The Effects of Investment Bank Rankings: Evidence from M&A League Tables
Forthcoming, Review of Finance
55 Pages Posted: 20 Jan 2012 Last revised: 3 Aug 2018
Date Written: November 1, 2016
Abstract
This paper explores how league tables, which are rankings based on market shares, influence the M&A market. A bank’s league table rank predicts its future deal flow, above and beyond other determinants of this future deal flow. This creates incentives for banks to manage their league table ranks. League table management tools include selling fairness opinions and reducing fees. Banks use such tools mostly when their incentives to do so are high: when a transaction affects their league table position or when they lost ranks in recent league tables. League table management seems to affect the quality of M&A transactions.
Keywords: League tables, Investment banking, Mergers and acquisitions
JEL Classification: G24, G34
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