Bloomberg reported that Goldman Sachs topped Bloomberg Markets’ annual ranking of M&A advisers in 2013 with an estimated $1.23 billion in fees, the magazine will report in its April issue.

Bloomberg said further contracts for early-stage M&A work worldwide jumped 17% in the fourth quarter, a sign 2014 will pick up, according to Matthew Porzio, VP of M&A strategy and product marketing at New York–based Intralinks, which tracks early activity.

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