Jefferies and Rothschild & Co were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the retail sector during the first half (H1) of 2023 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest financial advisers league table by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals that Jefferies achieved its leading position in terms of value by advising on $5.3 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, Rothschild & Co led in terms of volume by advising on a total of seven deals.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Jefferies was the top adviser by value in H1 2022 and was able to retain its leadership position by this metric in H1 2023 as well. It also registered a four-fold jump by value in H1 2023 compared to H1 2022.

“Similarly, Rothschild & Co was the top adviser by volume in H1 2022 and was able to retain its leadership position by this metric in H1 2023 as well. However, had to see a decline in deals volume in H1 2023 compared to H1 2022.”

Goldman Sachs occupied the second position in terms of value, by advising on $4.6 billion worth of deals, followed by JP Morgan with $4.2 billion, Barclays with $4 billion and RBC Capital Markets with $2.1 billion.

Meanwhile, Performance Brokerage Services occupied the second position in terms of volume by advising on seven deals, followed by Ernst & Young with five deals, Jefferies with four deals and KPMG with four deals.