M&A financial advisers

H1 2025 · M&A announced · 94 deals · A$59bn disclosed

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M&A financial advisers, H1 2025, ranked by number of deals
1 Macquarie Capital A$14bn · 9.6% share
2 Goldman Sachs A$18bn · 5.3% share
2 Gresham A$7.6bn · 5.3% share
2 Jarden A$379m · 5.3% share
5 Jefferies A$14bn · 4.3% share
5 Barrenjoey A$4.4bn · 4.3% share
5 UBS A$3.3bn · 4.3% share
5 Sternship Advisers A$2.7bn · 4.3% share
5 Flagstaff Partners A$762m · 4.3% share
5 MA Moelis Australia A$339m · 4.3% share
11 RBC Capital Markets A$2bn · 3.2% share
11 Canaccord Genuity A$670m · 3.2% share
11 Ord Minnett A$559m · 3.2% share
11 Azure Capital A$250m · 3.2% share
11 Ad Astra Corporate Advisory 3.2% share
11 Grant Thornton 3.2% share
17 Citi A$18bn · 2.1% share
17 BofA Securities A$16bn · 2.1% share
17 Euroz Hartleys A$3.4bn · 2.1% share
17 Nomura A$1.7bn · 2.1% share
17 Highbury Partnership A$440m · 2.1% share
17 Argonaut A$127m · 2.1% share
17 Poynton Stavrianou A$71.7m · 2.1% share
17 Miles Advisory Partners A$41.2m · 2.1% share
17 Allier Capital 2.1% share
17 BDO 2.1% share
17 Blackpeak Capital 2.1% share
17 Discovery Capital Partners 2.1% share
17 Eaton Square 2.1% share
30 Pitt Capital Partners A$14bn · 1.1% share
30 Barclays A$2.1bn · 1.1% share
30 BMO Capital Markets A$2bn · 1.1% share
30 J.P. Morgan A$1.3bn · 1.1% share
30 Bell Potter A$1bn · 1.1% share
30 Haywood Securities A$1bn · 1.1% share
30 Luminis Partners A$320m · 1.1% share
30 Greenhill A$167m · 1.1% share
30 ATB Cormark Capital Markets A$160m · 1.1% share
30 CIBC Capital Markets A$160m · 1.1% share
30 Ardea Partners A$113m · 1.1% share
30 Treadstone Resource Partners A$95m · 1.1% share
30 Stifel A$67.3m · 1.1% share
30 Longreach Capital A$45m · 1.1% share
30 Candour Advisory A$29.3m · 1.1% share
30 Henslow A$10m · 1.1% share
30 CTC Geological A$4m · 1.1% share
30 SEER Financial Group A$4m · 1.1% share
30 333 Capital 1.1% share
30 Bennelong Venture Capital 1.1% share
30 Berkeley Advisory 1.1% share
30 Evercore 1.1% share
30 Futura Capital 1.1% share
30 JB North & Co 1.1% share
30 Kidder Williams 1.1% share
30 KPMG 1.1% share
30 Liberty Corporate Finance 1.1% share
30 Lion Advisory 1.1% share
30 Oakley Capital Partners 1.1% share
30 Oxley Capital Partners 1.1% share
30 Rothschild & Co 1.1% share
30 Skye Capital Advisory 1.1% share
30 Taylor Collison 1.1% share
30 Tiger & Bear Partners 1.1% share
30 Tooronga Advisory 1.1% share
30 VCF Capital 1.1% share
30 Wallabi Group 1.1% share
30 Yelverton Capital 1.1% share
30 Yu Ming Investment Management 1.1% share
Share of the table, H1 2025
M&A financial advisers, H1 2025: share of the tableMacquarie Capital9.6%Goldman Sachs5.3%Gresham5.3%Jarden5.3%Jefferies4.3%Barrenjoey4.3%UBS4.3%Sternship Advisers4.3%Flagstaff Partners4.3%MA Moelis Australia4.3%

Top ten by number of deals.

Rank by year
M&A financial advisers: rank by year#1#3#5#7#9#11#13#15#17#19#2020252026 YTDMacquarie Capital: #5 in 2025Macquarie Capital: #1 in 2026 YTD#1 Macquarie CapitalGoldman Sachs: #2 in 2025Goldman Sachs: #2 in 2026 YTD#2 Goldman SachsGresham: #9 in 2025Gresham: #19 in 2026 YTD#19 GreshamJarden: #16 in 2026 YTD#16 JardenJefferies: #6 in 2025Jefferies: #17 in 2026 YTD#17 JefferiesBarrenjoey: #11 in 2025Barrenjoey: #4 in 2026 YTD#4 BarrenjoeyUBS: #3 in 2025UBS: #3 in 2026 YTD#3 UBSSternship Advisers: #10 in 2025Sternship Advisers: #8 in 2026 YTD#8 Sternship Advisers

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Covers deals in Australia only for now. New Zealand is in progress; the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Singapore, China and India are planned. Values are in Australian dollars.