MIL-OSI Economics: Morgan Stanley and Stifel/KBW top M&A financial advisers in financial services sector during Q1-Q3 2024, reveals GlobalData

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Morgan Stanley and Stifel/KBW top M&A financial advisers in financial services sector during Q1-Q3 2024, reveals GlobalData

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Morgan Stanley and Stifel/KBW were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the financial services sector during Q1-Q3 2024 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest financial advisers league table by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

An analysis of GlobalData’s Deals Database reveals that Morgan Stanley achieved the top position in terms of value by advising on $65 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, Stifel/KBW led in terms of volume by advising on a total of 27 deals.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Both Morgan Stanley and Stifel/KBW registered growth in the total value and volume of deals advised by them, respectively, during Q1-Q3 2024 compared to Q1-Q3 2023. In fact, Morgan Stanley registered more than a five-fold jump in value of the deals it advised. Resultantly, its ranking by value improved from fifth position during Q1-Q3 2023 to the top position during Q1-Q3 2024. Meanwhile, Stifel/KBW went ahead from occupying the seventh position by volume during Q1-Q3 2023 to top the chart by this metric during Q1-Q3 2024.”

Barclays occupied the second position in terms of value, by advising on $49.2 billion worth of deals, followed by Goldman Sachs with $45.9 billion, JP Morgan with $43.6 billion and PJT Partners with $36.1 billion.

Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs occupied the second position in terms of volume with 23 deals, followed by Piper Sandler with 23 deals, JP Morgan with 21 deals and Raymond James Financial with 21 deals.

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