JP Morgan and UBS have emerged as the leading mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region for the first three quarters of 2024 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest financial advisers league table by GlobalData. 

According to GlobalData’s Deals Database, which assesses financial advisers based on the M&A deals they have facilitated, JP Morgan secured the top spot in terms of deal value, having advised on transactions worth $17bn.

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UBS, on the other hand, led the way in deal volume with a total of 30 transactions under its belt.

In the value category, UBS also claimed the second position with deals amounting to $14.4bn. Moelis & Company followed with $8.3bn, TD Securities with $6bn, and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial with $5.8bn in advised deal value.

The volume category saw Moelis & Company take the second place with 14 deals.

Ernst & Young, BDA Partners, and Maybank Investment Bank each advised on 10 deals, sharing the third position in terms of deal volume.

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GlobalData lead analyst Aurojyoti Bose said: “Both JP Morgan and UBS were the top advisers by value and volume, respectively, during Q1-Q3 2023 and also managed to retain their leadership position by these metrics during Q1-Q3 2024 as well.

“JP Morgan, apart from leading by value, also occupied the 10th position by volume during Q1-Q3 2024. Meanwhile, UBS, apart from leading by volume, also occupied the second position by value during the first three quarters of 2024.”

GlobalData’s league tables are based on the real-time tracking of thousands of company websites, advisory company websites and other reliable sources available in 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 of the data, the company also seeks deal submissions  from leading advisers.