Barclays and Lazard were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the automotive sector during 2025 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest financial advisers league table by GlobalData, a leading intelligence and productivity platform.

GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database has revealed that Barclays achieved its leading position in terms of value by advising on $11.2 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, Lazard led in terms of volume by advising on a total of six deals.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Barclays was one of the only two advisers that surpassed $10 billion-mark in total deal value during 2025. It is noteworthy that it advised on two billion-dollar deals* during the year. Barclays also held the fourth position by volume. Meanwhile, Lazard also occupied the sixth position in 2025 value rankings.”

An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals that JPMorgan occupied the second position in terms of value, by advising on $10.4 billion worth of deals, followed by Morgan Stanley with $5.3 billion, Goldman Sachs with $5.1 billion, and PwC with $4.4 billion.

Meanwhile, Morgan Stanley occupied the second position in terms of volume with five deals, followed by KPMG with five deals, Barclays with four deals, and JPMorgan with three deals. *Deals valued more than or equal to $1 billion