This document provides a summary of global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in 2018. It includes regional M&A heat maps showing total deal value and top financial advisors by region. The top sections provide an overview of global M&A trends in 2018, including total deal value of $3.9 trillion, a 15.9% increase over 2017. The financial sector had the highest deal value of $864.7 billion. Deals over $1 billion made up 61.2% of total activity, led by the consumer non-cyclical sector. Goldman Sachs was the top M&A advisor globally with 25.5% of market share.
3. Global M&A Heat Map
Deal volume and adviser market share for any regional involvement (target, seller, or acquirer) for 2018.
Middle East & Africa USD
126.1B 1. Goldman Sachs &
Co 26.7% 2. JPMorgan Chase
North America
USD 2.4T
1. Goldman Sachs & Co 31.7%
2. Morgan Stanley 29.8%
3. JPMorgan Chase & Co 26.4%
Latin America
USD 180.4B
1. Morgan Stanley 20.0%
2. Bank of America Merrill Lynch 14.6%
3. JPMorgan Chase & Co 13.4%
Western Europe
USD 1.2T
1. Goldman Sachs & Co 27.7%
2. Morgan Stanley 25.0%
3. JPMorgan Chase & Co 20.4%
Eastern Europe
USD 65.8B
1. JPMorgan Chase & Co 11.3%
2. BNP Paribas 8.4%
3. Citigroup Inc 7.8%
Asia Pacific
USD 1.4T
1. Goldman Sachs & Co 19.3%
2. Morgan Stanley 18.9%
3. JPMorgan Chase & Co 16.3%
Middle East & Africa
USD 157.7B
1. Goldman Sachs & Co 28.0%
2. JPMorgan Chase & Co 23.5%
3. Barclays 13.9%
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4. Date
Total
Value
Amount
(Bln.) % of Total
% YoY
Change
Number of deals 45,218 Financial $862.9 21.6% -3.3%
Volume (Bln.) $3,921.7 Consumer Non-cyclical $792.3 19.8% 16.6%
Avg Deal Size (Mln.) $86.7 Energy $449.1 11.2% 44.2%
Communications $437.3 10.9% 18.3%
Industrial $404.5 10.1% 9.2%
Goldman Sachs & Co Technology $364.9 9.1% 76.8%
Number of deals 411 Consumer Cyclical $336.0 8.4% -3.6%
Volume (Bln.) $998.2 Basic Materials $176.2 4.4% 83.4%
Avg Deal Size (Bln.) $2.4 Utilities $168.3 4.2% 20.0%
Diversified $5.9 0.1% -68.1%
Amount
(Bln.)
% Change
Deal Count
% Change
Volume
Company Takeover $2,213.0 4.1% 21.4%
Cross Border $1,763.6 3.5% 15.1%
Private Equity $1,054.7 2.7% 12.7%
Asset sale $652.2 1.1% 5.8%
Tender Offer $336.0 -16.0% 5.1%
Venture Capital $219.6 3.1% 42.9%
Spin-off $90.0 21.1% -11.5%
Minority purchase $528.5 5.5% 24.6%
Majority purchase $337.5 -1.3% 8.0%
Quarterly Volume represents any involvement (target, seller, or acquirer).
Global M&A: Industry Breakdown
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Global M&A Regional Review Global M&A: Premium Breakdown
Global M&A: Highlights of 2018
Summary IndustryAcquirerTarget Seller
Shire PLC Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd -
Global M&A: Quarterly Volume
4/25/2018
Top Adviser
$50,714.3Sky Ltd Comcast Corp -
-Sprint Corp
8/1/2018 $59,299.6
4/29/2018 $57,805.6
Energy Transfer Operating LP Energy Transfer LP
5/8/2018 $80,971.7
3/8/2018 $68,369.4Express Scripts Holding Co Cigna Corp -
Deal Type
Global M&A: Deal Type Breakdown
T-Mobile US Inc
-
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14,000
$0
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2013 Q4 2014 Q4 2015 Q4 2016 Q4 2017 Q4 2018 Q4
Volume $(Bln.) Deal Count
23%
33%
36%
6%
1% 1%
0-10%
10-25%
25-50%
50-75%
75-100%
100%+
• Global M&A deal volume reached $3.9 trillion in 2018, representing a 15.9% increase compared to the
same period last year.
• The financial sector was the most targeted sector in 2018 with $864.7 billion in announced transactions,
accounting for 22.1% of the total global volume for the year. AXA SA's $15.2 billion announced
acquisition of XL Group Ltd was the largest deal in the financial sector this year.
• Deals with announced transaction values of over $1.0 billion accounted for 61.2% of the total deal
activity in 2018. The consumer, non-cyclical sector was the most sought-after for these mega-deals,
contributing $548.7 billion to the total volume. Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd's $80.9 billion pending
acquisition of Shire Plc was the largest deal both globally and in the sector.
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6. Country
United States $1,782.1 88.4% 33.3%
Canada $119.0 5.9% 13.0%
Brazil $45.9 2.3% 0.1%
Bermuda $18.7 0.9% 1786.0%
Chile $11.6 0.6% -26.7%
British Virgin Islands $8.6 0.4% -32.1%
Mexico $5.0 0.2% -47.6%
Colombia $1.9 0.1% -30.3%
Date
Total Value
(Mln.)
