Bloomberg has made available its final Q4/FY 2019 league table reports. The tables represent market leaders across a broad range of deal types, including M&A, equities, loans and bonds transactions over the last quarter of 2019 as well as year-on-year.

It highlights the following.

• Deal activity for EMEA-based targets decreased by 9.1 percent from the same period last year to $900 billion. The United Kingdom was the most sought-after country in 2019, with $193.9 billion in transactions. Goldman Sachs was the top financial adviser in the region, advising on 98 deals year-to-date.

• The financial sector was the most targeted industry in 2019 and accounted for 25.7 percent of the transactions for the period. Saudi Arabian Oil Co’s pending acquisition of a 70 percent stake in Saudi Basic Industries Corp for $69.1 billion was the largest deal announced both in the sector and region.

• Private equity activity for EMEA-based targets reached a volume of $339.3 billion in 2019, representing an 11.4 percent increase from the same period in 2018.

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Bloomberg has made available its final Q4/FY 2019 league table reports. The tables represent market leaders across a broad range of deal types, including M&A, equities, loans and bonds transactions over the last quarter of 2019 as well as year-on-year.

It highlights the following.

• Deal activity for EMEA-based targets decreased by 9.1 percent from the same period last year to $900 billion. The United Kingdom was the most sought-after country in 2019, with $193.9 billion in transactions. Goldman Sachs was the top financial adviser in the region, advising on 98 deals year-to-date.

• The financial sector was the most targeted industry in 2019 and accounted for 25.7 percent of the transactions for the period. Saudi Arabian Oil Co’s pending acquisition of a 70 percent stake in Saudi Basic Industries Corp for $69.1 billion was the largest deal announced both in the sector and region.

• Private equity activity for EMEA-based targets reached a volume of $339.3 billion in 2019, representing an 11.4 percent increase from the same period in 2018.