Top competitive underwriters 1H 2023 see little changes

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Competitive underwriting rose in 1H, increasing to $41.467 billion in 1,668 deals from $34.945 billion in 1,569 deals, according to LSEG data.

The market share of competitive underwriting also grew to 17.5% from 14.7%.

The top 5 competitive underwriters remained in the same rankings as in 1H 2023, while there was some shuffling with the remaining Top 10.

Truist and Raymond James entered the Top 10, bumping RBC Capital Markets and Citi, which announced its exit from the muni market at the end of 2023.

Source: LSEG

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Raymond James ranked 11th in 1H 2023.
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HilltopSecurities ranked 10th in 1H 2023.
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Mesirow Financial ranked 8th in 1H 2023.
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Truist was not ranked in 1H 2023.
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Wells Fargo ranked 6th in 1H 2023.
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Robert W. Baird ranked 5th in 1H 2023.
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Jeffries ranked 4th in 1H 2023.
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Morgan Stanley ranked 2nd in 1H 2023.
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J.P. Morgan ranked 3rd in 1H 2023.
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BofA Securities ranked 1st in 1H 2023.
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