Evercore and Houlihan Lokey were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the technology, media and telecom sector during the first half (H1) 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 has revealed that Evercore achieved its leading position in terms of value by advising on $78.6 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, Houlihan Lokey led in terms of volume by advising on a total of 39 deals.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Houlihan Lokey was the top adviser by volume in H1 2023 and also managed to retain its leadership position by this metric in H1 2024 as well. Meanwhile, Evercore, which stood at eighth position by value in H1 2023, went ahead to lead the chart by this metric in H1 2024 due to its involvement in big-ticket deals, which led to a massive jump in the total value of deals advised by it. During H1 2024, Evercore advised on 12 billion-dollar deals*, which also included two mega deals valued at more than $10 billion.”

Goldman Sachs occupied the second position in terms of value, by advising on $57.7 billion worth of deals, followed by Qatalyst Partners with $56.1 billion, JP Morgan with $51.7 billion, and Deutsche Bank with $28.2 billion.

Meanwhile, Rothschild & Co occupied the second position in terms of volume with 33 deals, followed by Evercore with 28 deals, Goldman Sachs with 23 deals, and JP Morgan with 21 deals.