After having worked on all of the biggest transactions announced since the start of 2013, JP Morgan Chase & Co is the acclaimed top firm for the first quarter. The bank has advised US$130 billion worth of deals as of March 20.
These deals include the US$23.2 billion takeover of HJ Heinz Co by Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital. It also was pivotal for Liberty Global's takeover of Virgin Media for US$15.75 billion, the Silver Lake Partners and Michael Dell leveraged buyout of Dell Inc for US$24.4 billion and Comcast's takeover of GE Co's stake in NBC Universal worth US$16.7 billion.
Coming in second is Goldman Sachs, who advised deals amounting to US$118 billion according to data from Thomson Reuters. The top five banks in terms of volume are Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse Group and Morgan Stanley.
The top dog is still JP Morgan Chase, as the aforementioned deals were valued above US$10 billion.
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