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Morgan Stanley M&A fees nearly quadruple as deal bankers post record quarter

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Morgan Stanley nearly quadrupled fees from M&A in the third quarter as the dealmaking boom pushed the Wall Street bank to record fees in the division.

The US bank made $1.3bn from M&A fees in the third quarter of 2021, an increase of 256% on the same period last year, helping push its investment banking unit to a record $2.8bn in revenue.

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