BNP Paribas tops French business banks leader board in 2010. The French bank BNP Paribas is back at the top of the leader board for mergers and acquisition advisory in France in 2010, ahead of Morgan Stanley, which climbs 10 places, according to data compiled by Dealogic. BNP Paribas handled 59 operations worth a total of €56.6 billion, compared to 20 operations advised by Morgan Stanley worth €53.96 billion euros. In third place is Société Générale (27 operations; €42.14 billion...