S&P Global Market Intelligence on Oct. 10 released third-quarter 2019 M&A league tables for its covered North American sectors.
Banking
Suntrust/BB&T advisers continue reign over bank M&A adviser rankings in Q3'19
Stifel Financial Corp.'s Keefe Bruyette & Woods Inc., which clinched the biggest total deal value in the third quarter alone, trailed Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC , RBC Capital Markets LLC and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Inc. through the first three quarters of 2019.
Financial services
Goldman Sachs remains atop fintech M&A adviser league table rankings in Q3
Goldman Sachs was followed by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, which retained their second and third positions, respectively.
Insurance
Goldman takes top spot in insurance M&A deal value rankings for Q3
The investment bank has advised on three deals thus far in 2019, with an aggregate value of $17.17 billion.
Real estate
Morgan Stanley takes top spot in Q3'19 REIT M&A league tables
The firm pushed J.P. Morgan out of the lead for its work advising in two deals, aggregating $6.09 billion in deal credit.
Media
CBS-Viacom merger advisers top media M&A ranking
CBS Corp.'s pending merger with Viacom Inc. drove five financial firms to the top of S&P Global Market Intelligence's media M&A advisory ranking for the first nine months of the year.
Utilities
Minimal deal activity barely budges utility M&A adviser rankings in Q3'19
The lack of corporate M&A during the third quarter of 2019 barely shifted league table rankings for top utility deal financial and legal advisers, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data.
Telecommunications
Zayo Group's $14.3B going-private deal drives telecom M&A adviser ranking
Zayo Group Holdings Inc.'s pending $14.30 billion sale to an investor group in a going-private transaction drove a two-way tie in S&P Global Market Intelligence's ranking of telecommunications M&A advisers for the first nine months of 2019.
