Morgan Stanley and Clairfield International were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the South & Central American region during 2025 by value and volume, respectively according to the latest financial advisers league table by GlobalData, a leading intelligence and productivity platform.

An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals that Morgan Stanley achieved the leading position in terms of value by advising on $17.8 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, Clairfield International led in terms of volume by advising on a total of 10 deals.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Clairfield International was the only adviser to hit double-digit deal volume in 2025. Similarly, Morgan Stanley was way ahead of its peers in terms of value as the only firm to surpass the $10 billion mark during the year. Of the seven deals advised by Morgan Stanley, four were billion-dollar deals*.”

Jefferies occupied the second position in terms of value, by advising on $9.4 billion worth of deals, followed by Mizuho Financial Group with $9 billion, RBC Capital Markets with $4.9 billion and Bank of America with $4.2 billion.

Meanwhile, UBS occupied the second position in terms of volume with nine deals, followed by Morgan Stanley with seven deals, Lazard with five deals and Rothschild & Co with four deals.*Deals valued ≥ $1 billion