The Rainmakers Behind The Top 10 M&A Fees in 2011

I recently came across an article in the January 2012 issue of Institutional Investor that had in depth profiles of 2011's top deal fees and their driving forces. Unfortunately, I can't reproduce the article, but think it's still incredibly valuable to share the list.

I think that too often a lot of the members on this site focus on broader factors when picking a bank and group, without remembering that the success and failure of that group can hinge entirely on a single person. With that in mind, I think most people who frequent WSO have a good impression of which groups are best per bank, but have little idea who the individual BSDs are. Let's see if we can try to fix that a bit. Here's a little glimpse into the individuals who actually make the headlines happen.

-NR

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#.) Name | Firm | Deal: Acquirer/Seller (client in bold) | Deal Value ($MM) | Deal Fee ($MM)
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1.) Stuart Smith | Credit Suisse | Sanofi-Aventis/Genzyme | 20,857 | 121.1
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2.) Woody Young III | Lazard Frères | CenturyLink/Qwest | 22,170 | 107.5
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3.) Luca Ferrari | Goldman Sachs | Takeda/Nycomed | 13,683 | 78.6
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4.) James Lee Jr. | JPMorgan Chase | Comcast/NBC | 31,506 | 75.0
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5.) Vincent Le Stradic | Lazard Frères | VimpelCom/Weather Investments | 22,382 | 74.3
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6.) Christopher Ventresca | JPMorgan Chase | Caterpillar/Bucyrus | 8,599 | 73.8
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7.) Pete Meyers | Deutsche Bank | Teva Pharmaceutical/Cephalon | 6,374 | 70.7
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8.) Michael Carter | Barclays Capital | Hewlett-Packard/Autonomy | 10,295 | 68.8
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9.) Frank Quattrone | Qatalyst Partners | Texas instruments/National Semiconductor | 6,502 | 65.5
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10.) Douglas Braunstein | JPMorgan Chase | HCP/HCR ManorCare | 6,080 | 63.2
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