Goldman Sachs says its investment banking business has already advised on more than $1 trillion in mergers and acquisitions so far this year, reaching the milestone faster than any bank previously reported. Bloomberg reports that the firm hits the “$1 trillion” mark at the fastest pace on record, citing the bank’s deal activity in the first half. Bloomberg also attributes the momentum to an intense early period driven by large transactions, and it identifies Stephan Feldgoise as running the relevant team. The Financial Post similarly states that Goldman has reached $1 trillion in M&A advisory activity and highlights the firm’s speed in getting to the threshold. Both reports present the milestone as a measure of advisory volumes rather than completed transactions, and both focus on timing and the scale of dealmaking. Neither source provides further details on individual transactions or the methodology for counting advisory totals.