JP Morgan and Rothschild & Co were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the power sector during Q1-Q3 2024 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 Deals Database reveals that JP Morgan achieved the top position in terms of value by advising on $13.7 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, Rothschild & Co led in terms of volume by advising on a total of 19 deals.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Both JP Morgan and Rothschild & Co registered improvement in terms of deal value and volume as well as their rankings by these metrics during Q1-Q3 2024 compared to Q1-Q3 2023. While JP Morgan went ahead from occupying the seventh position by value during Q1-Q3 2023 to top the chart by this metric during Q1-Q3 2024, Rothschild & Co’s ranking by value improved from second to the top position during the same period.

“Apart from leading by volume, Rothschild & Co also occupied the fourth position by value during Q1-Q3 2024. Meanwhile, JP Morgan, apart from leading value, also occupied the 10^th position by volume.”

Citi occupied the second position in terms of value, by advising on $11.9 billion worth of deals, followed by Goldman Sachs with $11.7 billion, Rothschild & Co with $11.3 billion and Lazard with $11.3 billion.

Meanwhile, Lazard occupied the second position in terms of volume with 16 deals, followed by PwC with 10 deals, Barclays with nine deals and Deloitte with nine deals.