Goldman Sachs JPMorgan stake competing claims to No 1 deal advisory spot

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs Group Inc and JPMorgan Chase & Co each won the accolade of top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisor in the first quarter of 2023 in separate deal league tables, highlighting discrepancies in how these are compiled. JPMorgan edged out Goldman to claim the top spot in global league tables compiled by Refinitiv Deals Intelligence, having worked on $119.8 billion worth of deals versus $115.4 billion for Goldman in second place. This was the first time Goldman missed out on the top spot since the first quarter of 2019, according to Refinitiv. In Dealogic’s…