Goldman Sachs and Rothschild & Co top M&A financial advisers by value and volume in Europe for Q1–Q3 2022, finds GlobalData

Goldman Sachs and Rothschild & Co were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in Europe 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 $158.7 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, Rothschild & Co led by volume by advising on a total of 192 deals.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Rothschild & Co, apart from leading by volume, also occupied the fourth position by value as it managed to advise on some big-ticket deals. It advised on 23 billion-dollar deals during Q1–Q3 2022*.

“Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs advised on 20 billion-dollar deals that also included four deals valued more than $10 billion. As a result, it was the only adviser to surpass the $150 billion mark during Q1–Q3 2022, however, it did not feature among the top 10 by volume.”

An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals that Lazard occupied the second position by value, by advising on $112.6 billion worth of deals; followed by JP Morgan, with $92.3 billion; Rothschild & Co, with $83.6 billion; and Bank of America, with $81.7 billion.

Meanwhile, PwC occupied the second position in terms of volume, with 135 deals; followed by KPMG, with 132 deals; Ernst & Young, with 104 deals and Deloitte, with 95 deals.

According to GlobalData’s report, ‘Global and Europe M&A Report Financial Adviser League Tables Q1-Q3 2022’, a total of 8,691 M&A deals worth $511.6 billion were announced in the region during Q1–Q3 2022.  

* Valued more than or equal to $1 billion.

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