Goldman Sachs and UBS have emerged as the leading mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in South America for 2024, in terms of deal value and volume, respectively, according to the latest league table from GlobalData, a data and analytics firm.

An analysis of GlobalData’s Deals Database showed Goldman Sachs topping the value ranking, with advisory on deals valued at $12.7bn.

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Meanwhile, UBS led by volume with a total of 12 deals.

GlobalData lead analyst Aurojyoti Bose said: “UBS was the only adviser with a double-digit deal volume in 2024. Interestingly, it was also the top adviser by value during the previous year as well. Apart from leading by volume, UBS also occupied the second position by value in 2024.

“Similarly, 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. In fact, it was the only adviser that managed to surpass $10 billion in total deal value during the year. Apart from leading by value, Goldman Sachs also occupied the third position by volume in 2024.”

UBS also claimed the second spot by value, advising on $4.1bn worth of transactions, followed by JP Morgan with deals amounting to $2.1bn.

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Both Rothschild & Co and Bank of America had $1.9bn in advised deal value.

In terms of deal volume, Rothschild & Co took the second position with eight deals.

Goldman Sachs followed with six, JP Morgan with four, and Morgan Stanley with three deals.

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 of deals from leading advisers.