Barclays Capital, Deutsche Bank and Bank of America Merrill Lynch have taken the top three places in the global league tables for advising on technology acquisitions, thanks to their roles on a $7.1bn (€5.7bn) deal this week.

SAP, the German software company, said in a statement late on Wednesday it was acquiring US rival Sybase. Barclays Capital and Deutsche Bank are advising SAP with Bank of America Merrill Lynch acting for the target.