Morgan Stanley Overtakes Goldman in AI Debt Deals, Collects $2.3B in H1 Fees
Morgan Stanley has become Wall Street’s leading bank for artificial intelligence debt financing, edging past Goldman Sachs by underwriting billions in bonds for data center construction, according to the Financial Times.
The shift followed a surge in project finance activity that generated $2.3B in debt and equity capital market fees in H1 2026, up from $1.4B during the same period last year, LSEG data showed.
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@cointelegraph🚨 LATEST: Morgan Stanley has become Wall Street's top bank for AI debt deals, edging past Goldman Sachs by architecting billions in financing for data center build-outs, per FT.
@ftMorgan Stanley becomes Wall Street’s top bank for AI debt deals
@techmemeLSEG: Morgan Stanley collected $2.3B in debt and equity capital market fees in H1 2026, up from $1.4B in H1 2025, driven by AI infrastructure financing deals (Financial Times) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)