Goldman Sachs and Rothschild led M&A financial advising in the Middle East and Africa for the first three quarters (Q1–Q3) 2026, ranking first in deal value and volume respectively, according to GlobalData.
Goldman Sachs advised on $34.8bn in M&A deal value, while Rothschild advised on seven deals.
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KPMG ranked second, with $7.5bn in advised deal value.
JPMorgan followed with $6.7bn, while Morgan Stanley and Guggenheim Partners advised on deals worth $6.6bn and $6.2bn, respectively.
Lazard took second place by volume with four deals.
Goldman Sachs, KPMG, and JPMorgan each advised on three transactions.
GlobalData lead analyst Aurojyoti Bose commented: “Rothschild & Co was the top adviser by volume during Q1-Q3 2025 retained its top ranking during Q1-Q3 2026 as well. It also held the 10th position by value.
“Meanwhile, there was an improvement for Goldman Sachs in value ranking chart from fourth position to the top position. It witnessed a massive year-on-year jump in the total value of deals advised by it, driven by involvement in the $33.4bn deal for the acquisition of The AES by a consortium of investors.”
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.
