Investment Banking

HSBC’s dealmaking fees slip 6% after investment bank pullback

The UK lender has missed out on an uptick in dealmaking follow a reorganisation of its investment bank this year

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Georges Elhedery, chief executive officer of HSBC Photo: Lam Yik/Bloomberg via Getty Images

HSBC missed out on an rebound in dealmaking fees during the third quarter, following an overhaul of its investment bank that saw it pullback from M&A in key markets.

HSBC has been reshaping its investment bank under chief executive Georges Elhedery and the UK lender did not benefit from a boom in deal fees that bolstered Wall Street rivals. Its investment banking revenue was $220m, which was down 6% compared with a year earlier.

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