JP Morgan and Rothschild & Co were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the retail sector for H1 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 by value by advising on $1.5 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, Rothschild & Co led by volume by advising on a total of 12 deals.

According to GlobalData’s report, ‘Global and Retail M&A Report Financial Adviser League Tables H1 2022’, a total of 963 M&A deals worth $40.9 billion were announced in the retail sector during H1 2022.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Rothschild & Co was the only firm to advise on double-digit deal volume. However, it lagged in terms of value and settled for the 10th position by this metric. The average size of deals advised by Rothschild & Co was $66.8 million, whereas it stood at $294.2 million for JP Morgan. Resultantly, JP Morgan, despite advising on fewer deals compared to Rothschild & Co, managed to top by value.”

An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals that Jefferies occupied the second position by value, by advising on $1.3 billion worth of deals, followed by Stifel/KBW with $1.1 billion, Cantor Fitzgerald with $1.1 billion, Stephens with $1.1 billion and Wells Fargo with $1.1 billion.

Meanwhile, JP Morgan occupied the second position in terms of volume with five deals, followed by Houlihan Lokey with five deals, Liberum Capital with four deals and Jefferies with three deals.