A huge congratulations to our BDO Global Deal Advisory teams for an outstanding 2024! Their dedication, expertise and deep understanding of the market have been the driving forces behind this success, delivering exceptional value for our clients.
BDO has been announced as the No.1 Financial Advisor Globally(1) in the Factset league tables 2024(2), placed second in the MergerMarket Global Financial Due Diligence provider rankings(3) and continues as Pitchbook(4) Most active M&A Advisor and the Most active Advisor & Accountant(5) globally for 2023.
Despite a challenging year in merger and acquisition volumes, BDO’s Deal Advisory teams across the organisation’s global footprint successfully completed 1,752 deals during 2024, of which 42% were private equity and 23% were cross border.
Jay Duke, Global Head of Advisory at BDO said, “2024 was a challenging year for M&A, but our international teams continued to deliver exceptional client service and secure top positions in industry league tables. These results are a testament to their efforts and our ongoing commitment to provide global solutions and add value to the businesses that we serve.”
Partnering with clients in sectors including TMT, Manufacturing & Engineering, Financial Services, Healthcare, and Professional and Business services, BDO’s national and international cross-service teams provide clients with a one-stop solution for accounting, taxation, and strategic issues within the deal advisory space. With over 2,500 corporate finance experts in 115 countries, BDO’s deal advisory team offers a suite of complimentary services to clients including due diligence provision in commercial, ESG, IT and Tax areas, value creation and post-merger integration services, cyber security, and restructuring - alongside traditional corporate finance.
In Ukraine our major deal in 2024 was recent privatisation of UMCC (United Mining and Chemical Company) Titanium, where Corporate Finance team of BDO in Ukraine was the advisor to State Property Fund of Ukraine, confirms the interest of foreign companies to invest into mining of critical and strategic materials in Ukraine. Sustainability policies and clean energy technologies in mining require significant investments. We believe that the foreign investments and loan facilities and financing programme from foreign financial institutions, where we can assist our clients, will encourage implementation of sustainability standards in mining sector in Ukraine, — Vitaliy Strukov, the managing partner of M&A Deal Advisory, CF BDO in Ukraine, said.
BDO in Ukraine provides comprehensive support, helping to attract investments, develop sustainable development strategies, support M&A transactions, and solve key business challenges. Contact BDO in Ukraine to leverage our experience and ensure the success of your business!
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(1) By deal count.
(2) https://go.factset.com/hubfs/mergerstat_em/quarterly/AdvisorQuarterly.pdf
(3) MergerMarket Accountant rankings 2024.
(4) Global league tables: 2024 Annual | PitchBook.
(5) Private Equity deals only.
