Some Interesting M&A Data
Provided by Mergermarket
Mergermarket has determined that Goldman Sachs, currently the No. 1 financial advisor globally, has advised on a record breaking $1.521 trillion worth of announced M&A transactions through 11 months – 25% more than the firm’s previous record—and the year’s not even over yet. Some details:
- This is the first time any adviser has joined the $1.5 trillion club. The firm’s last yearly record was in 2007 when it advised on $1.215 trillion of deals
- The results also give the firm a 39% market share of global M&A to date, representing Goldman’s second highest share ever, with the 46% record set in 1999 well within reach before the end of 2015
Additionally, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom is flying the flag for legal advisors, being the first law firm ever to advise on more than $900 billion worth of announced M&A transactions. Furthermore, with the Dow/DuPont deal, Skadden will surpass the trillion dollar mark! They are currently on $960bn – and we are still valuing the deal (as it is a merger of equals – and the deal value will be based on the value of the target), but it will be at least $65bn – pushing them over 1 trillion. This will be the first time ever that a law firm breaks the $1tr mark.
Take a look at the infographic HERE.
