Top 100 M&A Banker Dealmakers Globally From 2017 to 2019
Dealmakers are the driving force behind the largest and most complex M&A deals and although deals are certainly executed by a team of bankers and lawyers, at the helm of each major deal is a Dealmaker leading the transaction.
Dealytics Intelligence has compiled the a comprehensive list of the top 100 Banker Dealmakers globally based on deal volume from 2017 to year end 2019. We have over 10,000 bankers in our database with transactions going back to 1990.
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Top 100 Banker Dealmakers
100. Kevin Brunner – Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Title: Co-Head of Americas M&A
- Deal Volume: $70,559M
- Number of Deals: 15
- Notable Client: Focus Financial Partners
98 (Tie). Gavin Deane – Deutsche Bank
Title: Chairman of Corporate Finance EMEA and Global Head of TMT
- Deal Volume: $71,300M
- Number of Deals: 1
- Notable Client: Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.
98 (Tie). John Waldron – Goldman Sachs
Title: President and COO
- Deal Volume: $71,300M
- Number of Deals: 1
- Notable Client: Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.
97. Avinash Mehrotra – Goldman Sachs
Title: C0-Head of M&A Shareholder Activism
- Deal Volume: $71,800M
- Number of Deals: 5
- Notable Client: Fidelity National Information Services Inc.
96. Lily Mahdavi – Morgan Stanley
Title: Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $72,055M
- Number of Deals: 4
- Notable Client: Cigna Corp
95. Jeremy Meilman – JP Morgan
Title: Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $72,700M
- Number of Deals: 3
- Notable Client: Allergan plc
94. Ian Wijaya – Lazard
Title: Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $73,310M
- Number of Deals: 3
- Notable Client: Express Scripts Holding Co
93. Stuart Smith – Centerview Partners
Title: Partner
- Deal Volume: $73,927M
- Number of Deals: 6
- Notable Client: Express Scripts Holding Co
92. Finula Cilliers – Evercore Partners
Title: Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $74,000M
- Number of Deals: 1
- Notable Client: Bristol-Myers Squibb Co
91. Ben Carpenter – Citi
Title: Global Head of Life Sciences M&A
- Deal Volume: $74,270M
- Number of Deals: 2
- Notable Client: Celgene Corp
90. Jonathan Alspaugh – Evercore
Title: Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $74,468M
- Number of Deals: 2
- Notable Client: Bristol-Myers Squibb Co
89. Patrick Ramsey – Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Title: Co-Head of Global M&A
- Deal Volume: $76,860M
- Number of Deals: 7
- Notable Client: Occidental Petroleum
88. Robert Lowe – Allen & Co
Title: Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $77,000M
- Number of Deals: 1
- Notable Client: Aetna
87. Robbie Huffines – JP Morgan
Title: Global Chairman of Investment Banking
- Deal Volume: $77,400M
- Number of Deals: 2
- Notable Client: Celgene Corporation
86. Jan Skarbek – Citi
Title: Co-Head of UK Investment Banking
- Deal Volume: $80,216M
- Number of Deals: 8
- Notable Client: Shire PLC
85. Jeffrey Gido – Goldman Sachs & Co
Title: Global Head of Financial Technology
- Deal Volume: $80,428M
- Number of Deals: 5
- Notable Client: Fidelity
84. Simon Elliott – Evercore Partners
Title: Senior Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $82,815M
- Number of Deals: 5
- Notable Client: Bristol-Myers Squibb
83. Francois Maisonrouge – Evercore Partners
Title: Senior Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $83,068M
- Number of Deals: 4
- Notable Client: Bristol-Myers Squibb
82. Marco Valla – Barclays
Title: Global Head of Technology, Media, and Telecom
- Deal Volume: $83,900M
- Number of Deals: 2
- Notable Client: CVS Health Corp.
81. Evan Matlin – Barclays
Title: Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $86,100M
- Number of Deals: 2
- Notable Client: CVS Health Corp
78 (Tie). Cliff Bayer – RBC Capital Markets
Title: Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $86,352M
- Number of Deals: 1
- Notable Client: United Technologies Corp.
