IFC METROPOL was ranked third by volume of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals closed in Eastern Europe over the first nine months of 2008 in a rating compiled by Thomson Reuters. According to the rating, IFC METROPOL has also been ranked as one of the Top Three companies according to volume of M&A deals completed in Russia over the same period.  Other companies making Eastern Europe’s Top Three in M&A deals included Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan.
According to Thompson Reuters, IFC METROPOL served as the financial consultant for 47 concluded deals, whose volume reached $35,193.4 million dollars.
Earlier, IFC METROPOL led all other Russian financial consultants in terms of the number of Russian M&A deals for 2007 in a rating compiled by Dealogic. Both Thomson Reuters and Dealogic also listed IFC METROPOL as one of the best investment banks on Eastern Europe’s M&A market, based on results of first half-year of 2008.