investment banking

India’s M&A Rollercoaster: From a Record-Breaking Q1 2025 to a Sudden Q2 Slowdown – What’s Really Happening? 

India’s M&A Rollercoaster: From a Record-Breaking Q1 2025 to a Sudden Q2 Slowdown – What’s Really Happening? 

At the start of 2025, India created a headline internationally with regard to mergers and acquisitions. Analysts viewed the first quarter of 2025 as being within a “mini M&A boom,” because the market was optimistic, private equity firms were actively investing their dry powder, and corporate India…

Money Heist to Market Heist: Financial Lessons Hidden in the World’s Most Popular Heist Series 

Money Heist to Market Heist: Financial Lessons Hidden in the World’s Most Popular Heist Series 

Money Heist has become an incredible success story to both finance lovers and binge watchers alike. The show started as a crime drama in Spain, but has grown into such a cultural juggernaut that it blends suspense, tactical thinking and emotional weight into one massive layer of chaos.  Image source:…

Best Investment Banking Course with Placement: Launch Your High-Paying Finance Career in 2026

Best Investment Banking Course with Placement: Launch Your High-Paying Finance Career in 2026

Investment banking is one of the most coveted career paths for finance professionals worldwide. From mergers and acquisitions (M&A) to capital market transactions and corporate advisory, investment bankers play a pivotal role in shaping the financial landscape. For aspiring professionals, selecting the best investment banking…

Finance Weekly Roundup: Key Market Shifts, Policy Moves & Emerging Trends (Week 47, 16-22 Nov 2025)

Finance Weekly Roundup: Key Market Shifts, Policy Moves & Emerging Trends (Week 47, 16-22 Nov 2025)

Currently, during November 16-22, 2025, the present and emerging dynamics of financial markets, regulatory recalibration, and the emerging and ‘exploding’ sustainable capital markets in India and internationally provided an interesting snapshot of what is evolving. Historically, global financial indicators were at record highs for banks,…

The Secret Investment Banking Career Path That 90% of Students Still Don’t Know Exists

The Secret Investment Banking Career Path That 90% of Students Still Don’t Know Exists

Most students, when asked how people break into investment banking, will usually respond with: “Go to a top school, get a summer analyst role, get converted, and bam, your in.” For years, I believed that story. It felt like if you did not go to…

From Policy to Pitch Deck: What the 16th Finance Commission Means for Investment Bankers

From Policy to Pitch Deck: What the 16th Finance Commission Means for Investment Bankers

On 17 November 2025 the Sixteenth Finance Commission formally submitted its report for the award period 2026-27 to 2030-31 to the President of India, a five-year roadmap that will re-shape how the Centre and states share tax revenues and targeted grants. This isn’t a dry…

Climate Finance in 2025: The Turning Point No One Can Ignore

Climate Finance in 2025: The Turning Point No One Can Ignore

Climate finance has been a buzzword for more than a decade, but 2025 feels different. What once sounded like a policy conversation tucked away in UN meeting rooms has now become a central theme in mainstream finance. Investors, governments, lenders, insurers, and even startups are…

Markets shrug off political risk, deal-flow picks up, what this week (9–15 Nov 2025) means for aspiring bankers

Markets shrug off political risk, deal-flow picks up, what this week (9–15 Nov 2025) means for aspiring bankers

Global finance faced an unexpected silver lining: the prolonged risk of a U.S. government shutdown finally subsided, large banks unveiled more substantial deals, and macro watchers were beginning to raise red flags about liquidity and valuations. Anyone preparing for a career in investment banking should…

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