Amount
(Bln.) % of Total
% YoY
Change
Number of deals 19,130 Consumer Non-cyclical $490.8 24.0% 34.7%
Volume (Bln.) $2,015.0 Financial $375.7 18.4% 40.6%
Avg Deal Size (Mln.) $105.2 Energy $353.6 17.3% 75.3%
Technology $240.4 11.8% 179.7%
Communications $175.7 8.6% -11.1%
Goldman Sachs & Co Industrial $172.1 8.4% 10.7%
Number of deals 235 Consumer Cyclical $111.9 5.5% -24.1%
Volume (Bln.) $649.9 Basic Materials $65.8 3.2% 94.3%
Avg Deal Size (Bln.) $2.7 Utilities $55.2 2.7% -34.6%
Diversified $1.3 0.1% -45.8%
Amount
(Bln.)
% Change
Deal Count
% Change
Volume
Company Takeover $1,355.1 10.3% 34.0%
Cross Border $648.3 8.0% 31.1%
Private Equity $520.3 7.5% 15.3%
Asset sale $300.5 3.6% 3.9%
Tender Offer $109.2 -36.9% 10.4%
Venture Capital $95.4 4.5% 31.4%
Spin-off $40.2 27.0% -18.2%
Minority purchase $190.0 8.4% 55.7%
Majority purchase $83.5 11.1% 129.1%
Quarterly Volume represents any involvement (target, seller, or acquirer).
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5/8/2018 Shire PLC
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co
Ltd
- $80,971.7
Americas M&A Regional Review Americas M&A: Country Breakdown
Americas M&A: Highlights of 2018
Summary Target Acquirer Seller Industry
Americas M&A: Industry Breakdown
Amount
(Bln.) % of Total
% YoY
Change
Top Adviser
8/1/2018 Energy Transfer Operating LP Energy Transfer LP - $59,299.6
3/8/2018 Express Scripts Holding Co Cigna Corp - $68,369.4
4/29/2018 Sprint Corp T-Mobile US Inc - $57,805.6
10/28/2018 Red Hat Inc
International Business
Machines Corp
- $31,802.5
Americas M&A: Quarterly Volume Americas M&A: Deal Type Breakdown
Deal Type
0
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2,000
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4,000
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$0
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$1,000
2013 Q4 2014 Q4 2015 Q4 2016 Q4 2017 Q4 2018 Q4
Volume $(Bln.) Deal Count
• The Americas continued to be the most targeted region for M&A activity generating a deal volume of
$2.0 trillion. The US contributed 90% to the region's total which can largely be attributed to Takeda
Pharmaceutical Co Ltd's $80.9 billion pending acquisition of Shire Plc.
• Deal activity in the technology sector increased 168.6% year-over-year with International Business
Machines Corp's announced acquisition of Red Hat Inc for $31.8 billion accounting for 13.2% of the
sector's overall volume.
• Companies based in the Americas received $95.4 billion in venture capital financing in 2018, a record
high since 2008.
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8. Latin America Announced Deals (Any Involvement) 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2018 Brazil Announced Deals (Any Involvement) 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2018
Morgan Stanley 1 28.1 27,409 12 5 10.6 17.6 Banco Bradesco BBI SA 1 40.0 22,486 24 5 12.1 27.9
Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2 26.7 26,000 18 2 16.1 10.6 Banco Itau BBA SA 2 39.8 22,416 43 3 19.4 20.5
Banco Itau BBA SA 3 23.5 22,873 46 4 11.4 12.1 Morgan Stanley 3 38.7 21,797 7 6 10.1 28.7
Banco Bradesco BBI SA 4 23.1 22,486 24 11 6.7 16.4 Bank of America Merrill Lynch 4 36.2 20,365 10 4 18.2 18.0
JPMorgan Chase & Co 5 21.5 20,998 12 13 5.5 16.0 JPMorgan Chase & Co 5 31.8 17,876 3 9 5.8 25.9
Riza Capital Consultoria de Investimentos S 6 17.8 17,393 3 59 0.0 17.8 Riza Capital Consultoria de Investimentos S 6 30.9 17,393 3 41 0.0 30.9
Banco BTG Pactual SA 7 10.5 10,230 49 1 19.5 -9.0 Banco BTG Pactual SA 7 17.7 9,941 44 2 20.3 -2.6
Goldman Sachs & Co LLC 8 7.5 7,330 14 14 4.6 2.9 BR Partners 8 8.1 4,538 16 7 6.4 1.7
