Investment Banking:
Going into 2011, the industry has a new landscape following the 2008/09 financial crisis and its attendant stunning failures and near-failures of blue chip firms like Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers; bank bailouts; and pronounced slowing of the capital markets. M&A activity has come back strong--stronger, in fact, than other business lines at most of the remaining bulge bracket firms. The two tables below, based on data the New York Times assembled from Thomson Reuters, list the top ten firms by dollar volume of M&A activity from the beginning of 2010 to the end the third quarter. The first table gives worldwide rankings; the second rankings based on US activity. We also have detailed historical listings of top firms, below the second table. Reviewing the similarities and differences between the historical and current league tables is an exercise both instructive and sobering for those pursuing a career in investment banking.
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