The world’s best bank for financial institutions 2025: Morgan Stanley

John Esposito

“It was a really disruptive environment in 2023, with several large bank failures,” explains John Esposito, global co-head of FIG. “There was some normalisation as we rolled into 2024 – and we were on pretty much every deal that brought the market back.” 

With a 150-strong team across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, many of whom have been working together for over 20 years, the bank is justifiably proud of its performance in 2024.

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