BR Partners 9 4.7 4,538 16 16 3.5 1.1 Banco Santander SA 9 6.1 3,435 14 1 20.6 -14.5
Credit Suisse Group AG 10 4.4 4,236 24 6 9.8 -5.4 Credit Suisse Group AG 10 5.2 2,942 18 8 6.0 -0.8
Banco Santander SA 11 4.3 4,207 20 3 14.8 -10.5 DH Capital LLC 11 3.2 1,800 1 44 - 3.2
Sinolink Securities Co Ltd 12 4.2 4,066 1 - - 4.2 Banco Fator SA 12 3.0 1,696 4 - - 3.0
Citigroup Inc 13 3.5 3,413 9 7 7.4 -3.9 Bank of Nova Scotia/The 13 2.7 1,492 3 14 2.6 0.0
Lazard Ltd 14 2.1 2,050 9 12 6.6 -4.5 Jefferies LLC 14 2.2 1,219 2 - - 2.2
Jefferies LLC 15 2.1 2,019 4 - - 2.1 Banco do Brasil SA 15 2.0 1,116 1 36 0.1 1.9
DH Capital LLC 16 1.9 1,800 1 64 - 1.9 Goldman Sachs & Co LLC 16 1.8 984 6 19 1.2 0.6
Banco Fator SA 17 1.7 1,696 4 - - 1.7 Cooperatieve Rabobank UA 17 1.7 969 1 40 0.1 1.7
Bank of Nova Scotia/The 18 1.5 1,492 4 8 7.4 -5.9 BNP Paribas SA 18 1.6 900 2 12 3.3 -1.7
Deutsche Bank AG 19 1.4 1,400 3 17 2.5 -1.1 Tudor Pickering Holt & Co LLC 18 1.6 900 1 - - 1.6
BNP Paribas SA 20 1.4 1,366 6 18 2.3 -0.9 Vinci Partners Investimentos Ltda 20 1.1 630 9 25 0.5 0.6
TOTAL 97,486 994 TOTAL 56,288 518
Latin America Announced Deals (Target or Seller) 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2018 Brazil Announced Deals (Target or Seller) 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2018
Morgan Stanley 1 25.1 34,028 13 4 16.1 9.1 Banco Itau BBA SA 1 44.1 22,316 40 3 21.0 23.1
Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2 18.8 25,515 17 1 20.8 -2.0 Banco Bradesco BBI SA 2 42.5 21,517 22 5 13.5 29.1
Banco Itau BBA SA 3 16.9 22,873 45 10 8.9 8.0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3 40.1 20,268 9 4 15.3 24.7
Banco Bradesco BBI SA 4 15.9 21,517 22 12 5.4 10.5 Morgan Stanley 4 39.4 19,912 5 6 7.2 32.1
JPMorgan Chase & Co 5 15.3 20,785 13 20 2.7 12.7 Riza Capital Consultoria de Investimentos S 5 34.4 17,393 3 41 0.0 34.3
Riza Capital Consultoria de Investimentos S 6 12.8 17,393 3 88 0.0 12.8 JPMorgan Chase & Co 6 33.5 16,926 2 8 6.5 27.0
Citigroup Inc 7 10.0 13,506 9 2 18.6 -8.6 Banco BTG Pactual SA 7 19.5 9,860 42 2 21.6 -2.1
Banco BTG Pactual SA 8 7.5 10,149 47 5 15.6 -8.1 BR Partners 8 7.2 3,638 15 7 7.1 0.1
Goldman Sachs & Co LLC 9 5.7 7,782 17 3 16.1 -10.3 Banco Santander SA 9 6.8 3,435 14 1 23.0 -16.2
Credit Suisse Group AG 10 4.4 5,906 26 13 5.2 -0.9 Credit Suisse Group AG 10 4.0 2,026 17 10 3.7 0.3
Banco Santander SA 11 3.1 4,207 20 7 11.9 -8.8 DH Capital LLC 11 3.6 1,800 1 44 - 3.6
Sinolink Securities Co Ltd 12 3.0 4,066 1 - - 3.0 Banco Fator SA 12 3.4 1,696 4 - - 3.4
BR Partners 13 2.7 3,638 15 19 2.8 -0.1 Bank of Nova Scotia/The 13 3.0 1,492 3 12 2.9 0.0
Huaxing Growth Capital 14 1.8 2,455 1 - - 1.8 Banco do Brasil SA 14 2.2 1,116 1 34 0.1 2.1
Gram Capital Ltd 15 1.8 2,449 5 28 0.9 0.9 Goldman Sachs & Co LLC 15 1.9 984 6 25 0.5 1.5
China International Capital Corp Ltd 16 1.8 2,405 4 - - 1.8 Vinci Partners Investimentos Ltda 16 1.2 630 9 22 0.6 0.7
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu ILA Group Ltd 17 1.7 2,319 4 45 0.2 1.5 Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu ILA Group Ltd 17 1.1 554 1 24 0.5 0.6
Goldin Financial Holdings Ltd 18 1.7 2,295 2 84 0.0 1.7 Banco Safra SA 18 1.1 546 2 40 0.1 1.0
Lazard Ltd 19 1.7 2,294 10 14 4.4 -2.7 Moelis & Co 19 0.9 473 2 28 0.4 0.5
Jefferies LLC 20 1.7 2,250 5 52 0.1 1.5 Olimpia Partners 20 0.6 289 4 42 0.0 0.6
TOTAL 135,542 1,133 TOTAL 50,604 463
FIRM
2018 2017
MKT SHR
CHANGE FIRM
2018 2017
MKT SHR
CHANGERANK
MKT SHR
(%)
VOLUME USD
(Mln)
DEAL
COUNT RANK
MKT SHR
(%) RANK
MKT SHR
(%)
VOLUME USD
(Mln)
DEAL
COUNT RANK
MKT SHR
(%)
96,300 53,268
120,321 47,772
FIRM
