Top 10 Financial Advisors in the World in 2021 by Deal Value

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Corp, Citigroup Inc, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC are among the top 5 financial advisors in the world in 2021 by deal value. In terms of the geographic split, 8 out of 10 of the world’s top 10 financial advisors are headquartered in North America, whereas the remaining 2 are based in Europe. They employed a total of 657,010 people in 2021. The Titan Trust Bank-Union Bank of Nigeria deal was one of the major deals in 2021. Rothschild & Cie served as financial advisor to Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, while Citigroup Global Markets Limited served as the exclusive financial advisor to Titan Trust Bank Limited in the Titan Trust Bank-Union Bank of Nigeria deal. Titan Trust Bank Limited, a national commercial bank, has acquired an 89.39% stake in Union Bank of Nigeria, PLC, a provider of commercial banking services, from Union Global Partners Limited, Atlas Mara Limited, and other shareholders. The deal was completed in Q2 2021. The Biscuit International-Continental Bakeries deal was another major deal in the world in 2021. Houlihan Lokey served as financial advisor to Biscuit International, while Rothschild & Co served as financial advisor to Continental Bakeries in the Biscuit International SAS-Continental Bakeries BV deal. Biscuit International SAS, a France-based biscuit manufacturer, has acquired Continental Bakeries BV, a Netherlands-based manufacturer and supplier of bakery products, from its majority shareholders Goldman Sachs Asset Management. The deal was completed in Q1 2021.  The Rithm Capital-Genesis Capital deal was another major deal in the world in 2021. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC served as financial advisor to Genesis in the Rithm Capital-Genesis Capital deal. New Residential Investment Corp. a real estate investment trust, has completed the acquisition of Genesis Capital LLC, a business purpose lender that provides innovative solutions to developers of new construction, fix and flip, and rental hold projects, from The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. The deal was completed in Q4 2021.