Here are the editor's top picks for the week.
Data Dispatch: J.P. Morgan leads in telecom debt advisers; BofA Merrill Lynch moves up
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC retained its crown as the top adviser on debt offerings from the telecom sector by aggregate deal credit through the first nine months of the year, pulling in about $3.64 billion in aggregate credit from 12 offerings. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. also held steady in the ranking between the second and third quarters, with $2.85 billion in deal credit from 11 offerings as of Sept. 30.
Data Dispatch: 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 for No. 1 in S&P Global Market Intelligence's ranking of telecommunications M&A advisers for the first nine months of 2019. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities each ended the measured period with $19.29 billion in deal credit for financial advisory work on three transactions, including the Zayo sale.
Data Dispatch: Deutsche Bank tops media debt adviser ranking; Citigroup, JP Morgan gain
Deutsche Bank Securities retained its rank as the top financial adviser on debt offerings from U.S. and Canadian media companies for the year-to-date as of Sept. 30. Citigroup and J.P. Morgan made gains between June and September. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. climbed from third to second place in the advisory ranking, largely due to its work on a $1.1 billion debt offering from TEGNA Inc. as well as a series of debt issuances by Walt Disney Co. in the third quarter.
Data Dispatch: CBS-Viacom merger advisers top media M&A ranking
J.P. Morgan Securities maintained its position as the No. 1 media M&A adviser year-to-date through the third quarter, thanks largely to its work on two big transactions during the September period, including CBS Corp.'s proposed merger with Viacom Inc.
Netflix's crown grows heavy in the UK
With U.S. subscriber numbers plateauing, Netflix Inc. is increasingly looking outside its home market for growth. In the U.K., this search could be complicated by the upcoming launch of rival streaming services from Disney and Apple Inc., and British Broadcasting Corp. and ITV PLC joint venture BritBox, analysts said.
