Morgan Stanley remained the top M&A advisor in South Korea in the third quarter of this year, according to data compiled by market tracker FnGuide and Market Insight, the capital news outlet of The Korea Economic Daily.
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Q3 2021 Financial Advisor League Table of Announced M&A deals
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| Ranking | Advisor (Combined Value) | Major deals | Value |
| 1 | Morgan Stanley (12.3 trillion won for eight deals) | eBay Korea (on sell-side) | 3.4 trillion won |
| TaylorMade Golf | 1.9 trillion won | ||
| Hugel | 1.7 trillion won | ||
| JobKorea | 900 billion won | ||
| Doosan Infracore | 850 billion won | ||
| 2 | JPMorgan (8.3 trillion won for five deals) | eBay Korea | 3.4 trillion won |
| Ithaca Holdings | $1 billion | ||
| Kraton (on sell-side) | $2.5 billion | ||
| 3 | Goldman Sachs (five deals) | eBay Korea (on sell-side) | 3.4 trillion won |
| Kraton (on buy-side) | $2.5 billion | ||
| Majesty Golf Korea | N/A | ||
| 4 | Samjong KPMG (5.2 trillion won for 29 deals) | Hanjin Heavy Industries | N/A |
| 5 | Samil PwC (5.0 trillion won for 39 deals) | Doosan Infracore | 850 billion won |
| Cleantopia | 190 billion won | ||
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Morgan Stanley topped South Korea's M&A advisor league table in the first half of this year, working on six buyout deals worth a combined 9.75 trillion won ($8.6 billion), including the sale of eBay Korea.The US investment bank has become a key beneficiary of the country's red-hot M&A