JP Morgan and UBS have topped the charts for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the Asia-Pacific region for 2024, in terms of value and volume, respectively, according to the latest financial advisers league table released by GlobalData.

GlobalData’s Deals Database analysis highlights JP Morgan’s dominance by value, advising on deals worth $31.5bn.

UBS led by volume, providing advisory services for 40 deals.

GlobalData lead analyst Aurojyoti Bose said: “UBS advised on twice the number of deals compared to Moelis & Company, which ranked second. In addition to leading by volume, UBS also secured the second position by value, having provided advisory services on several high-value transactions. Notably, the firm played a key role in seven billion-dollar deals* during the year.

“Meanwhile, JP Morgan experienced growth in the total value of deals it advised on, which propelled its ranking by value from second place in 2023 to the top position in 2024. Of the 11 deals the firm advised on, eight were billion-dollar deals*. This strong involvement in high-value deals contributed to both an increase in the total deal value and an improvement in its ranking by value.”

In terms of deal value, UBS secured the second spot, handling $21.1bn worth of transactions, followed by Morgan Stanley at $15.8bn, Moelis & Company at $14bn, and CITIC Securities at $13.8bn.

Moelis & Company ranked second by deal volume with 20 transactions, while Nomura followed with 16 deals. BDA Partners and Ernst & Young shared the fourth position with 13 deals each.

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.