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Deals this week, the busiest so far this year,
were worth $140 billion, lifting year-to-date M&A activity to
almost $1 trillion, according to Thomson Reuters data. That is
up 25 percent from a year ago and the strongest start to a year
since 2007.
Goldman advised on deals worth $119 billion that were announced
this week. It worked for Mylan on its offer for Perrigo, BG
Group in its takeover by Shell, TNT Express in its $4.3 billion
bid from Fedex and Permira Advisers and the Canada Pension Plan
Investment Board in its proposed $4.5 billion buyout of
Informatica Corp.
Goldman has advised on 99 deals worth $305.8 billion so far this
year. Bank of America Merrill Lynch has moved up into second
spot with deals worth $207.2 billion and JPMorgan slipped to
third with $188.8 billion of deals, Thomson Reuters data show.
Advisory boutique firm Robey Warshaw has jumped to eighth spot
in the M&A league tables after also working with BG Group.
(Reporting by Steve Slater; Editing by Elaine Hardcastle)
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