Lagos — BMO Capital Markets and Canaccord Genuity Group topped mergers and acquisitions, M&A, financial advisers in metals and mining sector in 2023.
This is according to GlobalData in its latest Financial and Legal Adviser League Tables, which rank advisers by the total value and volume of merger and acquisition deals they advised on in the metals & mining sector during 2023.
An analysis of GlobalData’s Deals Database reveals that BMO Capital Markets achieved its leading position in terms of value by advising on $27.4 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, Canaccord Genuity Group led in terms of volume by advising on a total of 15 deals.
Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Canaccord Genuity Group registered significant growth in the volume of deals advised and ranking by this metric in 2023 compared to the previous year. In fact, it was the only adviser to hit the double-digit deal volume in 2023.
“Meanwhile, BMO Capital Markets was the top adviser by value in 2022 and managed to retain its leadership position in 2023 as well. The total value of deals advised by it jumped by more than double-fold in 2023 compared to 2022. Apart from leading by value, BMO Capital Markets also occupied the second position by volume during the year.
BMO Capital Markets occupied the second position in terms of volume with nine deals, followed by Allenby Capital with nine deals, Macquarie with seven deals and Rothschild & Co with six deals.
Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs occupied the second position in terms of value, by advising on $25 billion worth of deals, followed by Bank of America with $22.6 billion, Barclays with $21.8 billion and Lazard with $20.3 billion.
