S&P Global Market Intelligence Q4'21 M&A league tables

S&P Global Market Intelligence on Jan. 10 released fourth-quarter 2021 M&A league tables for its covered North American sectors.

Banking

BMO-Bank of West deal pushes J.P. Morgan to top of bank M&A deal value rankings

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC worked on eight deals with a total deal value of $40.80 billion, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data.

Financial services

Evercore takes top spot as fintech, payments M&A adviser in 2021

Evercore Inc. did not advise on any deals in the fourth quarter, but still made it to the top by advising on four deals worth $10.54 billion throughout the year.

Insurance

Barclays Capital leads insurance underwriter M&A advisers in 2021

In the insurance brokerage space, Marsh Berry & Co. Inc. took the top spot based on deal value. The company advised on insurance broker deals that had a total value of at least $1.24 billion.

Real estate

J.P. Morgan leads the pack of REIT M&A advisers in 2021

Morgan Stanley took second place with seven deals totaling $53.28 billion.

Media

Goldman Sachs leads Media M&A advisers in 2021, JP Morgan follows

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC ended 2021 as the top-ranked M&A financial adviser by deal value for the U.S. and Canadian media sector, securing $107.89 billion in deal credit for its work on five transactions.

Utilities

J.P. Morgan finishes 2021 as top utility M&A adviser

J.P. Morgan Securities led financial advisers in the utility sector in 2021, recording $11.85 billion worth of annual deal credit across five transactions.

Telecommunications

Lumen divestments shape 2021 telecom M&A adviser ranks, Citigroup takes top spot

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.'s work on Lumen Technologies Inc.'s multibillion-dollar divestment deals in the third quarter helped propel the firm to the top of S&P Global Market Intelligence's telecom M&A financial adviser rankings by deal credit for 2021, as deal-making in the sector slowed in the fourth quarter.