2018 2017
MKT SHR
CHANGE FIRM
2018 2017
MKT SHR
CHANGERANK
MKT SHR
(%)
VOLUME USD
(Mln)
DEAL
COUNT RANK
MKT SHR
(%) RANK
MKT SHR
(%)
VOLUME USD
(Mln)
DEAL
COUNT RANK
MKT SHR
(%)
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9. Country
United Kingdom $280.7 28.5% 28.9%
Germany $131.6 13.4% 94.4%
Spain $82.0 8.3% -0.8%
France $64.4 6.5% -41.5%
Netherlands $44.2 4.5% 32.0%
Switzerland $43.0 4.4% 12.7%
Italy $42.1 4.3% -32.8%
Finland $13.3 1.3% 45.5%
Date
Total
Value
Amount
(Bln.) % of Total
% YoY
Change
Number of deals 11,967 Financial $248.6 24.4% -5.8%
Volume (Bln.) $983.9 Consumer Non-cyclical $166.2 16.3% -17.7%
Avg Deal Size (Mln.) $82.2 Communications $157.9 15.5% 339.5%
Industrial $109.4 10.8% 37.5%
Consumer Cyclical $104.2 10.2% 3.6%
Goldman Sachs & Co Utilities $87.6 8.6% 184.5%
Number of deals 117 Energy $54.5 5.4% -12.9%
Volume (Bln.) $262.7 Technology $47.6 4.7% 41.0%
Avg Deal Size (Bln.) $2.2 Basic Materials $39.1 3.8% 46.6%
Diversified $1.9 0.2% -77.7%
Amount
(Bln.)
% Change
Deal Count
% Change
Volume
Company Takeover $528.1 -1.5% 25.7%
Cross Border $752.0 1.3% 18.9%
Private Equity $304.3 -1.0% 14.2%
Asset sale $242.3 1.8% 20.1%
Tender Offer $186.2 -27.4% 5.4%
Venture Capital $28.4 2.9% 50.4%
Spin-off $29.1 78.4% 292.7%
Minority purchase $91.8 0.1% 7.6%
$105.1 2.8% 12.1%
Quarterly Volume represents any involvement (target, seller, or acquirer).
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Majority purchase
EMEA M&A Regional Review EMEA M&A: Country Breakdown
EMEA M&A Highlights of 2018
Summary Target Acquirer Seller Industry
4/25/2018 Sky Ltd Comcast Corp - $50,714.3
RWE AG $21,528.4
Top Adviser
5/9/2018 Multiple Targets Vodafone Group PLC Liberty Global PLC $21,813.2
5/11/2018
EDP - Energias de Portugal
SA
China Three Gorges Corp - $28,159.9
3/12/2018 Innogy SE E.ON SE
EMEA M&A: Quarterly Volume EMEA M&A: Deal Type Breakdown
Deal Type
10/29/2018 Abertis Infraestructuras SA Multiple Acquirers HOCHTIEF AG $19,055.8
EMEA M&A: Industry Breakdown
Amount
(Bln.) % of Total
% YoY
Change
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
2013 Q4 2014 Q4 2015 Q4 2016 Q4 2017 Q4 2018 Q4
Volume $(Bln.) Deal Count
• Deal volume for EMEA-based targets increased by 18.8% in 2018 to $983.8 billion year-over-year
despite a decrease in deal count from the same period last year.
• The financial and consumer non-cyclical sectors were the most targeted industries, accounting for
approximately 42% of the region’s overall volume. Comcast Corp's acquisition of Sky Plc for $50.7
billion was the largest deal in the region. China Three Gorges Corp's pending acquisition of EDP -
Energias de Portugal SA for $28.1 billion was the second largest deal in the region.
• Private Equity deals in 2018 increased by 14.0% compared to the same period last year with average
premiums reaching 26.2%. The sale of Akzo Nobel NV's specialty chemical business to a consortium of
acquirers for $12.5 billion was the largest private equity deal in the region.
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13. Date
Total
Value
Number of deals 14,070
Volume (Bln.) $931.7
Avg Deal Size (Mln.) $66.2
Goldman Sachs & Co
Number of deals 61
Volume (Bln.) $86.2
Avg Deal Size (Bln.) $1.4
Deal Type
Amount
(Bln.)
% Change
Deal
% YoY
Change
Company Takeover $340.9 -1.1% -14.7%
Cross Border $371.6 1.9% -9.6%
Private Equity $232.3 -3.6% 4.7%
Asset sale $110.6 -5.3% -13.6%
Tender Offer $40.6 -3.6% -8.0%
Venture Capital $95.7 0.1% 54.5%
Spin-off $20.7 -9.2% -54.1%
Minority purchase $245.2 6.7% 13.2%
Majority purchase $150.5 -7.0% -17.3%
Graphs represent any regional involvement (target, seller, or acquirer).
