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News this week that Vodafone is in talks to acquire Kabel Deutschland in a deal valued at $11.4bn by Dealogic, highlighted why telecoms is one of the most lucrative M&A sectors this year. Other high-profile deals in 2013 include the heated bidding war between Dish Network and Japan’s Softbank for Sprint Nextel. Click through for top 10 banks – in ranked order – in Dealogic's telecoms M&A league table for the year-to-date.

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The telecoms industry has kept advisory bankers busy so far this year and is second only to healthcare as the most lucrative sector for M&A in 2013

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