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EY tops Transaction Advisor League Tables for Private Equity in Q1 2018

Barclays, Citi, Deutsche Bank take second place; Unitus Capital and Masterkey Holdings top by deal volume


EY topped the Venture Intelligence League Tables for Transaction Advisor to Private Equity deals in Q1 2018 advising Indiabulls Properties in its sale of 50% stake to Blackstone acquisition for $730 million. Barclays, Citi and Deutsche Bank came in at second with $265 million advising the stake sale by Warburg Pincus, Abraaj and IFC in Continental Warehousing to DP World - NIIF platform. Kotak took the third spot advising $179 million (across two deals). CBRE and Axis Capital came in at fourth and fifth respectively.

Unitus Capital and Masterkey Holdings topped the tables by deal volume advising 4 deals, followed by Veda Corporate Advisors and KPMG in second place with 3 deals each.

Inclusive of its roles in due diligence and related advisory activities, KPMG topped by deal volume with 10 deals (worth $417 million).

Venture Intelligence is India's longest serving provider of data and analysis on Private Company Financials, Transactions (private equity, venture capital and M&A) & their Valuations in India.

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