We now know how Wall Street banks stack up in dealmaking, and it isn't even close

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The results are in, and really, it isn't even that close.

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JPMorgan finished 2016 in a dominant position when it comes to Wall Street dealmaking revenues, according to figures from Dealogic.

The US bank earned the most in fees in global investment banking, US investment banking, and investment banking in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

It also finished the year top of the table for debt capital markets revenues, equity capital markets revenues and syndicated loans revenues, according to figures from Dealogic.

It made more money that its rivals in 7 of the 11 product areas, and in eight of the 10 most important sectors.

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Only Goldman Sachs offered much resistance. The US investment bank ranked top for mergers and acquisitions revenues, and generated the most fees from clients in the industrials and consumer and retail industries.

Though they're based on estimates, these tables are the broadest possible and a closely-watched indicator of who is up and who is down. Here's how the banks stacked up this time around.