Goldman Sachs and Rothschild & Co were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the consumer sector for Q1–Q3 2022 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 Financial Deals Database, the leading data and analytics company has revealed that Goldman Sachs achieved its leading position by value by advising on $56.6 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, Rothschild & Co led by volume by advising on a total of 30 deals.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Goldman Sachs was the only firm to register more than $50 billion in total deal value. Not only that, it also outpaced its peers by a significant margin by this metric and was distantly followed by Bank of America, with $23.3 billion in total deal value. Moreover, it was just five deals away from occupying the top spot by volume. Meanwhile, Rothschild & Co was the only firm to touch the 30 deals volume mark.”

An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals that Bank of America occupied the second position by value, by advising on $23.3 billion worth of deals; followed by Morgan Stanley, with $22.8 billion; Citi, with $19.2 billion; and Deutsche Bank, with $17.1 billion.

Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs occupied the second position in terms of volume, with 25 deals; followed by KPMG, with 25 deals; Houlihan Lokey, with 24 deals; and Lazard, with 18 deals.

According to GlobalData’s report, ‘Global and Consumer M&A Report Financial Adviser League Tables Q1-Q3 2022’, a total of 2,946 M&A deals worth $176.8 billion were announced in the sector during Q1–Q3 2022.