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Goldman Sachs’s dealmaking fees jump 26% on big M&A gains

The Wall Street bank beat analyst expectations as dealmaking surged and stock trading reached an all-time high

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said the bank remained focused on risk management
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said the bank remained focused on risk management Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images

Goldman Sachs’s global banking and markets unit beat estimates thanks to a surge in investment banking fees, despite deals being iced after Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’, and record stock trading revenue.

The Wall Street bank posted $2.2bn in dealmaking fees during the second quarter, which was ahead of the $1.9bn predicted by analysts and up by 26%.

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