from General Motors with a €2.2bn payment in cash and convertible stocks. The agreement is considered to be a “win win” one where GM will get rid of its loss-making European branch and PSA will gain in terms of economies of scale and cost savings.