Morgan Stanley and Houlihan Lokey are leading financial advisers in M&A within the financial services sector for Q1-Q3 2025. Morgan Stanley advised on $51.5bn worth of transactions, while Houlihan Lokey advised on 33 deals. Morgan Stanley secured the top spot by value, with eight billion-dollar deals, including a mega deal over $20bn.

Evercore ranked second behind Morgan Stanley, contributing $46bn worth of M&A deals. JP Morgan followed closely with $43.7bn in deals, UBS with $39.1bn, and Goldman Sachs with $38bn. Stifel/KBW claimed the second spot in deal volume, Piper Sandler in third, and Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan in fourth and fifth, respectively.

GlobalData’s league tables are based on real-time tracking of company and advisory firm websites. Analysts monitor sources for in-depth deal details, including adviser names. The company also seeks submissions of deals from leading advisers for data robustness. Morgan Stanley and Houlihan Lokey’s leadership in Q1-Q3 2025 M&A financial advisory was reported by Electronic Payments International, a GlobalData brand.

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