RBC Capital Markets was the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial adviser in the oil and gas sector for H1 2022 by both value and volume, 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 RBC Capital Markets achieved its leading position by advising on 17 deals worth $16.6 billion.

According to GlobalData’s report, ‘Global and Oil & Gas M&A Report Financial Adviser League Tables H1 2022’, a total of 887 M&A deals worth $132 billion were announced in the oil and gas sector during H1 2022.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “RBC Capital Markets was among the very few advisers to showcase double-digit deal volume while also registering more than $10 billion in total deal value. It faced close competition from Jefferies, which fell shy of just one deal and $815 million from occupying the top position by both volume and value, respectively.”

An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals that Jefferies occupied the second position by value, by advising on $15.7 billion worth of deals, followed by Citi with $14.6 billion, Evercore with $12.1 billion and Barclays with $8.7 billion.

Jefferies also occupied the second position in terms of volume with 16 deals, followed by Evercore with 11 deals, JP Morgan with nine deals and Citi with eight deals.