Mergermarket has released its Global M&A roundup for Q1-Q3, including its league tables for financial advisors. Take a look at the report HERE.

A few key findings include:

• For the first time in 2013, Q1 – Q3 Global M&A was up compared to the same period in 2012 at US$ 1,606.7bn versus US$ 1,522.8bn (5.5% increase)
• Goldman Sachs (US$ 499.7bn) surpassed JPMorgan (US$ 449.6bn) to top the global financial advisor league table by value for the first time in 2013
• This year will be remembered as the year of the TMT sector (US$ 445.6bn), with deal totals at a six-year high (since 2007, valued at US$ 502.1bn), 40.5% higher than the total value in 2012 (US$ 317.1bn). The sector increased 116.4% on Q1 – Q3 2012 (US$ 205.9bn)
• On the 5th anniversary of the financial crisis, US M&A continues its comeback: Q3 2013 was the most active ‘summer quarter’ by value on Mergermarket record
• Additional positive news came by way of the average deal size of US-based transactions, which has seen a steady increase since 2010 (US$ 402.1m) and hit a record high (since 2001) this year at US$ 590.6m

These findings come from the Americas Deal Drivers report, published by Mergermarket, in association with Merrill DataSite. It provides an extensive analysis of M&A activity in the Americas region, including in-depth studies of sector-specific activity, complete with league tables.

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