Bankers hope for better luck next year with deals at 3-year low

* Global M&A volumes down 17 percent so far this year * Third-quarter European M&A down 41 percent * Cross border deals almost flat; U.S. LBOs rise * Goldman, Morgan Stanley top league tables By Soyoung Kim and Michael Erman NEW YORK, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Bankers are already looking to 2013 for a glimmer of hope as deal making remained stalled in the third quarter due to the widespread economic uncertainty that has kept companies from pursuing large transformative deals.