BMO Capital Markets was the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial adviser in the metals & mining sector during the first three quarters (Q1-Q3) of 2026 by both value and volume, according to the latest financial advisers league table by GlobalData, a leading intelligence and productivity platform.

An analysis of GlobalData’s Deals Database reveals that BMO Capital Markets achieved the leading position by advising on 17 deals worth $19.1 billion.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “BMO Capital Markets was the clear winner, staying well ahead of its peers in terms of deal volume as well as value. It was the only adviser to hit double-digit deal volume during Q1-Q3 2026.

“Although it registered growth in both the total value and volume of deals advised by it, there was more than a two-fold jump in its total advised deals value during Q1-Q3 2026 compared to Q1-Q3 2025. BMO Capital Markets advised on five billion-dollar deals* during Q1-Q3 2026, and involvement in these big-ticket deals helped it register a jump in its ranking from fifth to the top position in terms of value.”

Goldman Sachs occupied the second position in terms of value, by advising on $11.8 billion worth of deals, followed by National Bank of Canada with $9 billion, Stifel/KBW with $8.4 billion, and CIBC Capital Markets with $7.3 billion.

Meanwhile, Moelis & Company occupied the second position in terms of volume with eight deals, followed by Canaccord Genuity Group with eight deals, Goldman Sachs with six deals, and National Bank of Canada with six deals. *Deals valued more than or equal to $1 billion