BMO Capital Markets has emerged because the main monetary adviser for metals and mining sector mergers and acquisitions (M&A), each by way of deal worth and quantity, for the primary half of 2026 (H1 2026), based mostly on a league desk from information analytics firm GlobalData.
In keeping with GlobalData’s Monetary Offers Database, BMO Capital Markets supplied advisory providers for 13 offers totalling $17.9bn.
When it comes to deal worth, Goldman Sachs ranked second, advising on transactions price $15bn.
The Financial institution of Nova Scotia got here subsequent with $10.8bn, whereas RBC Capital Markets and the Nationwide Financial institution of Canada accomplished offers price $10.4bn and $8.4bn, respectively.
Concerning deal quantity, Canaccord Genuity Group secured the second spot with eight offers.
Moelis & Firm suggested on seven offers, whereas Goldman Sachs and the Financial institution of Nova Scotia had been concerned in six and 5 offers, respectively.
GlobalData lead analyst Aurojyoti Bose mentioned: “BMO Capital Markets was the highest adviser by each metrics in H1 2025 and managed to retain its management positions in H1 2026 as effectively.
“It registered year-on-year enchancment by way of deal quantity and worth, however the development was extra outstanding in worth, with greater than a fourfold bounce.
“In H1 2026, BMO Capital Markets suggested on 5 billion-dollar offers and its involvement in these big-ticket offers helped it register an enormous bounce by way of worth.”
GlobalData’s league tables are based mostly on the real-time monitoring of 1000’s of firm web sites, advisory agency web sites and different dependable sources obtainable within the secondary area. A devoted group of analysts screens all these sources to assemble in-depth particulars for every deal, together with adviser names.
To make sure additional robustness of the info, the corporate additionally seeks submissions of offers from main advisers.
“BMO Capital Markets leads M&A monetary recommendation in mining for H1 2026” was initially created and printed by Mining Expertise, a GlobalData owned model.
