South and Central America financial advisory M&A rankings
Goldman Sachs and Bank of America were the leading mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the South & Central America region during the first three quarters (Q1-Q3) of 2026, according to GlobalData’s latest financial advisers league table.
Figures from GlobalData’s Deals Database show that Goldman Sachs topped by value with advisory on $10.4bn worth of transactions, while Bank of America led by volume with five deals.
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In the value standings, Bank of America took second place with $4.8bn worth of deals, followed by Alvarez & Marsal with $4.2bn, UBS with $3bn, and PJT Partners with $3bn.
In terms of volume, second place went to Goldman Sachs on four deals, followed by Barclays with four deals, Rothschild & Co with four deals, and UBS with three deals.
GlobalData lead analyst Aurojyoti Bose said: “There was more than double-fold jump year-on-year (YoY) in the total value of deals advised by Goldman Sachs during Q1-Q3 2026, and its ranking by value improved from fourth to the top position. The involvement in $2bn deals helped it lead by value. Goldman Sachs also held the second position by volume.
“Similarly, Bank of America witnessed improvement in the total number of deals it advised on and resultantly went ahead from occupying the eighth position by volume during Q1-Q3 2025 to top the chart. Coincidently, it also held the second position by value.”
GlobalData’s league tables are based on the real-time tracking of thousands of company websites, advisory firm websites and other reliable sources available on the secondary domain. A dedicated team of analysts monitors all these sources to gather in-depth details for each deal, including adviser names.
To ensure further robustness to the data, the company also seeks submissions of deals from leading advisers.
