Mergerlinks Announces Top Financial And Legal Advisory Firms Across EMEA, UK And North America

(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Rothschild & Co, Barclays, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and Morgan Stanley Among 79 Top Firms Recognized in Annual Rankings

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MergerLinks, a leading online platform used by finance professionals to source deal information, promote credentials, and discreetly identify and connect with capital transactions clients and partners, has published its FY2025 Firmwide Rankings, highlighting the top financial and legal mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory firms across EMEA, the UK, North America and other regions. The rankings, which span the period from October 2024 to September 2025 and include 459 firms, reflect global expertise in M&A and are designed to support market discovery and leadership recognition. MergerLinks is part of a leading AI-native private market intelligence company, Grata, a business unit of Datasite, the global SaaS provider of AI-powered workflow collaboration and automation solutions for M&A, investment, and strategic projects.

Top Financial Advisory Rankings

• EMEA: With 291 deals valued at nearly £100 billion, Rothschild & Co emerges as the top financial M&A advisor out of 21 ranked firms, rising from its leading position in 2024.
• UK: Barclays secures the top financial M&A advisor spot among 16 ranked firms, with 21 deals valued at £68 billion, advancing from its previous ranking.
• North America: JP Morgan, with 222 deals valued at £546 billion; Goldman Sachs, with 190 deals valued at £546 billion; and Morgan Stanley, with 150 deals worth £486 billion, maintain their positions as the top financial M&A advisors out of 22 ranked firms, consistent with their 2024 rankings.
  

Top Legal Advisory Rankings

• EMEA: A&O Shearman, with 205 deals worth about £97 billion; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, with 125 deals valued at £125 billion; and Latham & Watkins, with 238 deals valued at £96 billion, are the top legal M&A advisors out of 31 ranked firms.
• UK: With 87 deals valued at £39 billion, Latham & Watkins is the top legal M&A advisor among 30 ranked firms.
• North America: Among 19 ranked firms, Kirkland & Ellis, and Latham & Watkins lead legal M&A advisory, with 339 deals worth £363 billion, and 445 transactions valued at £415 billion, respectively.
  

Insights from Grata Leadership
“This year's rankings paint a clear picture of an M&A market defined by a handful of standout mega-deals amid overall softer volume,” said Nevin Raj, COO of Grata.“They highlight which advisory firms are truly outperforming and helping buyers and sellers navigate uncertainty, accelerate processes, and make confident decisions.”

Insights from Datasite Leadership
“Our M&A adviser rankings reinforce our broader vision of building a connected private-markets ecosystem,” said Merlin Piscitelli, Chief Marketing Officer at Datasite.“We're focused on giving dealmakers and investors the data and tools they need to move with conviction across the entire investment lifecycle.”

Regional Highlights

Category	Top Firm(s)	Volume	Value
Financial Advisors in Spain	Ernst & Young	52	£3bn
Legal Advisors in Spain	Cuatrecasas Goncalves Pereira Uria Menendez	121 72	£5bn £100bn
Financial Advisors in Italy	Mediobanca	35	£36bn
Legal Advisors in Italy	BonelliErede Chiomenti	77 71	£24bn £44bn
Financial Advisors in France	Rothschild & Co	85	£29bn
Legal Advisors in France	Bredin Prat	19	£15bn
Financial Advisors in CEE	JP Morgan	6	£9bn
Legal Advisors in CEE	Greenberg Traurig	15	£8bn
Financial Advisors in Benelux	Morgan Stanley	9	£26bn
Legal Advisors in Benelux	A&O Shearman	45	£38bn
Financial Advisors in Nordics	Carnegie Investment Bank SEB Corporate Finance	22 20	£7bn £9bn
Legal Advisors in Nordics	Gorrissen Federspiel	75	£10bn
Financial Advisors in DACH	Morgan Stanley Rothschild & Co UBS	18 37 32	£26bn £11bn £22bn
Legal Advisors in Germany	Hengeler Mueller	51	£26bn
Legal Advisors in Switzerland	Homburger	18	£4bn

Ranking Criteria and Methodology

• Rankings are available for specific geographies, sectors, transaction types, and firm roles.
• To qualify, deals must have a minimum value of GBP 10 million and involve at least a 5% ownership transfer.
• Relative Market Share (RMS) is the metric used to determine all positions and is calculated on a 50/50 volume- and value-weighted basis across all qualifying transactions.
• A firm's position in the ranking reflects the RMS it achieves within the subset of qualifying deals.
• The FY2025 edition highlights firms with the strongest performance across qualifying M&A transactions.
  

Additional Information

• For details on MergerLinks ranking criteria or methodology, contact....
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About Datasite
Datasite is a global SaaS provider of AI-powered workflow collaboration and automation solutions for M&A, investment, and strategic projects. Datasite's innovative products drive execution, while generating unique data insights to empower knowledge workers around the world to succeed across the entire project lifecycle. For more information, visit

About Grata
Grata is a leading AI-native private market intelligence and dealmaking company. Grata provides full market visibility with the most comprehensive, accurate, and searchable data on private companies. For more information, visit

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