Rothschild & Co and JP Morgan have been identified as the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in South & Central America region for Q1 2022, according to the latest Financial Advisers League Table by GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company’s Financial Deals Database reveals that Rothschild & Co achieved top ranking by value, advising on $3.8 billion worth of M&A deals, while JP Morgan led by volume, having advised on three deals.

According to GlobalData’s report, ‘Global and South & Central America M&A Report Financial Adviser League Tables Q1 2022’, a total of 273 M&A deals were announced in the quarter, with a total value of $20.3 billion.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Not only did JP Morgan top the volume ranking, but all of its three deals were worth more than $100 million. Resultantly, it occupied the third position on the ranking by value.”

“Meanwhile, all of the deals advised by Rothschild & Co were billion-dollar deals. It came rather comfortably ahead of Vinci Partners Investments, which advised on $2.6 billion worth of deals, but it is noteworthy that these two firms led the pack—with all others in the ranking not reaching the $1 billion mark.”

Analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals other high rankers by value included Vinci Partners Investments, with deals worth $2.6 billion; followed by JP Morgan, with $934 million; Citi, with $855 million; and Itau Unibanco, with $855 million.

By volume, Rothschild & Co came second, with two deals; followed by UBS, with two deals; and Vinci Partners, with one deal.

* Valued more than or equal to $1 billion.