GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, has revealed its league tables for top 10 financial advisers by value and volume in South & Central America for 2021 in its report, ‘Global and South & Central America M&A Report Financial Adviser League Tables 2021’.

According to GlobalData’s M&A report, a total of 1,113 merger and acquisition (M&A) deals were announced in the region during 2021. The deal value for the region increased by 112.6% from $64.3bn during 2020 to $136.7bn during 2021.

Go deeper with GlobalData

Data Insights

The gold standard of business intelligence.

Find out more

Related Company Profiles

View all

Top Adviser by Value and Volume

JP Morgan and Rothschild & Co emerged as the top M&A financial advisers in the region for 2021 by value and volume, respectively.

JP Morgan advised on 10 deals worth $14.9bn, while Rothschild & Co advised on 17 deals worth $7.2bn.

GlobalData lead analyst Aurojyoti Bose said: “JP Morgan and Rothschild & Co were among the very few advisors to showcase double-digit deal volume. Meanwhile, JP Morgan also managed to surpass $10 billion mark and was just a little shy of $15 billion.”

How well do you really know your competitors?

Access the most comprehensive Company Profiles on the market, powered by GlobalData. Save hours of research. Gain competitive edge.

Company Profile – free sample

Thank you!

Your download email will arrive shortly

Not ready to buy yet? Download a free sample

We are confident about the unique quality of our Company Profiles. However, we want you to make the most beneficial decision for your business, so we offer a free sample that you can download by submitting the below form

By GlobalData
Visit our Privacy Policy for more information about our services, how we may use, process and share your personal data, including information of your rights in respect of your personal data and how you can unsubscribe from future marketing communications. Our services are intended for corporate subscribers and you warrant that the email address submitted is your corporate email address.

“Interestingly, JP Morgan also occupied the third position by volume while Rothschild & Co could also occupy the sixth position by value.”

Citi took the second spot in terms of value with six deals worth $11.7bn, followed by BTG Pactual with four deals worth $11.1bn, Itau Unibanco with six deals worth $10.7bn and XP Investimentos with three deals worth $10.4bn.

Clairfield International got the second position in the volume table with 13 deals valued at $227m. It was followed by JP Morgan with 10 deals worth $14.9bn, Lazard with 10 deals worth $5.6bn and UBS with seven deals worth $5.2bn.

GlobalData’s league tables are based on the real-time tracking of thousands of company websites, advisory firm websites and other reliable sources available on the secondary domain. A dedicated team of analysts monitors all these sources to gather in-depth details for each deal, including adviser names.

To ensure further robustness to the data, the company also seeks submissions from leading  advisers, through adviser submission forms on GlobalData’s website.