By Greg Hazley
Brunswick Group and Kekst and Company were the top U.S. M&A PR advisors by volume and number of deals, respectively, during the first half of 2011, edging Q1 leaders Abernathy MacGregor Group and FD.
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Brunswick handled 44 deals through June worth roughly $104.7B in the U.S., including Q2’s largest U.S. transaction as it advised ING Direct USA’s $9B acquisition by Capitol One.
The firm also led globally with 105 transactions worth $138B.
Brunswick was trailed by volume by Sard Verbinnen & Co. ($102B), Kekst ($97.9B) and Abernathy MacGregor ($68B).
Kekst continued to be the most prolific U.S. PR advisor working 53 deals during the first half and leading the period for the second straight year.
FD topped all M&A counselors globally by volume with a hand in 122 deals, following by Brunswick and Kekst.
Source: mergermarket |
Most of the largest deals for the first half took place during the first quarter. Johnson & Johnson’s (Kekst) $21B acquisition of Synthes GmbH was the top transaction for the second quarter.
That was followed by Takeda Pharmaceuticals’ (Edelman) $13.8B move on Nycomed Int’l (FD, Kekst).
The largest transaction of the year continues to be AT&T’s (Brunswick) acquisition of T-Mobile (Kekst and Hering Schuppener Consulting), a March transaction worth $39B.
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