All articles by Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Deutsche Bank and DWS explore investment in life insurer Frankfurter Leben

Such a move would mark Deutsche Bank’s return to the life insurance space after it withdrew from the sector around ten years ago.

Wells Fargo switches to in-house proxy voting system 

WIM will determine proxy votes for these assets using a policy and set of instructions it has developed. 

Deutsche Bank offices raided by German authorities in money laundering  

The inquiry is focused on historical transactions involving bank employees and businesses connected to Roman Abramovich.  

Morgan Stanley and Rothschild & Co lead European M&A financial advisory in 2025

Morgan Stanley advised on transactions with a combined value of $109.5bn during the year, topping the value chart.

Alternative investment platform Gridline secures $18.5m in Series A

The funding is expected to speed up the company’s development of its platform for automating private market investment processes.

BNY reshuffles executive team to streamline wealth and markets divisions

Adam Vos will become global head of Wealth Solutions; Jim Crowley as executive vice chair; Laide Majiyagbe will head Markets.

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and Kirkland & Ellis top North American M&A legal adviser rankings for 2025

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz topped the chart in terms of deal value, advising on transactions worth $669.6bn.

AI advisory firm Zocks lands $45m Series B investment

With this new funding, the company’s total raised capital now stands at $65m.

EFG enters all-cash deal to buy Quilvest Switzerland

Quilvest Switzerland is owned by Luxembourg-based Bemberg Capital and manages client assets totalling approximately SFr 5.3bn.

Deutsche Börse to acquire Allfunds in €5.3bn transaction 

The merger will combine Allfunds’ fund distribution activities with Deutsche Börse Group’s custody and settlement services.