Top 10 Financial Advisors in Transport, Infrastructure, and Logistics Industry in the World in 2021 by Deal Value

Morgan Stanley, The Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Bank of America Corp, Evercore Inc, and Citigroup Inc are among the top 5 financial advisors in the transport, infrastructure, and logistics industry in 2021 by deal value. In terms of the geographic split, 9 out of 10 of the world’s top 10 financial advisors in the transport, infrastructure, and logistics industry are headquartered in North America, and the remaining 1 is based in Europe. They employed a total of 1,051,690 people in 2021. The Morgan Stanley-MicroStrategy deal was one of the major deals in the transport, infrastructure, and logistics sector in 2021. Morgan Stanley Inc., through its wholly-owned subsidiary Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc (MSIM), has acquired 792,627 Class A common shares in MicroStrategy Inc., a provider of enterprise analytics and mobility software and services. The deal was completed in Q1 2021. The SOCAR Turkey-Petlim Limancilik deal was another major deal in the transport, infrastructure, and logistics sector in 2021. SOCAR Turkey Enerji A.S. (STEAS), a Turkey-based subsidiary of SOCAR, an oil and gas company, has acquired a 30% stake in Petlim Limancilik Ticaret (Socar Terminal), a Turkey-based port operator, from Goldman Sachs for USD300 million. The deal was completed in Q4 2021. The Bank of America- Axia deal was another major deal in the industrial goods and machinery sector in 2021. William Blair & Co LLC served as Axia Technologies Inc. Bank of America, an investment bank and financial services holding company has acquired Axia Technologies Inc (AxiaMed), a healthcare financial technology company that provides end-to-end, omni-channel patient payment solutions. The deal was completed in Q2 2021.