Dealogic

As data providers such as Dealogic, mergermarket and Thomson Reuters work to compile their end-of-year data, the investment-banking world's fixation with league tables has been called into question.

Going beyond rankings to assess M&A bankers 2008

Already the largest ever paid, according to Dealogic, it may actually be slightly higher than the $4 billion cited by the company.

Trouble on the Verizon for AT&T Rolfe Winkler 2011

Earlier this year, it closed a deal to buy Dometic International AB, a Swedish consumer-products company, for around $2 billion—one of this year's largest global announced buyouts so far, according to Dealogic.

EQT Puts Securitas Direct on Block Anupreeta Das 2011

So far this year, $206 billion of so-called Yankee bonds—dollar-denominated debt sold by banks or corporations based outside the U.S.—have been issued, according to Dealogic.

Yankee Bond Issuance Hits Record in First Quarter Kellie Geressy-Nilsen 2011

Investment banks in the region saw revenues from equity, debt and mergers advisory fall to a combined $36 million, compared to $73 million in the same quarter in 2010, figures from Dealogic show.

Mideast's Unrest Hits Investment Banks Nicolas Parasie 2011

Issuance has already exceeded $10 billion this year, according to Dealogic.

Nissan May Lead Big Japan Firms to Dim Sum Bond Market Natasha Brereton-Fukui 2011

This month, 17 initial public offerings have been withdrawn, according to Dealogic, the most since December 2008 when 18 were pulled.

Overheard 2011

Japanese companies have spent $55.04 billion so far this year, more than doubling from a year earlier, to acquire 504 foreign companies, according to research firm Dealogic.

Japanese Firm Adds to Overseas Buying Spree Hiroyuki Kachi 2011

This year, Sinopec—the listed company and the unlisted parent combined—has bid for $19.7 billion in acquisitions according to Dealogic.

No Refinement in Sinopec's Oil Scramble Tom Orlik 2011

Third-quarter deal value for the region's debt capital markets fell to $2.25 billion with only 5 deals completed from $8.87 billion in the same quarter in 2010 for 14 deals, according to Dealogic.

Mideast's Unrest Hits Investment Banks Nicolas Parasie 2011