Investment firms Jefferies, Mizuho, and Morgan Stanley rank highest in M&A value within South and Central America during the first half of 2025
In the first half of 2025, the landscape of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) advisory in the Americas saw some notable leaders emerge. GlobalData, a renowned provider of business intelligence and data insights, has released its league tables based on an analysis of its deals database.
By deal value, Goldman Sachs stands out as the leading M&A financial adviser, having advised on transactions worth a staggering $26.2 billion. This includes a megadeal valued over $10 billion. In contrast, by deal volume, Jefferies takes the lead with nine deals advised during this period.
J.P. Morgan ranks second by deal value with $22.2 billion in deals advised. Interestingly, in the retail sector, J.P. Morgan leads both in terms of value and volume. Evercore and Houlihan Lokey, on the other hand, dominate the financial services sector.
RBC Capital Markets, a key player in the natural resources sectors relevant to parts of South & Central America, ranks highly. In the oil and gas sector, RBC Capital Markets advises on 11 deals worth $24 billion, making it a sector leader by volume and value.
The top three by value in South & Central America for H1 2025 are Jefferies, Mizuho Financial Group, and Morgan Stanley, according to GlobalData's latest league table. Each of these firms advised on a single deal of significant value, with Jefferies, Mizuho, and Morgan Stanley each advising on deals worth $9 billion. Citi follows closely with $2.5 billion worth of deals, demonstrating its presence in both value and volume metrics.
Citi leads in terms of deal volume, advising on a total of three deals. Apart from leading by value, Jefferies, Mizuho, and Morgan Stanley also occupied the ninth position by volume during H1 2025. Bank of America ranks fourth in terms of value, advising on a $4 billion deal.
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 at GlobalData monitors these sources to gather in-depth details for each deal, including adviser names. To ensure further robustness to the data, GlobalData seeks submissions of deals from leading advisers.
GlobalData's services include competitor profiles and data insights reports. One such report features the J.P. Morgan Private Bank. The analysis shows that Jefferies, Mizuho Financial Group, and Morgan Stanley each advised on a deal of significant value, securing the top spot by value in South & Central America for H1 2025.
AI could analyze GlobalData's league tables to identify trends in M&A finance, such as the dominance of Goldman Sachs by deal value or the leadership of Jefferies by deal volume.
In the oil and gas sector, RBC Capital Markets, recognized for its presence in South & Central America, advised on deals worth $24 billion, leveraging AI to optimize deals in natural resources.
