Últimas noticias y análisis

Rothschild & Co has appointed Grégoire Salignon as Head of Rothschild Martin Maurel with effect from 12 April 2026. He succeeds Alain Massiera, who will continue to play an active and strategic role within Rothschild Martin Maurel in Europe.

The military conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran has crossed a decisive economic threshold. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has transformed a geopolitical risk into a global supply shock affecting energy markets, supply chains, inflation dynamics, and monetary policy worldwide. The resulting environment could evolve into one of elevated inflationary pressure with weakening growth, increasing the likelihood of slowflation and raising the tail risk of stagflation.

Rothschild & Co acted as joint lead financial adviser to McCormick & Company, Incorporated on its landmark $66 billion combination announced today with Unilever PLC’s Foods business, creating a preeminent global flavor powerhouse.

Learn about our Group, and the activities and performance of our three businesses in 2025.

Rothschild & Co Redburn analysts unpack all this and more in the twentieth‑anniversary Redburn Review.

The global economy is characterised by a fragile combination of resilience and vulnerability, with the US continuing to act as the main anchor of global growth. Markets are facing an environment in which inflation dynamics remain uneven and geopolitics have re-emerged as a central source of risk, while resilience is increasingly concentrated in a narrow set of drivers – most notably artificial intelligence.

The latest Growth Equity Update from Patrick Wellington, Vice-Chairman of Equity Advisory reviews an extraordinary February. $181bn raised in US Growth equity was the biggest monthly total ever, a 24-fold yoy increase and means YTD US fundraising of $216bn is just $18bn short of the total for all of 2025. Into March conflict in Iran is leading to volatile public markets.

Rothschild & Co is pleased to announce that Joelle Tarrant is to join the firm as Head of Market Structure and Strategy, and Luke Hedley as a Sales Trader, effective immediately. They will be based in London.

This is the latest Growth Equity Update from Patrick Wellington, Vice-Chairman of Equity Advisory. The US growth equity market grew 2.1x by value in 2025 to $234bn (2024 $109.7bn). The growth was fuelled by AI raises which grew 3.3x yoy and accounted for 57% of total proceeds. Europe, where the AI effect was less marked and the leading sector was software, saw the value of raises grow by 44% in 2025 to $49.2bn.

The global economy enters 2026 navigating an unusual mix of resilience and structural tension, reflecting the enduring capacity of firms and households to absorb shocks. The key question is how long headwinds from shifting trade policies, geopolitical uncertainty, and weakening labour markets can continue to be offset by tailwinds from surging business investment and ongoing fiscal and monetary support.