Credit Suisse and Rothschild & Co were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in retail sector for Q1-Q3 2022 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest Financial Advisers League Table by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

An analysis of the GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals that Credit Suisse achieved the leading position by value by advising on $3.1 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, Rothschild & Co led by volume by advising on a total of 17 deals.

According to GlobalData’s report, ‘Global and Retail M&A Report Financial Adviser League Tables Q1-Q3 2022’, a total of 1,470 M&A deals worth $59.7 billion were announced in the sector during Q1-Q3 2022.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Rothschild & Co was the only firm with double-digit deal volume during Q1-Q3 2022, while Credit Suisse emerged as the only firm that managed to surpass $3 billion mark in total deal value. Credit Suisse, apart from leading by value, also occupied the sixth position by volume.

“However, Rothschild & Co, despite leading by volume, did not feature among the top 10 firm by value due to its engagement in low-value transactions. While the average size of deals advised by Credit Suisse stood at $611.4 million, it was $47.1 million for Rothschild & Co.”

JP Morgan occupied the second position by value, by advising on $2.7 billion worth of deals, followed by Morgan Stanley with $2.6 billion, Lazard with $2.5 billion, and Bank of America with $1.4 billion.

Meanwhile, JP Morgan occupied the second position in terms of volume with seven deals, followed by Houlihan Lokey with seven deals, Jefferies with six deals, and Performance Brokerage Services with six deals.