| Advisor | Value $m | Deals | % Share | |
| 1 | Goldman Sachs | 224,113 | 71 | 50.7% |
| 2 | Morgan Stanley | 210,366 | 62 | 47.6% |
| 3 | JP Morgan | 171,126 | 56 | 38.7% |
| 4 | Citigroup | 169,811 | 46 | 38.4% |
| 5 | Lehman Brothers | 157,247 | 45 | 35.5% |
| 6 | Credit Suisse | 156,654 | 55 | 35.4% |
| 7 | Deutsche Bank | 74,542 | 21 | 16.8% |
| 8 | Lazard | 71,991 | 20 | 16.3% |
| 9 | Merrill Lynch | 63,220 | 50 | 14.3% |
| 10 | Centerview Partners | 50,333 | 2 | 11.4% |
| Total | 554,742 | 1998 | 100.0% | |
| Source: Dealogic | ||||