Goldman Sachs and Rothschild & Co were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the power sector in 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 in terms of value by advising on $33.8 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, Rothschild & Co led in volume terms by advising on a total of 29 deals.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Goldman Sachs advised on six billion-dollar deals* in 2022, which also included one mega deal valued more than $10 billion. It was the only adviser to surpass $30 billion in total deal value during the year. It also managed to occupy the ninth position by volume. Meanwhile, Rothschild & Co, despite leading by volume, did not feature in the top 10 list by value due to its involvement in relatively low-valued transactions.”

An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals that Evercore occupied the second position by value, by advising on $28.1 billion worth of deals, followed by Barclays with $26.6 billion, Morgan Stanley with $22.2 billion, and JP Morgan with $20.9 billion.

Meanwhile, Lazard occupied the second position in terms of volume with 26 deals, followed by JP Morgan with 22 deals, KPMG with 22 deals, and Ernst & Young with 20 deals.