BMO Capital Markets was the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial adviser in the metals & mining sector during the first half (H1) of 2025 by both value and volume, according to the latest financial advisers league table by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

An analysis of GlobalData’s Deals Database revealed that BMO Capital Markets achieved this leading position by advising on seven deals worth $4.1 billion.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “There was an year-on-year (YoY) improvement in the total volume and value of deals advised by BMO Capital Markets in H1 2025 as well as its rankings by these metrics. However, the growth was more prominent in terms of value. BMO Capital Markets’ ranking by volume improved from the third position to the top position. Meanwhile, its ranking in terms of value jumped from 18th position to the top position. It is also noteworthy that the company registered more than a six-fold jump in the total value of deals advised by it in H1 2025.”

Macquarie occupied the second position in terms of value, by advising on $2.3 billion worth of deals, followed by GenCap Mining Advisory and National Bank of Canada, which jointly occupied the third position with each of them advising on deals worth $2.1 billion.

Meanwhile, Canaccord Genuity Group occupied the second position in terms of volume with four deals, followed by INFOR Financial with four deals, Evans & Evans with four deals and SP Angel Corporate Finance with four deals.