JP Morgan and Rothschild & Co were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the automotive sector in 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 JP Morgan achieved its leading position in terms of value by advising on $10.8 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, Rothschild & Co led in volume terms by advising on a total of eight deals.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “JP Morgan was the only adviser that managed to surpass the $10 billion mark in total deal value. Two of the three deals advised by JP Morgan in 2022 were billion-dollar deals*, which also included one deal valued more than $5 billion. Involvement in these big-ticket deals helped it occupy the top spot by value. Meanwhile, Rothschild & Co, apart from leading by volume, also occupied the second position by value in 2022.”

An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals that Citi occupied the third position in terms of value, by advising on $8.7 billion worth of deals, followed by Lazard with $7.9 billion and Bank of America with $7.5 billion.

Meanwhile, Lazard occupied the second position in terms of volume with four deals, followed by Houlihan Lokey with four deals, JP Morgan with three deals and Citi with three deals.