$16,000.0
Multiple Acquirers $14,000.0
APAC M&A Regional Review
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APAC M&A: Quarterly Volume
Australia/NZ M&A: Quarterly Volume
APAC M&A: Highlights of 2018
Summary Target Acquirer Seller
5/9/2018
Flipkart Online Services
Pvt Ltd
Walmart Inc Multiple Sellers
-
APAC M&A: Breakdown
Greater China M&A: Quarterly Volume
5/9/2018
Yantai Wanhua
Chemical Co Ltd
Wanhua Chemical Group Co
Ltd
Multiple Sellers $10,232.7
Top Adviser
3/16/2018 Coles Group Ltd Wesfarmers Ltd - $12,152.6
6/8/2018
Ant Financial Services
Group
Japan M&A: Quarterly Volume
$7,087.99/12/2018
Shengyue Network
Technology Shanghai Co
Ltd
Zhejiang Century Huatong
Group Co Ltd
-
25%
14%
13%
13%
11%
8%
8%
5%
3% 0%
APAC Industry Breakdown Financial
Consumer Non-cyclical
Industrial
Consumer Cyclical
Communications
Technology
Basic Materials
Energy
Utilities
Diversified
0
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4,000
6,000
$0
$200
$400
$600
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0
200
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$0
$20
$40
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0
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$0
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0
500
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$0
$50
$100
$150
Volume $(Bln.) Deal Count
• M&A activity targeting the APAC region for 2018 decreased by 8.6% year-on-year to $934.3 billion with
the number of deals targeting Chinese companies or assets reaching 4,831. Deals exceeding $1.0 billion
in value increased by 6.6% to 161 deals in the region, the highest since 2016.
• The financial sector was the most targeted industry, accounting for 26.2% of the region's overall
volume. Deal activity in the basic materials sector increased by 106.4% year-over-year.
• Private equity deals increased by 5.1% year-on-year to $233.1 billion, the highest historical volume to
date. The sale of a majority stake in Flipkart Online Services Pvt Ltd by a consortium of sellers to
Walmart Inc for $16.0 billion was the largest private equity deal in the region.
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14. APAC Ex-Japan Announced Deals (Any Involvement) 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2018 APAC Ex-Japan Announced Deals (Target or Seller) 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2018
Goldman Sachs & Co LLC 1 12.9 148,610 85 1 13.1 -0.2 Goldman Sachs & Co LLC 1 9.9 87,943 57 3 9.6 0.3
Morgan Stanley 2 11.7 134,151 60 2 12.6 -0.9 Citigroup Inc 2 8.1 72,264 59 6 6.6 1.5
JPMorgan Chase & Co 3 10.0 114,489 56 6 7.7 2.3 JPMorgan Chase & Co 3 7.8 69,379 38 5 7.4 0.4
UBS AG 4 9.2 105,528 65 3 10.0 -0.8 Morgan Stanley 4 7.8 69,115 44 2 9.7 -1.9
Citigroup Inc 5 8.9 102,656 76 7 7.1 1.8 UBS AG 5 6.6 58,618 54 4 9.3 -2.7
Bank of America Merrill Lynch 6 6.7 77,503 33 5 8.1 -1.4 Deutsche Bank AG 6 5.4 47,853 44 9 4.2 1.1
Lazard Ltd 7 6.1 69,742 39 14 3.2 2.9 China International Capital Corp Ltd 7 5.0 44,660 35 1 10.9 -5.8
Deutsche Bank AG 8 4.7 54,007 50 8 4.5 0.2 Macquarie Group Ltd 8 4.7 41,982 43 12 3.6 1.2
Macquarie Group Ltd 9 4.6 53,028 52 13 3.3 1.4 CITIC Securities Co Ltd 9 4.0 35,596 29 8 4.6 -0.6
Barclays PLC 10 4.2 47,858 22 17 2.6 1.5 Ernst & Young 10 3.8 33,578 123 16 2.8 1.0
China International Capital Corp Ltd 11 4.2 47,715 41 4 9.1 -5.0 Barclays PLC 11 3.6 31,751 15 17 2.7 0.9
Banco Comercial Portugues SA 12 3.4 39,409 2 169 0.0 3.4 Bank of America Merrill Lynch 12 2.6 23,421 22 7 6.1 -3.5
