英国上市公司并购交易在2026年迎来爆发式增长，交易额达1329亿美元（约100亿英镑），较前一年激增175%，创下历史新高1。这一并购热潮为伦敦的投资银行家、律师和会计师带来了超过12亿英镑的费用收入1。摩根大通凭借14宗交易位居业界首位，交易总值达894亿美元（约67.6亿英镑）1。其中规模最大的交易是私募股权公司EQT以106亿英镑收购实验室检测公司Intertek，该交易预计将产生超过3.7亿英镑的费用1。
金融高管的薪酬水平也随之水涨船高。英国政府于2023年末废除了奖金上限为年薪2倍的规定后，高盛等大型投资银行的高管薪酬如今可达年薪的25倍1。伦敦顶级律师事务所合伙人的平均薪酬创历史新高，其中Linklaters为250万英镑、Clifford Chance为230万英镑、A&O Shearman为220万英镑1。
这一金融业的高薪现象在英国生活成本危机背景下引发广泛不满1。工会秘书长保罗·诺瓦克呼吁政府对银行利润征收临时税1。摩根大通首席执行官杰米·戴蒙则向财政大臣约翰·希利发出警告，反对在10月28日的预算中提高银行税1。目前英国银行需缴纳28%的企业税率（高于标准的25%）以及资产负债表附加税1。
Investment bankers, lawyers, and accountants in London's financial district earned more than £1.2 billion in fees from mergers and acquisitions activity in 2026, capitalizing on a dramatic surge in deal-making.1 UK-listed company M&A transaction volumes surged 175% to $132.9 billion (£100 billion), marking a record high for the year, with private equity firms and American buyers driving much of the activity.1
JPMorgan Chase led the advisory rankings across 14 transactions valued at a combined $89.4 billion (£67.6 billion).1 The largest single deal was private equity firm EQT's £10.6 billion acquisition of laboratory testing company Intertek, a transaction expected to generate over £370 million in advisory fees alone.1 The surge in financial services revenues comes amid broader changes to compensation structures in the banking sector; the government scrapped bonus caps in late 2023, allowing major investment banks such as Goldman Sachs to offer senior executives compensation packages equivalent to 25 times their base salary, substantially higher than the previous two-times limit.1
The windfall for the financial services industry has proved controversial during a period of heightened living cost pressures across the UK. Magic Circle law firms have posted record average partner compensation: Linklaters partners earned £2.5 million, Clifford Chance £2.3 million, and A&O Shearman £2.2 million.1 JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned Finance Minister John Healey against raising bank taxes in the October 28 budget, cautioning against additional levies on the sector.1 Labour unions have responded to the boom by demanding a temporary windfall tax on bank profits, with union general secretary Paul Nowak pushing for the measure as households struggle with cost-of-living pressures.1 Banks currently pay a 28% corporate tax rate—higher than the standard 25% rate—plus an additional levy on balance sheets.1
Meanwhile, the UK's equity capital markets remain subdued, with only seven new public listings raising £577 million in the first half of 2026.1
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