78 (Tie). Benjamin Mortimer – Citi
Title: Director
- Deal Volume: $86,352M
- Number of Deals: 1
- Notable Client: Raytheon
78 (Tie). Vito Sperduto – RBC Capital Markets
Title: Co-head of Global M&A
- Deal Volume: $86,352M
- Number of Deals: 1
- Notable Client: Raytheon
77. Ed Wittig – Goldman Sachs & Co
Title: Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $86,702M
- Number of Deals: 4
- Notable Client: United Technologies Corp
76. Paresh Lala – Dyalco
Title: Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $87,400M
- Number of Deals: 2
- Notable Client: Bristol-Myers Squibb
75. Peter Orszag – Lazard
Title: CEO of Financial Advisory
- Deal Volume: $87,500M
- Number of Deals: 4
- Notable Client: Aetna
74. Dan Ward – Evercore Partners
Title: Senior Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $88,000M
- Number of Deals: 2
- Notable Client: Anadarko Petroleum
73. Geraldine Keefe – Goldman Sachs & Co.
Title: Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $88,152M
- Number of Deals: 2
- Notable Client: United Technologies Corp.
72. Paul Stefanick – Evercore Partners
Title: Senior Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $88,877M
- Number of Deals: 3
- Notable Client: United Technologies Corp.
71. Julian Oakley – Evercore Partners
Title: Senior Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $88,877M
- Number of Deals: 3
- Notable Client: Takeda Pharmaceutical
70. Andrew Seaton – Citi
Title: Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $90,593M
- Number of Deals: 6
- Notable Client: Shire PLC
69. Joe Kistler – Morgan Stanley
Title: Executive Director of Global Industrials Group
- Deal Volume: $90,652M
- Number of Deals: 3
- Notable Client: United Technologies Corp.
68. Eduardo Mestre – Evercore Partners
Title: Senior Managing Director and Chairman of Global Advisory
- Deal Volume: $90,800M
- Number of Deals: 7
- Notable Client: Comcast Corporation
67. Abhinav Poddar – Evercore Partners
Title: Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $91,442M
- Number of Deals: 5
- Notable Client: United Technologies Corp.
66. Anu Aiyengar – JP Morgan
Title: Global Co-Head of M&A
- Deal Volume: $91,786M
- Number of Deals: 10
- Notable Client: Allergan PLC
65. Steven Frank – JP Morgan
Title: Vice Chairman Co-Head of Global Healthcare
- Deal Volume: $92,495M
- Number of Deals: 8
- Notable Client: Allergan PLC
64. Michael Rimland – Goldman Sachs & Co
Title: Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $93,153M
- Number of Deals: 7
- Notable Client: CVS Health Corp.
63. Nancy Peretsman – Allen & Co
Title: Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $93,839M
- Number of Deals: 5
- Notable Client: Aetna
62. Chris Ventresca – JP Morgan
Title: Global Chairman of M&A
- Deal Volume: $94,900M
- Number of Deals: 6
- Notable Client: Fiserv Inc.
61. Mark Hanson – Evercore Partners
Title: Senior Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $95,684M
- Number of Deals: 4
- Notable Client: Aetna
60. Daniel Blank – Morgan Stanley
Title: Head of North America Industrials Investment Banking
- Deal Volume: $96,525M
- Number of Deals: 10
- Notable Client: United Technologies Corp.
59. Thomas Monaghan – JP Morgan
Title: Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $97,695M
- Number of Deals: 11
- Notable Client: Allergan plc
58. Michael M Smith – Goldman Sachs & Co
Title: Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $97,800M
- Number of Deals: 2
- Notable Client: Twenty-First Century Fox
57. James Robinson – JP Morgan
Title: Executive Director of UK M&A
- Deal Volume: $98,800M
- Number of Deals: 14
- Notable Client: Takeda Pharmaceutical
56. Suhail Sikhtian – Goldman Sachs & Co
Title: Co-Head of Energy
- Deal Volume: $98,800M
- Number of Deals: 4
- Notable Client: Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
55. Anthony Kim – Centerview Partners
Title: Partner
- Deal Volume: $100,170M
- Number of Deals: 6
- Notable Client: CVS Health Corp
54. Chuck McMullan – Evercore Partners
Title: Senior Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $100,950M
- Number of Deals: 3
- Notable Client: Bristol-Myers Squibb
53. Nicholas Harper – Goldman Sachs & Co
Title: Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $101,603M
- Number of Deals: 17
- Notable Client: Shire plc
52. Gordon Dyal – Dyalco
Title: Founder
- Deal Volume: $102,550M
- Number of Deals: 6
- Notable Client: Bristol-Myers Squibb
51. Brian Link – Citi
Title: Co-Head of North America M&A
- Deal Volume: $103,402M
- Number of Deals: 5
- Notable Client: Raytheon
50. Stephen Edelman – Citi
Title: Senior Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $104,782M
- Number of Deals: 4
- Notable Client: Raytheon
49. Matthew McClure – Goldman Sachs & Co
Title: Co-Head of M&A for the Americas
- Deal Volume: $104,797M
- Number of Deals: 8
- Notable Client: United Technologies Corp.
