The best investment banks in the world 2025: the global winners of the sector – Haris Edu

The first three sectors when it comes to dealing, according to Machinezi, are global energy and materials (GM); Communications, media, and technology (TMT); And financial services. “I have seen some big deals (TMT) in the United States, but also here in Europe,” I told MIEKE VANOOSTENDE from MCKINSEY, a great partner in Brussels and a participation in M&A global consulting practice, Global financing. “Another sector has a large jump is banking, which includes private stocks.”

The M&A wave in the gemstone sector was driven in the race for resource security. The industry giants have implemented transformational deals, and indicated strategic transformations towards renewable energy sources and integrated energy solutions.

One of the largest transactions in the year is the 26 billion dollars of DiamondBack Energy with Endeavor Energy Resources. Metal resources also took the lead center. Rio Tinto Miner Arcadium Lithium bought for $ 6.7 billion; Lithium is vital for electric cars storage industries and batteries.

Meanwhile, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company has completed its acquisition of the Great German company Covestro for more than 16 billion dollars. In Europe, too, Iberdrola acquired a multinational Spanish on a 88 % stake in the northwest of electricity in the United Kingdom for 2.5 billion euros (about $ 2.7 billion). The transaction supports Iberdrola concentration on electricity networks as the continent increases priority and updating the network.

In the TMT sector, the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority agreed to integrate at $ 19 billion between Vodafone UK and three UK, where a portable network provider has created with more than 27 million customers. In Italy, Telecom ITALIA has sold its landlord network to the American KKR box for 22 billion euros, with the Italian government obtaining a 16 % stake in the network. In Australia, TPG Telecom has sold fiber and fixed network assets to Vocus (owned by Macquarie Asset Management and Supernation-Fund Super) for $ 5.25 billion ($ 3.3 billion).

Van Oostende expects the unification of banks to continue, as more countries are looking for “soft landing” thanks to reducing interest and inflation rates. Anthony Nuto

The world winners in the sector

Financial institutions: UBS

In 2024, UBS showed a strong net profit and high client activities. The Swiss giant transaction -based income rises through dual numbers with strong growth in revenue in global markets and global markets. It also granted or renewed more than 70 billion Swiss francs (more than 79 billion dollars) of loans in Switzerland throughout the year. UBS also advised Six Six Group Six Swiss for its acquisition of Aquis Exchange for 225 million British pounds ($ 291 million), a step that strengthened the European exchange market.

This year, UBS expects attractive capital revenues, as it accumulates about 10 % of growth in stock profits per share. The bank is planning to retake a billion dollars in shares in the first half of 2025 and an additional $ 2 billion in the second half. – Lindsey Zhang

health care: Jp Morgan

JP Morgan’s efforts to generate deals and commercial dialogue continued through its annual health care conference to pay last year, despite the difficult time on deals in general.

With the reduction of M&A Healthcare and Life Science deals by 28 % in the first ten months of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, according to Bain & Co. Research, the Mammoth Bank is still able to participate as a major consultant in many major transactions for the sector. In the outstanding landmarks of $ 16.5 billion for Catalrent by the Noufo Holdings investor in life sciences, which were completed in December – the largest in the sector for this year – the bank spent as a major financial advisor to the sale aspect. It also had a major role as an exclusive financial advisor for international flavors and perfumes in selling its pharmacy work in the huge French food maker Roquette for $ 2.85 billion. Thomas Monteiro

Industries/chemicals: Bradsco BBI

Under the sponsorship of Brazil’s Bradsco BBI, many of the most important year in industries and chemicals. Amid a volatile year in the Brazilian market, the diversity and the rapid expectation of market trends was the keys to the bank’s success. She sponsored deals that range along the way from integration and purchases to stock notes and corporate bonds.

