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Wall Street banks crush European rivals in deal boom: ‘I still bear the scars’

Wall Street banks are turning the screw on their European rivals as deal flow has hit new highs

A bumper first half for deals has lifted revenues at Wall Street banks as trading activity ebbed away in the second quarter, with JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and UBS all unveiling record, or near record, revenues
A bumper first half for deals has lifted revenues at Wall Street banks as trading activity ebbed away in the second quarter, with JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and UBS all unveiling record, or near record, revenues Photo: Kena Betancur/Getty Images

Wall Street banks are turning the screw on their European rivals as deal flow has hit new highs. 

US investment banks have taken a record 58% share of the fee pool from their European rivals in the first half of 2021, according to data provider Dealogic. Revenues reached $60bn, an all-time high for the sector has both M&A and equity advisory activity surged.

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