S&P Global Market Intelligence on Jan. 13 released fourth-quarter 2019 capital markets league tables for its covered North American sectors.
Banking
J.P. Morgan dominates bank common equity offerings in 2019
The New York-based institution grabbed the top underwriter spot for common equity offerings in the banking sector based on deal value. The newly combined Piper Sandler & Co. was close behind.
Financial services
Citigroup leads as top debt adviser for specialty finance, mortgage industry
Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. secured the top spot for debt underwriter rankings in the specialty finance and mortgage REIT sector, having worked on 138 offerings in 2019 for total deal credit of $8.51 billion.
Insurance
Goldman Sachs finishes atop 2019 insurance common equity league table
The company finished the year with $4.04 billion in deal credit from four offerings.
Real estate
Morgan Stanley rides big share sale to top REIT equity underwriter spot in 2019
The firm placed second for the year among underwriters of equity real estate investment trusts' debt offerings, behind J.P. Morgan Securities LLC.
Media
Deutsche Bank tops media debt advisers in 2019; Goldman, J.P. Morgan climb
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. ranked as the top financial adviser on debt offerings from the U.S. and Canadian media sector in 2019, with several large issuances from early in the year helping the firm, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data.
Oil and gas
Bank of America loses top rank as oil, gas debt deals slow over year-end 2019
Among firms doing debt offerings in the oil and gas industry, Bank of America Securities had led the pack for the first three quarters of the year, but the firm fell to second place in terms of total debt deal credit value in the final quarter of 2019.
Utilities
MUFG Securities jumps Wells Fargo as 2019 top debt underwriter for utilities
MUFG Securities Americas Inc. served as a book manager for 61 debt offerings with a total deal credit of about $5.33 billion through the fourth quarter of 2019.
Telecommunications
J.P. Morgan ends 2019 as top telecom debt adviser; BofA makes gains
J.P. Morgan Securities retained its rank as the top adviser on debt offerings from the U.S. and Canadian telecom sector in 2019, receiving about $4.04 billion in aggregate credit from 16 offerings, according S&P Global Market Intelligence data.