When it comes to getting deals done, Goldman Sachs is in a league of its own this year.
As of Dec. 20 Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) had advised clients on 438 mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, leveraged buyouts and other corporate transactions — more than any other firm in the country. Taken together, the deals had a total dollar value of $968 billion.
Goldman's deal total was about 30 percent more than its next closest competitor, Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), which completed 330…