Ernst & Young 13 3.3 37,498 144 15 2.7 0.6 Credit Suisse Group AG 13 2.4 21,644 45 14 2.8 -0.4
CITIC Securities Co Ltd 14 3.1 35,596 29 11 3.8 -0.7 CSC Financial Co Ltd 14 1.9 16,793 32 32 1.4 0.5
Rothschild & Co 15 2.8 32,558 51 10 4.1 -1.3 Raine Group LLC 15 1.8 16,264 2 - - 1.8
Moelis & Co 16 2.8 31,841 25 46 0.6 2.2 Gresham Partners Ltd 16 1.7 15,434 8 65 0.2 1.5
Evercore Inc 17 2.5 29,217 23 22 1.9 0.7 Grant Samuel Securities Pty Ltd 17 1.7 15,115 12 18 2.5 -0.8
HSBC Bank PLC 18 2.4 27,761 18 24 1.8 0.6 Huatai Securities Co Ltd 18 1.7 14,701 28 28 1.5 0.2
Credit Suisse Group AG 19 2.3 26,046 49 9 4.5 -2.2 HSBC Bank PLC 19 1.6 14,082 14 27 1.6 0.0
LionTree Advisors LLC 20 2.2 25,072 3 368 - 2.2 Robey Warshaw LLP 20 1.2 10,500 1 33 1.4 -0.2
TOTAL 1,149,555 14,056 TOTAL 891,063 12,159
APAC Private Equity (Any Involvement) 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2018
JPMorgan Chase & Co 1 24.3 93,542 28 4 13.0 11.2
Goldman Sachs & Co LLC 2 21.0 81,152 41 1 26.9 -5.9
Morgan Stanley 3 18.4 71,108 37 2 22.3 -3.9
Citigroup Inc 4 14.2 54,892 27 6 12.2 2.1
Lazard Ltd 5 8.7 33,546 20 19 3.0 5.7
Deutsche Bank AG 6 8.4 32,552 17 14 4.6 3.9
Macquarie Group Ltd 7 8.3 32,071 20 18 3.3 5.0
Barclays PLC 8 7.7 29,583 7 24 2.0 5.7
China International Capital Corp Ltd 9 6.5 25,179 14 9 5.4 1.1
Bank of America Merrill Lynch 10 6.4 24,598 12 5 12.7 -6.4
Evercore Inc 11 6.1 23,567 19 13 4.8 1.3
Ernst & Young 12 5.3 20,515 42 16 4.4 0.9
UBS AG 13 4.8 18,646 23 3 15.1 -10.3
HSBC Bank PLC 14 4.5 17,193 6 22 2.2 2.3
Canson Capital Partners 15 4.4 17,000 1 - - 4.4
Guggenheim Capital LLC 15 4.4 17,000 1 - - 4.4
Centerview Partners LLC 15 4.4 17,000 1 10 5.3 -0.9
TD Securities Inc 15 4.4 17,000 1 - - 4.4
Raine Group LLC 19 4.2 16,297 3 - - 4.2
CITIC Securities Co Ltd 20 4.0 15,396 2 11 5.2 -1.2
TOTAL 385,704 3,316
964,612
350,210
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15. AU & NZ Announced Deals (Any Involvement) 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2018 Japan Announced Deals (Any Involvement) 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2018
UBS AG 1 29.3 52,980 35 1 34.6 -5.3 Goldman Sachs & Co LLC 1 44.8 139,316 33 1 23.9 21.0
Macquarie Group Ltd 2 27.2 49,134 47 2 31.0 -3.9 Morgan Stanley 2 43.4 134,901 58 3 19.4 24.0
Goldman Sachs & Co LLC 3 26.6 48,042 29 3 29.3 -2.8 JPMorgan Chase & Co 3 42.4 131,575 21 7 8.7 33.6
Morgan Stanley 4 23.5 42,425 19 7 22.7 0.7 Nomura Holdings Inc 4 39.8 123,588 118 2 22.6 17.2
Citigroup Inc 5 15.5 27,949 23 10 20.7 -5.3 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc 5 36.0 111,828 151 5 10.7 25.3
Barclays PLC 6 13.8 24,975 7 14 18.4 -4.6 Barclays PLC 6 31.6 98,203 7 45 0.1 31.5
JPMorgan Chase & Co 7 9.2 16,556 14 4 28.6 -19.5 Citigroup Inc 7 29.7 92,224 12 11 4.2 25.5
Deutsche Bank AG 8 8.7 15,697 15 5 28.0 -19.4 Evercore Inc 8 26.6 82,653 5 9 4.5 22.1
Gresham Partners Ltd 9 8.5 15,434 8 29 1.7 6.8 BNP Paribas SA 9 26.1 80,972 2 - - 26.1
Grant Samuel Securities Pty Ltd 10 8.4 15,115 12 13 20.2 -11.8 HSBC Bank PLC 10 26.1 80,972 2 35 0.2 25.8
Bank of America Merrill Lynch 11 7.9 14,213 11 6 22.9 -15.0 Mizuho Financial Group Inc 11 13.3 41,176 120 14 3.6 9.7
Ernst & Young 12 6.0 10,894 32 18 5.1 0.9 UBS AG 12 5.9 18,356 6 16 2.4 3.5
Robey Warshaw LLP 13 5.8 10,500 1 - - 5.8 Daiwa Securities Group Inc 13 5.2 16,004 44 13 3.6 1.6
Nordea Bank AB 14 5.6 10,049 2 - - 5.6 Raine Group LLC 14 5.2 16,000 1 - - 5.2
LionTree Advisors LLC 14 5.6 10,049 1 - - 5.6 Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu ILA Group Ltd 15 4.1 12,617 62 24 1.0 3.1