48. Kurt Simon – Goldman Sachs & Co
Title: Co-Chairman of Technology, Media, and Telecom
- Deal Volume: $106,000M
- Number of Deals: 5
- Notable Client: Walt Disney
47. Brendan Panda – Evercore Partners
Title: Senior Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $106,052M
- Number of Deals: 3
- Notable Client: United Technologies Corp.
46. Robert Pruzan – Centerview Partners
Title: Co-Founder and Partner
- Deal Volume: $107,860M
- Number of Deals: 8
- Notable Client: CVS Health Corp.
45. David Gluckman – Lazard
Title: Vice Chairman of Investment Banking
- Deal Volume: $109,300M
- Number of Deals: 6
- Notable Client: Express Scripts
44. Timothy Ingrassia – Goldman Sachs & Co.
Title: Co-Chairman of Global M&A
- Deal Volume: $113,344M
- Number of Deals: 12
- Notable Client: T-Mobile
43. Jed Brody – Barclays
Title: Co-Head of Healthcare of M&A
- Deal Volume: $113,870M
- Number of Deals: 11
- Notable Client: CVS Health Corp.
42. Alan Schwartz – Guggenheim Securities
Title: Executive Chairman
- Deal Volume: $114,150M
- Number of Deals: 6
- Notable Client: Walt Disney
41. David Cohen – Centerview Partners
Title: Partner
- Deal Volume: $115,413M
- Number of Deals: 4
- Notable Client: Twenty-First Century Fox
40. Anthony Gutman – Goldman Sachs & Co
Title: Co-Head of Goldman Sachs UK Investment Banking
- Deal Volume: $118,957M
- Number of Deals: 19
- Notable Client: Shire PLC
39. David Kitterick – Morgan Stanley
Title: Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $127,798M
- Number of Deals: 5
- Notable Client: AbbVie
38. Kenneth Jacobs – Lazard
Title: Chairman and CEO
- Deal Volume: $131,300M
- Number of Deals: 3
- Notable Client: Aetna
37. Peter van der Goes – Goldman Sachs & Co
Title: Co-Head of M&A of Healthcare
- Deal Volume: $132,260M
- Number of Deals: 10
- Notable Client: CVS Health Corp.
36. Kevin Cox – Citi
Title: Chairman of Global Industrial Group
- Deal Volume: $133,138M
- Number of Deals: 7
- Notable Client: Raytheon
35. John Honts – Evercore Partners
Title: Senior Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $136,320M
- Number of Deals: 2
- Notable Client: Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
34. Joseph Modisett – Morgan Stanley
Title: Head of US Healthcare Investment Banking
- Deal Volume: $137,950M
- Number of Deals: 3
- Notable Client: Bristol-Myers Squibb
33. Chris Gallea – Goldman Sachs & Co
Title: Vice Chairman of Investment Banking
- Deal Volume: $138,765M
- Number of Deals: 4
- Notable Client: United Technologies Corp
32. Christopher Hite – Citi
Title: Global Head of Healthcare Investment Banking
- Deal Volume: $141,390M
- Number of Deals: 4
- Notable Client: Celgene Corp
31. Zach Righellis – Moelis & Co
Title: Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $141,900M
- Number of Deals: 1
- Notable Client: Broadcom
27 (Tie). David Krap – Centerview Partners
Title: Principal
- Deal Volume: $143,000M
- Number of Deals: 1
- Notable Client: Unilever
27 (Tie). Adrian Doyle – Morgan Stanley
Title: Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $143,000M
- Number of Deals: 1
- Notable Client: Unilever
27 (Tie). Henry Stewart – Morgan Stanley
Title: Head of Consumer and UK Investment Banking
- Deal Volume: $143,000M
- Number of Deals: 1
- Notable Client: Unilever
27 (Tie). Nick Reid – Centerview Partners
Title: Partner
- Deal Volume: $143,000M
- Number of Deals: 1
- Notable Client: Unilever
26. Preston Comey – Evercore Partners
Title: Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $143,002M
- Number of Deals: 3
- Notable Client: Qualcomm
25. C. Emlen Fischer – Centerview Partners
Title: Partner
- Deal Volume: $143,106M
- Number of Deals: 3
- Notable Client: Qualcomm
24. James Tookman – Centerview Partners
Title: Principal
- Deal Volume: $143,700M
- Number of Deals: 2
- Notable Client: Unilever
23. David Handler – Centerview Partners
Title: Partner
- Deal Volume: $144,450M
- Number of Deals: 3
- Notable Client: Qualcomm
