Goldman Sachs and Houlihan Lokey lead in M&A advisory for Q1-Q3 2025

Goldman Sachs has secured the top spot as the leading financial adviser in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) based on deal value, while Houlihan Lokey has spearheaded the number of deals advised for the first three quarters of 2025, according to the latest Financial Advisers League Table by leading data and analytics company, GlobalData. The analysis of the Financial Deals Database indicated that Goldman Sachs advised on transactions totalling $432.3bn. In the realm of deal volume, Houlihan Lokey topped by ...