Biggest League Table Rises/Slips From 2015-2020 to Today
Global M&A Advisory League Table: Avg. Position by Biggest Move
Ranked by deal value | Bloomberg (2015–2020) vs. Mergermarket/FactSet (2024–2025)
Sources: Bloomberg FY2015, FY2017, FY2019 Global M&A Financial Rankings (bloomberglp.com);
Mergermarket FY2024 & FY2025 Global Rankings (ionanalytics.com, Jan 2025 & Jan 2026);
FactSet Q4 2025 M&A Advisor Rankings (factset.com, 2026)
Note: Rankings approximate ±2-3 spots depending on data provider (Bloomberg vs. Mergermarket vs. FactSet).
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BIGGEST RISERS
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Bank Avg. Rank 2015-20 Avg. Rank 2024-25 Change
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Wells Fargo ~28-32 #8 ↑ ~22 spots
Centerview Partners ~22-26 #7-8 ↑ ~16 spots
BMO Capital Markets ~32-38 #19 ↑ ~15 spots
PJT Partners ~30+ (est.) #15-18 ↑ ~14 spots
Jefferies ~19-22 #10-12 ↑ ~10 spots
RBC Capital Markets ~22-25 #14-15 ↑ ~9 spots
Evercore ~10-11 #6 ↑ ~5 spots
Citi ~7 #5 ↑ ~2 spots
BofA ~5 #4 ↑ ~1 spot
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BIGGEST FALLERS
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Bank Avg. Rank 2015-20 Avg. Rank 2024-25 Change
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Credit Suisse ~4-5 N/A (collapsed) ↓ Gone
Greenhill ~18-22 N/A (acq. Mizuho) ↓ Gone
Rothschild ~11 #16-17 (by value) ↓ ~6 spots*
Deutsche Bank ~12-13 #13-16 ↓ ~3 spots
UBS ~8 #11-12 ↓ ~3 spots
Lazard ~9-10 #10-13 ↓ ~2 spots
Barclays ~6 #7-9 ↓ ~2 spots
Moelis ~12-13 #14 ↓ ~1 spot
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*Rothschild still ranks ~#5-6 globally by deal COUNT; decline is
purely a value/size metric as it remains focused on mid-market
*Credit Suisse ~#4-5 through 2022 before emergency UBS acquisition
*Greenhill ~#18-22 through 2019 before volume decline; acquired 2023
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Sorry for shit formatting, got Claude to summarize it into a table
great data! bumping for visibility
BMO cope
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