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Sard Verbinnen & Co. snagged the top spot in four main categories of Mergermarket’s global overview of PR advisors on mergers and acquisitions deals for 2017.
With a global deal count of 248, SVC topped second-place FTI Consulting by 48 deals. Brunswick Group come in No. 3 with 190 deals, while and Finsbury Hering Schuppener and Kekst, tied for fourth place with 165.
In terms of value, SVC once again took first place globally ($386 billion), followed by Brunswick Group ($346 billion), Finsbury Hering Schuppener ($308 billion), Joele Frank Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher ($297 billion) and Kekst ($241 billion).
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The numbers for the U.S. were in line with the global figures. SVC ranked first in total deals (221) and value ($353 billion). Joele Frank came in second in both categories, with 151 deals and $293 billion in value. Other top firms were Finsbury (#5 in deals, #3 in value), Kekst (#3 in deals, #4 in value), Abernathy MacGregor Group (#4 in deals, #7 in value) and Brunswick Group (#7 in deals, #5 in value).
The data for the PR firm rankings measured deals with a value of over $5 million, or deals with an undisclosed value where the target’s turnover exceeds $10 million. If the deal is for a stake of less than 30%, the value must be greater than $100 million.
Mergermarket, an Acuris company, employs correspondents across 67 locations worldwide to assemble a database of information about the M&A market.
Gladstone Place Partners and Joele Frank are working QXO’s $11B acquisition of Beacon Roofing Supply, which has about 600 branches in the US and Canada.
FGS Global and Rubenstein are handling the $6.1B sale of the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics to an investor group fronted by Bill Chisholm, co-founder of Symphony Technology Group.
Reevemark is handling the Chapter 11 filing of the Forever 21 fast-fashion retailer as it begins the orderly wind-down of its US business, while seeking a buyer for its assets.
Joele Frank handles Mallinckrodt as it merges with Endo to create a global diversified pharmaceuticals company in a deal valued at $6.7B.
Joele Frank is handling Sycamore Partners’ acquisition of Walgreens Boots Alliance, a transaction valued in the $24B range.
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