New statistics reveal which banks are advising the biggest UK-listed companies, Danielle Myles reports.

JPMorgan Cazenove retains pole position in this year’s ranking of corporate brokers who are advising the London Stock Exchange’s biggest 100 companies by client number. But its lead is diminishing.

Prepared by Adviser Rankings, the Q1 2018 Corporate Advisers Rankings Guide reveals which banks have been most successful in winning over the FTSE 100’s C-suite. A uniquely UK concept, corporate brokers advise public companies on everything from pitching their equity story to building a diverse shareholder register, navigating listing rules to managing results announcements.

JPMorgan Cazenove’s client count dropped from 30 to 29 over the past 12 months, while Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) – which held onto second place – added GlaxoSmithKline.

In 2017 Morgan Stanley and UBS tied for third place. This year, the US bank jumped ahead after gaining one client while its Swiss rival’s client list dropped one. Barclays, which has stormed up the rankings in recent years, is steady in fifth place.  

Meanwhile Citi gained two clients to move up to sixth place, while Goldman Sachs rounds out the top seven with 14 clients.

All data sourced from www.adviser-rankings.com

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