S&P Global Market Intelligence on April 18 released first-quarter 2019 M&A league tables for its covered North American sectors.

Banking

Financial advisers on BB&T/SunTrust deal top Q1'19 bank M&A league tables

Goldman Sachs & Co., RBC Capital Markets and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Inc. topped the list of financial advisers working on U.S. bank and thrift M&A, based on deal value, in the first quarter of 2019.

Insurance

Centene-WellCare deal sends 5 i-banks to top of insurance M&A league table

The investment banks that worked on Centene Corp.'s $17.3 billion cash-and-stock deal to acquire WellCare Health Plans Inc. shared the top spot in the first-quarter insurance underwriter M&A league table, based on deal value.

Financial services

Goldman Sachs clinches top fintech M&A adviser spot by value for Q1’19

Goldman Sachs advised Fidelity National in its pending $36.26 billion acquisition of Worldpay and was an adviser of The Ultimate Software Group in its pending $10.97 billion sale.

Real estate

Cousins, TIER REIT advisers take top spot in Q1 REIT M&A league tables

The pending merger between the two Sun Belt office landlords decided the first-place finishers in the rankings for the quarter.

Media

PE-backed $3.1B Cox Media deal drives tie for top media M&A adviser in Q1

Apollo Global Management-backed Terrier Media Buyer's acquisition of a majority stake in Cox Media Group Inc.'s broadcast stations drove a six-way tie for the top media M&A financial adviser in the first quarter.

Utilities

ENMAX's $1.3B Emera Maine acquisition enlivens slow Q1'19 utility M&A activity

RBC Capital Markets LLC was the top financial adviser for the utilities sector during the first three months of 2019, with two deals in the works worth $1.81 billion.