Please click here for Thomson Reuters Global Fees Review for Q1 2013. This report looks at fee trends for the top banks and top fee payers globally by asset class, sector activity by product/region and the top banks by region/sector. Highlights follow – full details attached.

- Global investment banking fees total US$19.8 billion, up 6% from 2012; Slowest first quarter for IB Fees in Europe, Asia Pacific since 2009
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch takes top spot for global investment banking fees; significant walletshare gains among top five banks
- Financials, Energy & Power and Industrials account for 51% of global investment banking fee pool
- Debt capital markets fees account for 33% of global fees; M&A fees fall 11%; syndicated lending fees up 37%
- Financial sponsor-related up 28% from 2012; Bain Capital tops financial sponsor rankings

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