Key findings include:
-
JP Morgan leads the financial advisor by deal value (US$ 124.2bn) for the first quarter since Q1 2011.
-
Morgan Stanley is most active in the global financial advisor league table by deal count having worked on 56 deals.
-
Despite the eurozone crisis' negative impact on M&A activity, Q1 2013 recorded 13 deals over US$ 2bn, worth a combined value of US$ 57.5bn, driving up Europe's share of global M&A activity to 28.6%.
-
The Virgin mega-deal accounted for 18.9% of European M&A.
Click here to download the full report.