Euroz Hartleys and SP Angel Corporate Finance were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the metals & mining sector during the first quarter (Q1) of 2025 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 Deals Database, the leading data and analytics company has revealed that Euroz Hartleys achieved its leading position in terms of value by advising on $1.5 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, SP Angel Corporate Finance led in terms of volume by advising on three deals.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “SP Angel Corporate Finance saw its ranking by volume take a leap from 26^th position in Q1 2024 to the top position in Q1 2025. Meanwhile, Euroz Hartleys, which led by value in Q1 2025, was not there in the top 10 list for Q1 2024. Involvement in the $1.5 billion Ramelius-Spartan deal played a crucial role for Euroz Hartleys in securing the top position by value. Apart from leading by value, Euroz Hartleys also occupied the second position by volume in Q1 2025.”

An analysis of GlobalData’s Deals Database reveals that Euroz Hartleys occupied the second position in terms of volume by advising on two deals, followed by Argonaut PCF with two deals, Canaccord Genuity Group with two deals, and LXG Capital SAC with two deals.

Meanwhile, Sternship Advisers occupied the second position in terms of value, by advising on $1.5 billion worth of deals, followed by Barclays and JP Morgan, which jointly occupied the third position, with each of them advising on with $831 million worth of deals.