Goldman Sachs and Rothschild & Co were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the consumer 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 the leading position in terms of value by advising on $61.5 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, Rothschild & Co led in volume terms by advising on a total of 36 deals.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Goldman Sachs outpaced its peers by a significant margin in terms of value and was the only firm to surpass $50 billion in total deal value in 2022. It has advised on 12 billion-dollar deals*, including one mega deal valued more than $10 billion.

“Rothschild & Co, although managed to lead by volume, faced stiff competition from KPMG, which fell short of just one deal to occupy the top spot by this metric.”

An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals that KPMG occupied the second position in terms of volume with 35 deals, followed by Houlihan Lokey with 33 deals, Goldman Sachs with 29 deals and PwC with 26 deals.

Meanwhile, Morgan Stanley occupied the second position in terms of value, by advising on $23.8 billion worth of deals, followed by Bank of America with $23.6 billion, Citi with $19.2 billion and Deutsche Bank with $17.1 billion.

*Deals valued more than or equal to $1 billion