Awards for Excellence 2020
The North American mergers and acquisitions advisory business has one obvious volume leader most years. This year is no different, but that doesn’t mean nothing else changes.
In the awards period under review, a different firm made a striking rise in the rankings to a close second place for completed M&A in the region, the culmination of years of progress and success in securing roles on some the very biggest transactions. JPMorgan is Euromoney’s choice as North America’s best bank for advisory.
“Ours is a very broad M&A franchise – there is a tendency to think only about the $10 billion-plus deals, but we work across the spectrum,” says Anu Aiyengar, co-head of global M&A at JPMorgan.
In the period under review, the bank completed 16 deals that were over $10 billion, but also 30 deals under $250 million, 50 under $500 million and 70 under $1 billion.
The biggest transactions included advising Celgene on its $74 billion merger with Bristol Myers Squibb.