GlobalData has announced the latest Financial and Legal Adviser League Tables, which rank advisers by the total value and volume of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals they advised on in the metals & mining sector during H1 2025.
Financial Advisers
BMO Capital Markets top M&A financial adviser in metals & mining sector in H1 2025
BMO Capital Markets was the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial adviser in the metals & mining sector during the first half (H1) of 2025 by both value and volume, according to the latest financial advisers league table by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
An analysis of GlobalData’s Deals Database revealed that BMO Capital Markets achieved this leading position by advising on seven deals worth $4.1 billion.
Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “There was an year-on-year (YoY) improvement in the total volume and value of deals advised by BMO Capital Markets in H1 2025 as well as its rankings by these metrics. However, the growth was more prominent in terms of value. BMO Capital Markets’ ranking by volume improved from the third position to the top position. Meanwhile, its ranking in terms of value jumped from 18th position to the top position. It is also noteworthy that the company registered more than a six-fold jump in the total value of deals advised by it in H1 2025.”
Macquarie occupied the second position in terms of value, by advising on $2.3 billion worth of deals, followed by GenCap Mining Advisory and National Bank of Canada, which jointly occupied the third position with each of them advising on deals worth $2.1 billion.
Meanwhile, Canaccord Genuity Group occupied the second position in terms of volume with four deals, followed by INFOR Financial with four deals, Evans & Evans with four deals and SP Angel Corporate Finance with four deals.
Legal Advisers
Clayton UTZ and Cassels Brock & Blackwell top M&A legal advisers in metals & mining sector in H1 2025
Clayton UTZ and Cassels Brock & Blackwell were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the metals & mining sector during the first half (H1) of 2025 by value and volume, respectively according to the latest legal advisers league table by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
An analysis of GlobalData’s Deals Database reveals that Clayton UTZ achieved its leading position in terms of value by advising on $5.5 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, Cassels Brock & Blackwell led in terms of volume by advising on a total of eight deals.
Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Clayton UTZ was not among the top 10 by value in H1 2024. However, its involvement in the $5.3 billion deal for the acquisition of 40% stake in Rhodes Ridge Iron Ore Project by Mitsui in February this year paved the way for it to top the chart by value in H1 2025.
“Meanwhile, Cassels Brock & Blackwell’s ranking by volume improved from the second position to the top position. Apart from leading by volume, it also held the eighth position in terms of value in H1 2025.”
King & Wood Mallesons occupied the second position in terms of value, by advising on $5.3 billion worth of deals, followed by Herbert Smith Freehills with $3.6 billion, Blake Cassels & Graydon with $3.3 billion and Borden Ladner Gervais with $2.5 billion.
Meanwhile, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin occupied the second position in terms of volume with six deals, followed by Blake Cassels & Graydon with five deals, Stikeman Elliott with four deals and Herbert Smith Freehills with three deals.
