Goldman Sachs and Rothschild & Co have emerged as the top financial advisers by value and volume for H1 2022, respectively in the latest Financial Advisers League Table by GlobalData, which ranks financial advisers by the value and volume of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals on which they advised.

Based on its Financial Deals Database, the leading data and analytics company has revealed that Goldman Sachs achieved its leading position by value by advising on $643 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, Rothschild & Co led by volume by advising on a total of 187 deals.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “All the top 20 advisers by volume registered a decline in the number of deals on which they advised in H1 2022 compared to H1 2021. In fact, most of them registered a double-digit decline. Meanwhile, Rothschild & Co, which led by volume, also registered a double-digit decline.

“In contrast, most of the top 20 advisers by value registered a growth in the total value of deals advised by them in H1 2022 compared to H1 2021. Interestingly, Goldman Sachs witnessed a growth of 7.8% in total deal value despite experiencing a decline in the number of deals it advised. It was also the only adviser that managed to surpass $500 billion in total deal value, thereby outpacing its peers by a significant margin.”

An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals that JP Morgan occupied the second position by value, by advising on $463 billion worth of deals, followed by Bank of America, with $374 billion, Citi, with $358 billion and Morgan Stanley, with $334 billion.

Houlihan Lokey occupied the second position by volume by advising on 162 deals, followed by Goldman Sachs, with 153 deals, Ernst & Young, with 135 deals and JP Morgan, with 134 deals.