In the public sector, Bradesco BBI worked as a news in Petrobras to issue $ 1 billion of global observations submitted by the dollar due in 2035. In the private sector, he was a major coordinator for the ethanol biology and Titan Cosan Sugar at a value of $ 500 million. Bradesco also advised the Brazilian oil and gas products Enauuta in its merging process with 3R oil for about $ 1.2 billion – a prominent deal for the sector. In the industries, the bank is spent as a owner of the manufacture of IOCPE-MAXION cars, which is worth $ 130 million, in addition to the offers of Ford and Toyota bonds worth $ 500 million each. -TM

Infrastructure and project financing: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

It was a record year for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), as it invested more than $ 17 billion in infrastructure and development projects worldwide, which represents a 30 % increase in annual on an annual basis. More important than the value of the dollar, however, the tremendous impact of the many EBRD initiatives was. It helped support positive change from rebuilding Ukraine to vital green energy lines in the central ASI to generate the main agricultural infrastructure in Moldova. In Ukraine, the bank has deployed $ 2.6 billion aimed at enhancing energy security as well as biological infrastructure and food security; And in the care of trade in the war -torn country. In Central Asia, the bank published more than $ 2.5 billion in 121 projects in six countries, or nearly twice the amount it invested in 2023. 61 % of these projects aim to enhance sustainable infrastructure projects in the region. -TM

With the high prices of minerals, miners worldwide challenged the constantly high interest rate environment to spread 4 % increase on an annual basis in deals. BMO, a global leader in minerals and consulting mining and a prize winner this year, played a major role in securing the largest deals in the sector in 2024.

The Canadian giant advised 12 main transactions, at a value of more than $ 18 billion. Among them, it was a joint offers on the Cleveland-Kelvo offers to finance its acquisition of 2.8 billion dollars for the Canadian steel maker Stelco. Stelco also advised the sale side to treat M & A. BMO advised Centamin to mining and exploration gold to sell it to Anglogold Ashanti for $ 2.5 billion, one in the largest gold deals in 2024. On the subscription side, BMO was tantamount to selling Prott of Sprott Physical Copper Trust at $ 110 million. -TM

Energy/Energy: City

For the first time since 2021 M & A Bonanza, the energy sector witnessed more than $ 400 billion in acquisitions last year, according to Bain & Co. Research. The numbers are mainly withdrawn by 10 MB, with many medium -sized deals that help maintain height.

Citibank has benefited from its leadership position in the historical sector to help secure some of the most important deals in 2024. In The Blockbuster, $ 26 billion for energy and Endrevor Energy Resources Megamerger, it was the only provider for financing the committed bridge and led the loan chest and upper notes of the purchase side. Then it was like a M&A and Capital Markets for DiamondBack. CITI also played a leading role in buying EQT from EQT for Equitrans Midstream, which helped create a vertically integrated American natural gas. -TM

Sports Finance: Rothschilds and Co.

Rothschild & Co, the consultant of Boutique M & A, outperformed the flourishing sporting industry and in direct advisory services for sports clubs. In the last category, the bank played a major role in injection of stocks at Tottenham Hotspur Football Club in a year of great losses in the Premier League club. Rothschild is now said in talks with investors for selling huge assets of the club, evaluating about $ 4.5 billion. The bank also works with West Ham United FC to bring in new investments that can increase the competitiveness of the club. Also in the United Kingdom, Rothschilds joined Berntord FC in West London to raise investment offers that could estimate the club at more than $ 500 million. On the other side of The Atlantic, Rothschild played a major role in the acquisition of Draftks for Sports Trading for $ 195 million from Simplebet, where he was the exclusive adviser to the sale side. -TM

It was a remarkable year for CENTERVIEW partners. The consulting company, which is still for the two sharks-one of the few remaining in business-a standard share of 5.35 % of the advisory fees for American integration and purchases in 2024, which mainly focused on M & A technology and technology. In the most prominent company of the New York -based company for this year, Big has registered by providing advice for the PARAMOUNT Special Committee in a $ 8.4 billion inclusion process with Skydance Media. With a major violent reaction from Paramount Group shareholders, the complex consultative deal requires the highest level. The bank also worked as an exclusive financial advisor on the Sell of the Global Investment Company Permira to acquire SquaresPace for SquaresPace for the ALL-in-One for $ 7.2 billion. It increases its ability to work in complex situations, the company worked as a consultant to the Disney media in its conflict against the activist investors and Blackwells Capital, as well as in Disney’s settlement with Valueact Capital. -TM