Goldman Sachs lands at Northolt after a morning of dealmaking in Paris

Goldman Sachs flew from Paris–Le Bourget to RAF Northolt on Thursday morning, a 56-minute crossing in the Gulfstream G650ER, N650WS. The flight arrived just after 8:07 UTC, placing the investment bank’s leadership in London for the start of the business day.

The trip lands the same week Goldman Sachs is riding a historic dealmaking wave. The firm has managed more than $1 trillion in announced mergers and acquisitions in the first half of 2026, a record for any investment bank within a six-month period, per [Economic Times](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/goldman-sachs-shatters-dealmaking-records-with-1-trillion-in-first-half-ma-volume/articleshow/131784361.cms). Its role as lead underwriter on SpaceX’s recent IPO and its advisory position on the $66.8 billion Dominion Energy sale to NextEra Energy have cemented the bank’s No. 1 global M&A ranking. CEO David Solomon is likely in London for client meetings tied to that pipeline, which includes pending AI-related IPOs from OpenAI and Anthropic, per [Market Spectator](https://www.marketspectator.com/2026/06/11/goldman-sachs-near-all-time-highs-the-ma-supercycle-is-the-trade-nobodys-talking-about/).

The aircraft departed Teterboro on Tuesday, stopped at Washington Dulles on Wednesday, and flew to Paris before turning around this morning. The round-trip pattern — Washington, Paris, London — mirrors the bank's transatlantic advisory rhythm as it converts a four-year high deal backlog into second-quarter fees.