GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, has revealed its league tables for top 10 financial advisers by value and volume in Middle East & Africa region for Q1 2021 in its report, ‘Global and Middle East & Africa M&A Report Financial Adviser League Tables Q1 2021’.
According to GlobalData’s M&A report, a total of 240 M&A deals were announced in the region during Q1 2021, while deal value increased by 184.6% from $13bn in Q1 2021 to $37bn in Q1 2021.
Go deeper with GlobalData
Access deeper industry intelligence
Experience unmatched clarity with a single platform that combines unique data, AI, and human expertise.
Top 10 M&A financial advisers in Middle East & Africa for Q1 2021
Jefferies and JP Morgan were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in Middle East & Africa for Q1 2021 by value and volume, respectively.
Jefferies advised on two deals worth $10.2bn, which was the highest value among all the advisers. Meanwhile, JP Morgan led the volume chart, having advised on six deals valued at $6.3bn.
GlobalData lead analyst Ravi Tokala said: “The megadeal (valued more than $10bn), which involved ironSource’s merger with Thoma Bravo Advantage, turned the tables in the region, as three of its advisers made it into the top five. This led to a close competition for the top position by value. However, Jefferies managed to top the chart with $10.2bn, very closely followed by Citi, which occupied the second position with $10bn.
“JP Morgan held the top spot in terms of deal volume but lagged behind many of its peers in terms of deal value, despite advising on two billion-dollar deals (deals worth greater than or equal to $1bn).”
US Tariffs are shifting - will you react or anticipate?
Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard. Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis.
By GlobalDataCiti secured the second position in terms of value with two deals valued at $10bn, followed by Goldman Sachs with one deal worth $10bn and JP Morgan.
Rothschild & Co took the second position by volume with five deals worth $1.1bn, followed by Cowen with four deals worth $3.2bn and KPMG with three deals worth $2.2bn.
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 from leading advisers, through adviser submission forms on GlobalData’s website.
