Goldman Sachs has been named the top merger and acquisition (M&A) financial adviser in Europe for H1 2022 by deal value, according to GlobalData, while Rothschild & Co was the top by deal volume. The leading data and analytics company’s Financial Advisers League Table, which uses the Financial Deals Database to rank financial advisers, revealed that Goldman Sachs achieved its leading position by advising on $112.7 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, Rothschild & Co led by volume by advising on a total of 128 deals.

According to GlobalData’s report, ‘Global and Europe M&A Report Financial Adviser League Tables H1 2022’, a total of 5,816 M&A deals worth $350.2 billion were announced in the region during H1 2022.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Goldman Sachs and Rothschild & Co were the clear winners, outpacing their peers by significant margins. Goldman Sachs was the only firm to surpass $100 billion in total deal value, while Rothschild & Co was the only firm to advise on more than 100 deals during H1 2022.”

Analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals that JP Morgan occupied second position by value, by advising on $82.3 billion worth of deals; followed by Bank of America, with $72 billion; UBS, with $52.5 billion; and Rothschild & Co, with $49.2 billion.

PwC occupied the second position in terms of volume, with 92 deals; followed by KPMG, with 81 deals; Ernst & Young, with 79 deals; and Houlihan Lokey, with 64 deals.