JP Morgan and UBS were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region 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 JP Morgan achieved its leading position in terms of value by advising on $25 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, UBS led in terms of volume by advising on a total of 18 deals.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “UBS was shy of only two deals from touching 20 deals volume in H1 2023. Moreover, UBS managed to advise on some big-ticket deals. In fact, UBS and JP Morgan were the only two firms with more than $20 billion in total deal value with none of their peers even close to this level. Resultantly, apart from leading by volume, UBS also occupied the second position in terms of value with $20.6 billion.”

Morgan Stanley occupied the third position in terms of value, by advising on $5.7 billion worth of deals, followed by Moelis & Company with $4.9 billion and Goldman Sachs with $4.9 billion.

Meanwhile, Light Source Capital occupied the second position in terms of volume with 11 deals, followed by Haoyue Capital with 11 deals, Avendus Capital with nine deals and Yunxiu Capital with nine deals.