Credit Suisse Group AG 16 4.7 8,529 16 17 6.4 -1.7 Credit Suisse Group AG 16 3.8 11,794 11 4 13.2 -9.4
Moelis & Co 17 4.3 7,808 12 28 1.8 2.6 Bank of America Merrill Lynch 17 3.5 10,846 9 8 5.9 -2.4
Lazard Ltd 18 4.3 7,694 14 8 22.2 -18.0 Deutsche Bank AG 18 3.2 9,972 7 18 1.5 1.7
RBC Capital Markets 19 4.2 7,546 7 19 4.2 -0.1 Lazard Ltd 19 3.1 9,473 11 10 4.3 -1.2
Rothschild & Co 20 3.7 6,620 15 9 21.2 -17.6 Ernst & Young 20 2.5 7,854 22 17 2.1 0.4
TOTAL 180,947 1,894 TOTAL 310,689 3,378
South Korea Announced Deals (Any Involvement) 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2018 China Announced Deals (Any Involvement) 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2018
JPMorgan Chase & Co 1 8.6 8,788 8 14 0.9 7.7 Morgan Stanley 1 9.6 54,636 17 3 9.2 0.5
Morgan Stanley 2 7.8 7,949 5 2 19.7 -11.9 China International Capital Corp Ltd 2 8.4 47,660 39 1 16.3 -7.9
Goldman Sachs & Co LLC 3 6.2 6,384 5 1 22.4 -16.1 UBS AG 3 7.6 42,778 17 5 7.5 0.1
Credit Suisse Group AG 4 4.6 4,740 7 4 17.6 -13.0 Citigroup Inc 4 7.3 41,281 18 4 7.5 -0.3
Deutsche Bank AG 5 4.2 4,257 4 15 0.7 3.4 Banco Comercial Portugues SA 5 7.0 39,409 2 94 0.0 6.9
Bank of America Merrill Lynch 6 3.9 3,991 2 8 3.9 0.1 CITIC Securities Co Ltd 6 6.2 35,174 28 6 6.8 -0.6
UBS AG 7 3.6 3,661 2 22 0.3 3.3 Bank of America Merrill Lynch 7 6.0 34,129 8 9 5.0 1.0
Ernst & Young 8 3.5 3,591 34 6 10.5 -7.0 Lazard Ltd 8 5.8 32,647 14 30 0.8 5.0
Samsung Securities Co Ltd 9 3.5 3,573 8 11 1.2 2.2 Goldman Sachs & Co LLC 9 5.4 30,642 31 2 9.3 -3.9
NH Investment & Securities Co Ltd 10 3.1 3,192 5 18 0.6 2.6 Deutsche Bank AG 10 4.8 27,065 14 22 1.5 3.3
Moelis & Co 11 3.0 3,100 2 - - 3.0 JPMorgan Chase & Co 11 3.9 21,972 18 7 5.8 -1.9
Macquarie Group Ltd 12 2.7 2,756 1 - - 2.7 CSC Financial Co Ltd 12 3.0 16,823 33 18 2.1 0.9
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 13 2.4 2,491 38 7 4.5 -2.1 Rothschild & Co 13 2.8 15,591 14 23 1.4 1.4
Rothschild & Co 14 2.0 2,084 4 39 - 2.0 Huatai Securities Co Ltd 14 2.7 15,397 29 14 2.2 0.5
Evercore Inc 15 1.3 1,325 2 - - 1.3 Changjiang Securities Co Ltd 15 1.3 7,088 1 141 0.0 1.2
Nomura Holdings Inc 16 1.1 1,117 3 3 18.5 -17.4 RBC Capital Markets 16 1.2 6,948 3 122 0.0 1.2
Citigroup Inc 17 1.0 1,028 5 23 0.2 0.8 Nomura Holdings Inc 17 1.2 6,795 9 43 0.4 0.8
BNP Paribas SA 18 0.8 781 2 12 1.2 -0.5 HSBC Bank PLC 18 1.1 6,358 6 20 1.9 -0.8
HSBC Bank PLC 19 0.8 780 1 9 3.5 -2.7 Haitong Securities Co Ltd 19 1.1 6,316 8 12 2.6 -1.5
Lazard Ltd 20 0.7 697 6 27 0.1 0.6 Sinolink Securities Co Ltd 20 0.8 4,648 8 51 0.3 0.5
TOTAL 102,517 1,863 TOTAL 566,593 5,930
121,124 185,691
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112,889 649,445
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16. Hong Kong Announced Deals (Any Involvement) 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2018 Taiwan Announced Deals (Any Involvement) 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2018
Citigroup Inc 1 16.7 25,145 12 4 15.2 1.5 Goldman Sachs & Co LLC 1 14.7 2,770 4 5 9.6 5.1
Goldman Sachs & Co LLC 2 14.5 21,852 11 1 20.6 -6.1 Citigroup Inc 2 11.3 2,137 4 3 12.4 -1.0
JPMorgan Chase & Co 3 13.6 20,450 10 3 15.4 -1.8 KGI Securities Co Ltd 3 8.1 1,523 7 8 6.4 1.7
Morgan Stanley 4 11.8 17,702 9 5 12.1 -0.3 Morgan Stanley 4 6.5 1,233 2 - - 6.5
China International Capital Corp Ltd 5 10.8 16,293 6 6 10.5 0.3 Credit Suisse Group AG 5 3.2 606 1 - - 3.2
Deutsche Bank AG 6 10.0 15,080 5 30 1.0 9.1 Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu ILA Group Ltd 6 2.5 468 4 9 6.0 -3.5
