Joele Frank Willkinson Brimmer Katcher took the lead in the Mergermarket global PR advisor rankings for the first half of 2023 having advised on $255.3bn worth of 103 M&A deals. FGS Global followed in second place with $175.3bn via 116 deals. Coincidentally, the two swapped places on rankings by deal count.

Our full rankings are available on the right.

All data is based on transactions over 5% or USD 50m and is based on Mergermarket’s M&A deals database.

Our rankings are based on the geography of the target, bidder or seller, and exclude lapsed and withdrawn bids.

Rankings correct as of 08:00 (GMT) 18 Jul 2023. Cut-off date - 30 Jun 2023.