JP Morgan and UBS were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region during the first three quarters (Q1-Q3) of 2023 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest Financial Advisers League Table by GlobalData, which ranks financial advisers by the value and volume of M&A deals on which they advised.

Based on its Financial Deals Database, the leading data and analytics company reveals that JP Morgan achieved the top position in terms of value by advising on $25.7 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, UBS led in terms of volume by advising on a total of 25 deals.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “While most of the top 10 advisers by total number of deals reported a decline during Q1-Q3 2023 compared to Q1-Q3 2022, deals volume for UBS remained at the same level. In fact, it was the only adviser with more than 20 deals during Q1-Q3 2023.

“Meanwhile, JP Morgan was among the only two advisers to surpass $20 billion in total deal value during Q1-Q3 2023. Interestingly, UBS was the other firm that occupied the second position with $23.4 billion in total deal value.”

An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals that Gresham Advisory Partners Ltd occupied the third position by value, by advising on $19.4 billion worth of deals, followed by Moelis & Company with $6 billion and Morgan Stanley with $5.9 billion.

Meanwhile, Moelis & Company occupied the second position in terms of volume with 15 deals, followed by Ernst & Young with 12 deals, Deloitte with nine deals, and Rothschild & Co with nine deals.