Nomura and Rothschild & Co have been identified as the top M&A financial advisers in the power sector in Q1 2022 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest Financial Advisers League Table by GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company’s Financial Deals Database reveals that Nomura achieved the top ranking by value by advising on $6.1 billion worth of M&A deals. Meanwhile, Rothschild & Co led by volume, having advised on a total of nine deals.

According to GlobalData’s report, ‘Global and Power M&A Report Financial Adviser League Tables Q1 2022’, a total of 671 M&A deals worth $65.2 billion were announced in the sector during Q1 2022.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Although Rothschild & Co led by volume, it lagged in terms of value due to its involvement in low-value transactions and settled for the seventh position by value as a result.

“Meanwhile, Nomura, despite advising on less than half the number of deals advised by Rothschild & Co, managed to top the ranking by value due to its involvement in big-ticket deals. The average size of deals advised by Nomura stood at $1.5 billion, while it was $166.6 million for Rothschild & Co.”

Analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals other high rankers by value included Goldman Sachs, with deals worth $4.7 billion; CIBC Capital Markets, with $3.9 billion; Lazard, with $3.7 billion; and Guggenheim Partners, with $3.2 billion. By volume, Lazard occupied the second position, with five deals; followed by KPMG, with five deals; Ernst & Young, with five deals; and Nomura with four deals.