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Hikma Pharmaceuticals’ bid to acquire German drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim’s US speciality generics business for $2.65 billion, announced on July 28, is a further shot in the arm for the already burgeoning market for healthcare M&A this year. At $422.8 billion for the year-to-date, it is already close to eclipsing the $429.3 billion total for 2014, according to Dealogic.

But advisory bankers are earning plenty in fees across a range of sectors, as the value of global M&A deals remains comfortably ahead of last year. FN looks at the 10 most lucrative sectors so far in 2015 and the three leading advisory banks in each. All global fee data is provided by Dealogic and covers the year to July 28, 2015. The sectors, in reverse order, are...

Financial News casts an eye over the industries generating the biggest advisory fees for investment bankers, and which firms are profiting most

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Fareed Sahloul

Trading Places: Barclays hires new M&A boss, Julius Baer restructures again

Private equity’s wealth spree in the spotlight as AFH deal terms raise conflict concerns

FCA chief executive Nikhil Rathi reappointed for second term

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Find out who is on the move in the City and beyond this week

HSBC hands Blackburn top risk role as shake-up continues

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The UK lender has given the leading compliance job to a 20-year veteran

Barclays hires Centerview dealmaker Woeber to lead global M&A

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The UK lender has tapped a veteran dealmaker to head up a key area of growth

Several big law firms are discussing $500 million in pro bono legal services with the White House to avert restrictions on their business, people familiar with the matter said.

By Emily Glazer, Josh Dawsey and C. Ryan Barber

Latham & Watkins, Simpson Thacher Near Deals With White House

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent helped persuade the president to take some time and negotiate with trading partners in the face of pressure from business leaders.

By Annie Linskey, Josh Dawsey and Meridith McGraw

Why Trump Blinked on Tariffs Just Hours After They Went Into Effect

Generative AI is going to reinvent virtually every customer experience and enable entirely new ones that have only been dreamed about, Amazon.com Chief Executive Andy Jassy said.

Amazon CEO Says Generative AI Will Reinvent Every Customer Experience

Carney said the 90-day pause, and Trump’s pledge to negotiate new trading arrangements with dozens of countries, “will likely result in a fundamental restructuring of the global trading system.”

Trump’s Tariff Pause ‘Welcome Reprieve’ For Global Economy, Canada PM Carney Says

The BOE said that further sharp falls in asset prices are likely.

Bank of England Warns of Tariffs Threat to Stability of Global Financial System

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