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Rothschild & Co | Annual Report 2017
Rothschild Global Advisory
For 2017, we ranked 1
st
among M&A advisers globally by
number of both completed and announced transactions
(1)
.
In Europe, we further extended our clear market leading
position, advising on more deals than any of our
competitors – a position we have held for more than
a decade
(1)
.
We advised on approximately US$285 billion of completed
M&A transactions in the 12 months to December 2017,
including 5 out of the top 50 global M&A transactions by
value and 7 out of the top 20 European M&A transactions
by value.
Our global scale and network of relationships with key
decision-makers continue to support our position as adviser
in large, complex cross-border situations. We continued to
improve our market share of global cross-border advisory
assignments, with cross-border transactions representing
over 55% of our total activity
(1)
.
c.
360
M&A transactions
in 2017 for
a value of
c.US$285bn
more than
55%
of deals
cross-border
M&A and Strategic Advisory
Our teams provide expert advice and execution services across all aspects
of mergers and acquisitions, as well as strategic advice in areas such as joint
ventures, corporate governance, sovereign advisory and US special committee
and fiduciary matters.
M&A league table rankings by region (as at 31 December)
(1)
(1) Source: Thomson Reuters. Based on completed deals by number, unless specified. Excludes accountancy firms.
By value
By number
Region
2017
2016
2017
2016
Global
12
12
1
1
Global cross-border
10
9
1
1
Europe
8
8
1
1
Asia (incl. Japan)
17
14
13
12
North America
15
19
10
14
Rest of the world
7
12
1
2
For the financial year, we held top five positions
(1)
in the
majority of industry sectors globally and in Europe, being
particularly active in the consumer and healthcare sectors.
We were also the most active adviser on deals with financial
sponsor involvement globally and in Europe
(1)
.
A list of notable completed M&A transactions on which
we advised during the financial year is shown on the
following page.