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JPMorgan leads ECM league table for first time in decades; Goldies sweeps M&A

Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

Dec 20, 2024 – 5.00am

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A blast of second-half deals has put JPMorgan’s equity capital markets team on top of the annual league tables for the first time in decades.

Street Talk has turned the pages back to 1980. Data shows that while the Wall Street bank has topped individual quarters, it’s the first time it’s ended the year at number one after failing to even rank in the top 10 in the first half of 2024.

Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones. Email Sarah at sarah.thompson@afr.com

Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column. Email Kanika at kanika.sood@afr.com.au

Emma Rapaport is a co-editor of the Street Talk column. Prior to that, she was a markets reporter at The Australian Financial Review. Connect with Emma on Twitter. Email Emma at emma.rapaport@afr.com