investment banking

American  

[in-vest-muhnt bang-king] / ɪnˈvɛst mənt ˈbæŋ kɪŋ /

noun

1. a type of banking that involves the underwriting of new securities and initial public offerings, the handling of mergers, and other large financial transactions.

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Example Sentences

In the nearer term, some of the biggest opportunities might also come from straightforward business performance in the bank’s key units, such as digitized payments, investment banking, wealth management and consumer-card lending.

From The Wall Street Journal

Several senior bankers have parted ways with Bank of America over the alleged misconduct, including the former head of investment banking for India.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Private equity dry powder has to get out to work, and that can drive more M&A activity into next year,” says Matt Zimmer, global head of investment banking at William Blair.

From Barron's

“When you are in a rate cutting cycle and there is potential for yields to fall, it doesn’t become much of an issue,” said John Briggs, head of U.S. rates strategy at Natixis Corporate and Investment Banking.

From Barron's

One of the settlement’s most onerous requirements—at which investment banks have bristled for years—was the firewall that separates investment banking from research analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal