GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, has revealed its league tables for top ten financial and legal advisers by value and volume in metals and mining sector for Q1 2022.

A total of 306 merger and acquisition (M&A) deals worth $7.7bn were announced in the sector during Q1 2022.

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Top financial advisers by value and volume

According to GlobalData’s ‘Global and Metals & Mining M&A Report Financial Adviser League Tables Q1 2022’, Bank of America, Citi and UBS have jointly secured the top spot by value in the metals & mining sector in Q1 2022, while Haywood Securities occupied the top spot by volume.

Bank of America, Citi and UBS achieved the top ranking by value with each firm advising on $1.1bn worth of M&A deals. Meanwhile, Haywood Securities led by volume, having advised on a total of two deals.

GlobalData lead analyst Aurojyoti Bose said: “Bank of America, Citi and UBS were the only advisers to surpass the $1 billion-mark. The three firms also jointly occupied the third position by volume.

“Meanwhile, Haywood Securities, apart from leading by volume, also occupied the ninth position by value.”

According to the financial deals database of GlobalData, the other high rankers by value included TD Securities, with deals worth $207m; and Eight Capital, with $135m. By volume, Evans Dixon occupied the second position, with two deals; followed by Bank of America, with one deal; Citi, with one deal; and UBS, with one deal.

AZB & Partners and Stikeman Elliott have respectively secured the top spots by value and volume in the metals & mining sector in Q1 2022.

AZB & Partners achieved the top ranking by value by advising on $1.6bn worth of M&A deals. Meanwhile, Stikeman Elliott led by volume, having advised on a total of three deals, according to GlobalData’s ‘Global and Metals & Mining M&A Report Legal Adviser League Tables Q1 2022’.

Bose said: “While very few advisers managed to reach $1 billion in total deal value, AZB & Partners advised on one deal worth $1.6 billion, thereby topping the chart by value. It also occupied the seventh position by volume.

“Similarly, Stikeman Elliott, apart from leading by volume, also occupied the fourth position by value.”

According to the financial deals database, the other high rankers by value Paul Hastings, with deals worth $1.1bn; Squire Patton Boggs, with $1.1bn; Stikeman Elliott, with $412m; and Snell & Wilmer, with $207m.

In terms of volume, Blake, Cassels & Graydon occupied the second position, with three deals; followed by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, with two deals; Bennett Jones, with two deals; and Torys with two deals.

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.