ARC Group Limited and UBS were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the South & Central American region for Q1 2023 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest Financial Advisers League Table by GlobalData, which ranks financial advisers by the value and volume of M&A deals on which they advised.

Based on its Financial Deals Database, the leading data and analytics company reveals that ARC Group Limited achieved its leading position in terms of value by advising on $250 million worth of deals. Meanwhile, UBS led in terms of volume by advising on a total of four deals.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “ARC Group Limited was the only adviser that managed to advise on more than $100 million worth of deals in South and Central America during Q1 2023. Apart from leading by value, ARC Group Limited also occupied the third position by volume. Meanwhile, UBS occupied the third position by value, apart from leading by volume.”

An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals that Actus Auditores Independentes occupied the second position in terms of value, by advising on $40 million worth of deals, followed by UBS with $32 million and Unio Partners with $10 million.

Meanwhile, 44 Capital Financas Corporativas occupied the second position in terms of volume with three deals, followed by ARC Group Limited, Actus Auditores Independentes, and Unio Partners with one deal each.