Morgan Stanley led the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) rankings for financial adviser in Asia-Pacific for 2025, based on data from GlobalData’s latest league table.
According to figures from GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database, Morgan Stanley topped both the value and volume charts.
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The investment bank advised on 63 transactions across the region, with a total deal value of $59.2bn.
Goldman Sachs came second in the value category, with advisory on deals worth $24.5bn.
UBS came in third by deal value, having worked on transactions worth $21.2bn. JPMorgan was next with $18.4bn, and Citi followed with $16.3bn.
In terms of deal volume, UBS took the second spot with 36 deals.
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By GlobalDataNomura and Ernst & Young each advised on 21 deals, with Goldman Sachs rounding up the top five through advisory on 20 deals during the year.
GlobalData Lead Analyst Aurojyoti Bose said: “Morgan Stanley was well ahead of other advisers in terms of value as well as volume in 2025. In deal value rankings, it was distantly followed by Goldman Sachs that advised on $24.4 billion worth of deals. Similarly, in terms of volume, UBS stood at distant second with 36 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.
