Deloitte Corporate Finance recognized by Mergermarket as the most active investment bank M&A advisor in the world

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Jan 17, 2019, 09:00 ET

NEW YORK, Jan. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Mergermarket, an Acuris company and a leader in M&A intelligence, has ranked Deloitte Corporate Finance as the number one most active investment bank M&A advisor in the world, based on deal volume, in its latest Global & Regional M&A Report 2018.

Global league table by deal count

Ranking			2018			2017

2018	2017	Company name	Value (US$m)	Deal count	Count change	Deal count

1	3	Deloitte	61,943	468	78	390
2	2	PwC	33,876	447	9	438
3	1	KPMG	77,980	403	-74	477
4	6	Goldman Sachs & Co	1,059,779	382	54	328
5	4	EY	42,003	358	-29	387
6	5	Rothschild & Co	241,942	325	-10	335
7	7	JPMorgan	830,993	323	9	314
8	8	Morgan Stanley	959,204	277	6	271
9	11	Citi	683,684	246	37	209
10	10	Houlihan Lokey	39,540	229	-1	230
11	9	Lazard	443,472	223	-22	245
12	13	Bank of America Merrill Lynch	531,266	195	1	194
13	14	Barclays	437,575	191	28	163
14	12	Credit Suisse	361,741	180	-23	203
15	19	BDO	6,936	177	23	154
16	20	Evercore	384,134	167	22	145
17	16	Lincoln International	9,048	167	5	162
18	17	Jefferies	104,378	160	4	156
19	27	Raymond James & Associates	21,848	160	51	109
20	18	Oaklins	8,052	159	4	155

Source: Mergermarket

According to Elizabeth Lim, Research Editor, Americas at Mergermarket, "With so many market-moving factors fluctuating throughout the year, mergers and acquisitions have understandably had headwinds in late 2018. Intensifying trade tensions, political instability, and increased regulatory scrutiny lowered the number of deals struck over the year, though deal values remained relatively high. These deals reached US$3.53 trillion worth of activity, ranking 2018 as the third-largest year on Mergermarket record by value, with the average deal size increasing to the second-highest total value on record with US$384.8 million."

Despite an overall global decline in the level of M&A activity, Deloitte closed 468 transactions in 2018, which was up 20 percent from 2017. Additionally, over 50 percent were cross-border, reinforcing a marketplace reputation for global scale and comprehensive M&A advisory offerings.

"Deloitte Corporate Finance is honored to receive this accolade. We have heavily invested in our people and offerings over the past few years, and we are increasingly integrated with Deloitte's end-to-end M&A offerings across the world," says Phil Colaço, Deloitte Global Corporate Finance leader. "This investment has started to pay dividends with a growing share of cross-border transactions and deep collaborations with our colleagues focused on delivering superior services and deep sector expertise as clients navigate an increasingly complex business landscape."

"Combine that with market trends towards a more global M&A marketplace, and record amounts of capital, and we're seeing tremendous opportunity in the middle market," says Phil.

For more information about Deloitte Corporate Finance services, visit www.deloitte.com/corporatefinance.

Investment banking products and services within the United States are offered exclusively through Deloitte Corporate Finance LLC, the U.S. based FINRA registered broker-dealer.

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