RBC and Macquarie London reputation/market standing

I wanted to check what is the market standing in the UK of the IBD's of RBC (Royal Bank of Canada) and Macquarie. I've run into quite a few of their job ads on Linkedin over time, recruiting into this area, yet they barely show up on UK M&A league tables.
For example in this one Macquarie just comes in 20th and RBC isn't featured at all:(and I do realize that not showing up on an M&A league table doesn't mean that they don't do substantial work) http://www.experian.co.uk/assets/business-information/marketiq/uk-leagu…

What kind of work do they do from their London offices that keeps them afloat? Or are they just marginal players in this market?

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Not working in any of those shops however I have worked alongside Macquarie for a transaction or two. I could be wrong but my understanding is that Macquarie is an absolute beast in the Infra space and are able to advise on big mandates. Dont know about other spaces but if you are even slightly considering Infra, Macquarie would be the place to go to.

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Just checked: for the UK 2017 league tables on Inframation:

1 RBC with 14 transactions, USD 18,929 mln deal value 2 Macquarie Capital with 13 transactions, USD 17,965 mln deal value.

Worldwide 2017:

1 Macquarie with 47 transactions, USD 50,244 mln deal value 2 RBC with 40 transactions, USD 39,937 mln deal value 3 JP Morgan with 23 transactions, UDS 32,580 deal value 4 KPMG with 44 transactions, USD 32,469 mln deal value.

Seems like both these places are great if you're interested in Infra!

 

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