22. David Neequaye – Centerview Partners
Title: Partner
- Deal Volume: $145,280M
- Number of Deals: 3
- Notable Client: Qualcomm
21. Michael Carr – Goldman Sachs & Co
Title: Co-Head of Global M&A
- Deal Volume: $146,898M
- Number of Deals: 10
- Notable Client: IBM
20. Chris Foss – Moelis & Co
Title: Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $147,053M
- Number of Deals: 5
- Notable Client: Broadcom
19. Michael Muntner – Centerview Partners
Title: Partner
- Deal Volume: $150,927M
- Number of Deals: 7
- Notable Client: CVS Health Corp
18. Kenneth Moelis – Moelis & Co
Title: Chairman and CEO
- Deal Volume: $151,900M
- Number of Deals: 2
- Notable Client: Broadcom
17. Naveen Nataraj – Evercore Partners
Title: Senior Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $151,941M
- Number of Deals: 2
- Notable Client: Qualcomm
16. Frank Hamilton – Centerview Partners
Title: Principal
- Deal Volume: $155,100M
- Number of Deals: 4
- Notable Client: Qualcomm
15. Stuart Goldstein – Moelis & Co
Title: Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $155,100M
- Number of Deals: 7
- Notable Client: Broadcom
14. Tedd Smith – Morgan Stanley
Title: Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $158,800M
- Number of Deals: 6
- Notable Client: Broadcom
13. Tammy Kiely – Goldman Sachs & Co
Title: Co-Head of Technology, Media, and Telecom Investment Banking
- Deal Volume: $163,200M
- Number of Deals: 7
- Notable Client: Qualcomm
12. J. Stuart Francis – Evercore Partners
Title: Senior Managing Director
- Deal Volume: $163,600M
- Number of Deals: 2
- Notable Client: Qualcomm
11. Dwayne Lysaght – JP Morgan
Title: Co-Head of M&A of Europe
- Deal Volume: $163,600M
- Number of Deals: 13
- Notable Client: Allergan PLC
10. Mark Rawlinson – Morgan Stanley
Title: Chairman of UK Investment Banking
- Deal Volume: $171,700M
- Number of Deals: 3
- Notable Client: Unilever
9. Blair Effron – Centerview Partners
Title: Co-Founder and Partner
- Deal Volume: $173,240M
- Number of Deals: 16
- Notable Client: Twenty-First Century Fox
8. David St. Jean – Centerview Partners
Title: Senior Advisor
- Deal Volume: $186,306M
- Number of Deals: 4
- Notable Client: Qualcomm
7. Gregg Lemkau – Goldman Sachs & Co
Title: Co-Head of Investment Banking Division
- Deal Volume: $190,606M
- Number of Deals: 5
- Notable Client: Qualcomm
6. William Hiltz – Evercore Partners
Title: Senior Managing Director and Head of General Advisory Group
- Deal Volume: $198,194M
- Number of Deals: 9
- Notable Client: Aetna
5. Colin Ryan – Goldman Sachs & Co
Title: Co-Head of Americas
- Deal Volume: $207,600M
- Number of Deals: 7
- Notable Client: Qualcomm
4. Mark Shafir – Goldman Sachs & Co
Title: Head of Global M&A
- Deal Volume: $213,100M
- Number of Deals: 7
- Notable Client: Qualcomm
3. Clinton Gartin – Morgan Stanley
Title: Chairman of Investment Banking
- Deal Volume: $242,470M
- Number of Deals: 7
- Notable Client: Bristol-Myers Squibb
2. Michael Boublik – Morgan Stanley
Title: Chairman of M&A for the Americas
- Deal Volume: $284,267M
- Number of Deals: 14
- Notable Client: United Technologies Corp
1. Roger Altman – Evercore Partners
Title: Founder and Senior Chairman
- Deal Volume: $402,352M
- Number of Deals: 8
- Notable Client: Qualcomm
Source: Dealytics Intelligence.
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Dealytics tracks thousands of data sources daily and compiles M&A transaction data through data portals and deals submitted by network legal and financial advisory partners. The banker league table lists senior bankers who have worked on an M&A transaction. The deal volume ascribed to an individual banker is based on the total deal value of the M&A transaction at the announcement date. The announcement date range is from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019. Some M&A transactions may have been subsequently withdrawn.
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