Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers by value in the Asia-Pacific region during the first quarter (Q1) of 2024.
Meanwhile UBS was the top adviser by volume, according to the latest financial advisers league table by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
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An analysis of GlobalData’s Deals Database revealed that Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan jointly occupied the first position with each of them advising on $5.7bn worth of deals. UBS led in terms of volume by advising on a total of nine deals.
GlobalData lead analyst Aurojyoti Bose commented: “None of the M&A advisers were able to hit the double-digit deal volume during Q1 2024.
“Interestingly, UBS led the chart by value in Q1 2023 and gave strong competition to Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan for the top position by value in Q1 2024. While Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan went ahead to lead by value in Q1 2024, UBS occupied the next position by this metric.”
Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan were followed by UBS with $5.4bn worth of deals, Moelis & Company with $5.2bn and Morgan Stanley with $5bn.
Meanwhile, Moelis & Company occupied the second position in terms of volume with six deals, followed by Morgan Stanley with three deals, Barclays with three deals and Rothschild & Co with three deals.
