How Have Total M&A Deals Closed By Major U.S. Investment Banks Trended In The Last 5 Quarters?

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While the period from Q2 2015 to Q4 2015 saw exceptionally high M&A activity worldwide, the figure fell in Q1 2016 due to weak equity market conditions before recovering in Q2 2016. Notably, U.S. banking giants captured a majority share in the global M&A industry over the first two quarters of 2016 thanks to their role in the largest deals that closed during this period – helping them tide over the weak period with no visible reduction in activity level.

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M&A advisory deal volumes for individual banks were taken from Thomson Reuters’ latest investment banking league tables. The table below captures the respective market shares for each of these banks over this period. The green-to-yellow shading for figures in a quarter should help compare the relative standings of these 5 banking giants in a particular quarter.

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It should be noted that the largest M&A deals employ many investment banks, so the market share figures are not exclusive – explaining why total market share for these 5 banks is well above 100%.

Goldman maintains a strong grip on the global M&A industry, with the bank closing more deals than any of its peers for 8 of the last 12 quarters. The bank has reported an average market share of 30% in the M&A industry over the last five years – pocketing more fee revenues from these operations than any other bank globally. You can see how changes to Goldman’s M&A market share affect its share price by making changes to the chart below.

See the links below for more information and analysis about the 5 largest U.S. investment banks:

See full Trefis analysis for Goldman SachsJPMorganMorgan StanleyBank of America | Citigroup

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