Source: GlobalData
JP Morgan and UBS top M&A financial advisers in retail sector during Q1 2025, reveals GlobalData
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JP Morgan and UBS were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the retail sector during the first quarter (Q1) of 2025 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 JP Morgan achieved the leading position in terms of value by advising on $28.7 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, UBS led in terms of volume by advising on five deals.
Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Both JP Morgan and UBS registered year-on-year (YoY) improvement in terms of deal volume and value as well as their respective ranking during Q1 2025. While JP Morgan’s ranking in terms of value improved from the second position in Q1 2024 to the top position in 2025, UBS went ahead from 11th to the top position by volume during the same period.
“Apart from leading by value in Q1 2025, JP Morgan also occupied the second position by volume. Similarly, UBS, apart from leading by volume, also occupied the third position by value.”
Wells Fargo occupied the second position in terms of value, by advising on $26.3 billion worth of deals, followed by UBS with $25.4 billion, Morgan Stanley with $24.7 billion and Citi with $23.7 billion.
Meanwhile, JP Morgan occupied the second position in terms of volume with four deals, followed by Morgan Stanley with three deals, Bank of America with three deals and Wells Fargo with two deals.