Barclays has secured the top position as the leading financial adviser in the automotive sector for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) during the first quarter of 2025. This achievement is based on both the value and volume of deals, as confirmed by GlobalData’s latest M&A financial advisers league table.
According to GlobalData’s Deals Database, Barclays earned this prestigious ranking by advising on two significant M&A transactions valued at a total of $2.1 billion.
Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “During Q1 2025, Barclays advised on two deals, of which one was the $1.4 billion deal for the acquisition of Dowlais by American Axle & Manufacturing. This deal played a pivotal role in placing Barclays at the top position by value. Meanwhile, its ranking in terms of volume jumped from the 14th position in Q1 2024 to the top position in Q1 2025.
An analysis of GlobalData’s Deals Database reveals that JP Morgan and Rothschild & Co jointly occupied the second position in terms of value with each of them advising on a deal worth $1.4 billion, followed by Goldman Sachs with $701 million.
Meanwhile, Ernst & Young and KPMG jointly occupied the second position in terms of volume with two deals each, followed by JP Morgan and Rothschild & Co, which jointly occupied the next spot with each of them advising on one deal.
Allen & Overy and Kirkland & Ellis were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the automotive sector during the first quarter (Q1) of 2025 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest legal advisers league table by GlobalData, which ranks legal advisers by the value and volume of M&A deals on which they advised.
Based on its Deals Database, the leading data and analytics company has revealed that Allen & Overy achieved its leading position in terms of value by advising on $2.1 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, Kirkland & Ellis led in terms of volume by advising on four deals.
Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Kirkland & Ellis registered an improvement in the number of deals advised by it during Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024. Resultantly, its ranking by volume also improved from the seventh position to the top position over the same period.
“Meanwhile, Allen & Overy, despite advising on a relatively lesser number of deals, managed to lead by value in Q1 2025. Involvement in the $1.4 billion American Axle & Manufacturing-Dowlais deal was pivotal for Allen & Overy in securing the top spot by value in Q1 2025.”
An analysis of GlobalData’s Deals Database reveals that Cravath Swaine & Moore, Norton Rose Fulbright, and Slaughter and May jointly occupied the second position in terms of value with each of them advising on a deal worth $1.4 billion, followed by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton with $701 million.
Meanwhile, AZB & Partners and CMS jointly occupied the second position in terms of volume with three deals each, followed by Allen & Overy with two deals and TriLegal with two deals.
