Goldman Sachs and Rothschild & Co were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in Europe for Q1 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 top ranking by value by advising on 14 deals worth $22.6 billion. Meanwhile, Rothschild & Co led by volume, having advised on 58 deals worth $18.5 billion.

According to GlobalData’s report, ‘Global and Europe M&A Report Financial Adviser League Tables Q1 2022’, there was a total of 2,780 M&A deals announced in Europe during Q1 2022. Deal value for the region declined by 53.8%, from $304.3 billion in Q1 2021 to $140.5 billion in Q1 2022.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Rothschild & Co was the only firm to advise on more than 50 deals during Q1 2022. It also managed to advise on six billion-dollar deals*, which helped it to occupy the third position by value.

“Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs, despite not securing a place among the top 10 advisors by volume, managed to top the ranking by value. The average size of deals advised by Goldman Sachs stood at $1.6 billion, while it was $320 million for Rothschild & Co.”

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An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals other high rankers by value included Bank of America, with 12 deals worth $20.3 billion; followed by Rothschild & Co in third; Morgan Stanley in fourth place, with 13 deals worth $16.8 billion and Redeye came in fifth, with one deal worth $12.5 billion. By volume, PwC ranked second position, with 45 deals worth $10.3 billion; followed by Ernst & Young, with 43 deals worth $9.7 billion; KPMG, with 40 deals worth $1.2 billion and Deloitte, with 32 deals worth $4.3 billion.

* Valued more than or equal to $1 billion