Evercore and Rothschild & Co were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the consumer sector during the first quarter (Q1) of 2024 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest financial advisers league table by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

An analysis of GlobalData’s Deals Database reveals that Evercore achieved the leading position in terms of value by advising on a deal worth $2.3 billion. Meanwhile, Rothschild & Co led in terms of volume by advising on a total of four deals.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Evercore registered almost a double-fold jump in total value of deals in Q1 2024 compared to Q1 2023. Resultantly, its ranking by value took a leap from eighth position to the top position. Meanwhile, Rothschild & Co was the top adviser by volume in Q1 2023 and managed to retain its leadership position by this metric in Q1 2024 as well.”

Rothschild & Co occupied the second position in terms of value, by advising on $1.3 billion worth of deals, followed by Citi with $1.3 billion, Jefferies with $1.2 billion and UniCredit with $1.2 billion.

Meanwhile, William Blair occupied the second position in terms of volume with four deals, followed by Jefferies with three deals and Bank of America with three deals.