Brazilians Lead Fee Race

BTG Pactual leads the LatAm fee race across products, according to Dealogic. The Brazilian bank booked $97m, or 10.8% of the pool, through Friday, when revenue from DCM, ECM, M&A and Loans is considered. Citi follows in second with $93m (10.4%), and JPMorgan third with $74m (8.2%). The total fee pool reached $898m through Friday, behind the $1.2bn seen at the same point in 2011.