Goldman Sachs and Piper Sandler were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the financial services sector in 2022 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest financial advisers league table by GlobalData.

Based on its Financial Deals Database, the leading data and analytics company has revealed that Goldman Sachs achieved its leading position in terms of value by advising on $106 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, Piper Sandler led the list in volume terms by advising on a total of 55 deals.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Piper Sandler was the clear winner by volume as it was the only firm that managed to advise on more than 50 deals in 2022.

“Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs was among the only two advisors which managed to surpass the $100 billion in total deal value. Apart from leading by value, Goldman Sachs also occupied the fifth position by volume.”

An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals that JP Morgan occupied the second position in terms of value, by advising on $100.2 billion worth of deals, followed by Morgan Stanley with $90.8 billion, Citi with $80.6 billion and Bank of America with $70.5 billion.

Meanwhile, Stifel/KBW occupied the second position in terms of volume with 42 deals, followed by Raymond James Financial with 33 deals, Houlihan Lokey with 33 deals and Goldman Sachs with 30 deals.