NEW YORK, April 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Deal, a
business unit of TheStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ: TST), today
debuted a new online design for its popular league tables, which
includes more in-depth rankings as well as a list of featured,
individual dealmakers from the legal sector involved with private
equity, mergers and acquisitions and bankruptcy. Now, ranked
firms can provide a brief overview and key contacts, sharable with
both colleagues and clients.
"These new designs, which affect hundreds of advisory firms,
were the result of months of consultations with key legal and
banking clients," said Jonathan
McReynolds, Vice President of Business Development. "They
will allow our key clients and prospective new ones the ability to
enhance their profiles to engage directly with our audience and
promote their firm's expertise."
As part of the introduction, The Deal unveiled its preliminary
League Table rankings for the first quarter of 2018, revealing the
top global advisers involved in mergers and acquisitions,
bankruptcy, out-of-court restructuring and private equity deals. On
the private equity rankings, Goldman, Sachs & Co. takes the top
spot for financial advisers, while Kirkland & Ellis LLP sit in
the number one spot for law firms.
"Private equity deal activity started off on a strong note this
year, with firms finding attractive investments amidst the
continued backdrop of high valuations," said Armie Lee, a reporter for The Deal. "Goldman
advised on 21 PE transactions worth $50.17
billion, while Kirkland
provided counsel on 69 PE deals worth $14.43
billion." The data was compiled by The Deal through
March 15.
The Deal ranks PE firms based on their involvement in global
deals, either on the buy side or sell side, regardless of whether
financial terms were disclosed. Deal types range from leveraged
buyouts, add-on acquisitions, management-backed buyouts and any
deal where a PE firm had a stake in the target, buyer or seller.
Transactions where the investment implied at least a 30% stake in
the target are also included, as are minority investments where PE
executives joined target boards.
Rankings and analysis of all of the league tables, including
mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy, out-of-court restructuring
and private equity are available online.
About The Deal
The Deal (www.thedeal.com) provides actionable, intraday coverage
of mergers, acquisitions and all other changes in corporate control
to institutional investors, private equity, hedge funds and the
firms that serve them. The Deal is a business unit
of TheStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ: TST, www.t.st), a
leading financial news and information provider. Other business
units include TheStreet (www.thestreet.com), an unbiased source of
business news and market analysis for investors; BoardEx
( www.boardex.com), a relationship mapping service of
corporate directors and officers; and RateWatch
(www.rate-watch.com), which supplies rate and fee data from banks
and credit unions across the U.S.
Contact: Ashley Klepach, Aklepach at thedeal.com
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