Morgan Stanley and Ernst & Young (EY) led the chart of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the Asia-Pacific region during H1 of 2020, based on deal value and volume, respectively, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.Morgan Stanley, which advised on 24 deals worth $25.3bn, emerged as the highest among all the advisers.JP Morgan took the second spot by value with 14 deals worth $24.4bn. It was followed by Deloitte with 13 deals worth $16.5bn.In terms of volume, Ernst & Young led the chart having advised on 32 deals worth $2.7bn.Morgan Stanley took the second spot by volume, followed by Nomura with 22 deals worth $9.6bn.GlobalData financial deals analyst Aurojyoti Bose said: “Morgan Stanley, apart from leading in value terms, also fared well in volume terms. In contrast, Ernst & Young, despite leading in volume terms, failed to make it t
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