Moelis & Co 7 9.7 14,581 4 27 1.3 8.4 Cooperatieve Rabobank UA 7 2.0 380 1 - - 2.0
LionTree Advisors LLC 8 9.4 14,149 1 - - 9.4 BNP Paribas SA 8 1.2 220 1 11 4.9 -3.8
CITIC Securities Co Ltd 9 9.3 14,000 1 7 10.4 -1.2 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc 9 0.8 147 1 - - 0.8
HSBC Bank PLC 10 3.5 5,240 5 11 7.1 -3.7 Yuanta Financial Holding Co Ltd 9 0.8 147 1 - - 0.8
Nomura Holdings Inc 11 3.1 4,688 11 28 1.1 2.0 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 11 0.7 140 7 15 1.4 -0.7
Gram Capital Ltd 12 2.7 4,071 15 24 1.4 1.3 KPMG Corporate Finance LLC 12 0.4 80 2 10 5.9 -5.5
Huaxing Growth Capital 13 2.2 3,355 3 57 0.2 2.1 Yuanta Securities Co Ltd 13 0.4 74 2 13 2.3 -1.9
UBS AG 14 2.1 3,199 8 2 18.6 -16.5 Union Square Advisors LLC/NY 14 0.4 66 1 - - 0.4
Somerley Group Ltd 15 1.9 2,865 21 12 3.4 -1.5 Cowen & Co LLC 15 0.2 45 1 - - 0.2
KPMG Corporate Finance LLC 16 1.5 2,314 4 29 1.0 0.5 Mizuho Financial Group Inc 16 0.2 33 1 - - 0.2
Goldin Financial Holdings Ltd 17 1.5 2,298 3 33 0.8 0.8 KAF Investment Bank Bhd 17 0.1 9 1 - - 0.1
Raymond James & Associates Inc 18 1.4 2,080 2 - - 1.4 Ernst & Young 18 - - 2 - - -
Huatai Securities Co Ltd 19 1.3 1,918 3 42 0.4 0.9
Credit Suisse Group AG 20 1.2 1,859 4 17 2.3 -1.1
TOTAL 150,596 1,539 TOTAL 18,859 231
SE Asia Announced Deals (Any Involvement) 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2018 India Announced Deals (Any Involvement) 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2018
JPMorgan Chase & Co 1 23.7 52,287 9 2 19.7 3.9 JPMorgan Chase & Co 1 30.5 41,281 8 10 5.1 25.4
Morgan Stanley 2 18.6 41,196 16 1 21.1 -2.4 Goldman Sachs & Co LLC 2 19.6 26,465 7 2 20.3 -0.8
Citigroup Inc 3 17.7 39,066 18 3 11.9 5.8 Citigroup Inc 3 16.9 22,910 17 16 2.1 14.9
Lazard Ltd 4 13.4 29,691 7 19 2.5 10.9 Morgan Stanley 4 16.3 21,976 5 1 23.5 -7.3
Bank of America Merrill Lynch 5 10.6 23,478 8 7 9.5 1.2 Barclays PLC 5 15.9 21,553 7 78 - 15.9
Goldman Sachs & Co LLC 6 10.6 23,316 12 5 10.8 -0.2 Ernst & Young 6 14.5 19,650 45 11 3.7 10.9
Deutsche Bank AG 7 9.4 20,871 13 15 4.0 5.4 Deutsche Bank AG 7 13.9 18,845 12 18 1.5 12.4
Evercore Inc 8 8.7 19,310 7 9 8.6 0.1 Raine Group LLC 8 12.0 16,264 2 - - 12.0
Canson Capital Partners 9 7.7 17,000 1 - - 7.7 CITIC Securities Co Ltd 9 10.4 14,000 1 - - 10.4
Guggenheim Capital LLC 9 7.7 17,000 1 - - 7.7 China International Capital Corp Ltd 9 10.4 14,000 1 - - 10.4
Centerview Partners LLC 9 7.7 17,000 1 117 - 7.7 Arpwood Capital Pvt Ltd 11 7.4 10,023 11 13 2.6 4.8
TD Securities Inc 9 7.7 17,000 1 73 0.1 7.6 HSBC Bank PLC 12 5.4 7,232 5 21 1.3 4.1
HSBC Bank PLC 13 7.6 16,696 9 55 0.2 7.4 JM Financial Ltd 13 4.7 6,340 7 22 0.9 3.8
China International Capital Corp Ltd 14 7.1 15,613 3 8 9.3 -2.2 Bank of America Merrill Lynch 14 4.5 6,104 6 4 18.1 -13.6
CITIC Securities Co Ltd 15 6.3 14,000 1 10 8.3 -2.0 KPMG Corporate Finance LLC 15 4.5 6,040 23 30 0.5 4.0
Rothschild & Co 16 5.6 12,292 15 48 0.3 5.3 Axis Bank Ltd 16 4.4 5,905 8 6 15.0 -10.7
Credit Suisse Group AG 17 3.4 7,603 16 12 6.4 -3.0 Credit Suisse Group AG 17 4.3 5,829 6 12 2.8 1.5
Societe Generale SA 18 2.6 5,634 1 117 - 2.6 Evercore Inc 18 4.3 5,768 4 - - 4.3
Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Ban 18 2.6 5,634 1 - - 2.6 UBS AG 19 3.5 4,696 3 5 16.0 -12.5
Mizuho Financial Group Inc 20 2.1 4,623 8 117 - 2.1 Greenhill & Co Inc 20 2.9 3,931 1 - - 2.9
TOTAL 221,106 2,405 TOTAL 135,261 1,981
196,421 17,152
193,294 92,003
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