Goldman Sachs and Houlihan Lokey have emerged as the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers by value and volume, respectively, for 2024 in the latest Financial Advisers League Table, which ranks financial advisers by the value and volume of M&A deals on which they advised, by GlobalData, publishers of RBI.
An analysis of GlobalData’s Deals Database has revealed that Goldman Sachs achieved its leading position in the deal value rankings by advising on $417.8bn worth of deals. Meanwhile, Houlihan Lokey led in terms of volume by advising on a total of 296 deals.
Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, said:“Goldman Sachs was the top adviser by value in 2023 and also managed to retain its leadership position by this metric in 2024 as well. Although it registered a year-on-year decline in value, Goldman Sachs still remained much ahead of its peers due to its involvement in big-ticket deals. In 2024, Goldman Sachs advised on 88 billion-dollar deals, of which nine were mega deals valued more than $10bn.
“Meanwhile, Houlihan Lokey registered a growth in the total number of deals advised by it in during 2024 compared to the previous year. Resultantly, it went ahead from occupying the second position by volume in 2023 to top the chart by this metric in 2024. In fact, it outpaced its peers by a significant margin and just fell short of only four deals to hit the 300-deal volume mark during the year.”
Rothschild occupied the second position in terms of volume by advising on 186 deals, followed by Goldman Sachs with 179 deals, UBS with 166 deals, and JP Morgan with 161 deals.
Meanwhile, JP Morgan occupied the second position in terms of value, by advising on $366.6bn worth of deals, followed by Morgan Stanley with $349.7bn, Barclays with $233.9bn, and Citi with $227.3bn.
Kirkland & Ellis has emerged as the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal adviser for 2024 in terms of both value and volume on the latest Legal Advisers League Table, which ranks legal advisers by the value and volume of mergers and acquisition (M&A) deals on which they advised, by GlobalData.
An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database has revealed that Kirkland & Ellis achieved the leading position by advising on 576 deals worth $422.3bn.
Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, said:“Kirkland & Ellis was the clear winner in 2024, outpacing its peers by a significant margin. It was the only firm to advise on more than 500 deals in the year. Moreover, it was also the only adviser with total deal value surpassing $400bn during the year. Interestingly, Kirkland & Ellis was also the top adviser by both value and volume during the previous year as well.
