Goldman Tops H1 M&A Deal Value Rankings; Morgan Stanley, JPM Follow

Goldman tops H1 M&A deal value rankings; Morgan Stanley, JPM follow

GlobalData’s H1 2026 M&A league table: Goldman leads by value ($597.4B) and Houlihan Lokey by volume (152 deals).

Goldman Sachs and Houlihan Lokey top M&A financial advisers by value and volume in H1 2026, finds GlobalData

Goldman Sachs and Houlihan Lokey have emerged as the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers by value and volume during the first half (H1) of 2026 in the latest Financial Advisers League Table by GlobalData, which ranks financial advisers by the value and volume of M&A deals on which they advised. Based on its Financial Deals Database, the leading intelligence and productivity platform has revealed that Goldman Sachs achieved the …