M&A fees most affected as investment banking activity dips

M&A fees are down 35% for the year to date, dropping to a nine-year low. Barbara Pianese reports.

by Barbara Pianese

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Last year was a bleak one for investment banking, and things do not look likely to bounce back this year.

Merger and acquisition (M&A) fees were the most affected, down 35% for the year to date, reaching their lowest point in nine years. M&A activity totals $1.3tn for the year to date, down 38% compared to the same period last year, according to LSEG Deals Intelligence.

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Barbara Pianese

Barbara Pianese is the Latin America editor at The Banker. She joined from Mergermarket, where she spent four years covering mergers and acquisitions across Europe with a focus on the consumer sector. She holds an MA in International and Diplomatic Affairs from the University of Bologna having studied in Brazil and France as well.