Asian takeovers reached a record US$119bil in the first quarter, as Japan's Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc (MTFG) and UFJ Holdings Inc announced plans to merge and form the world's biggest bank by assets.
Nomura Holdings Inc, Japan's No. 1 securities firm, rose to first from seventh among merger advisers in the region, vaulting ahead of Morgan Stanley and pushing JPMorgan Chase & Co into third place, data compiled by Bloomberg showed.
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