Aldric How
Executive Director, Deal Advisory
Once you decide to grow and set strategic goals to achieve growth, you will discover that size, capital and resources are crucial to businesses aiming to capitalise on organic or inorganic growth opportunities. The journey of growth and raising capital from various sources such as equity markets, private equity, family offices and debt financing, can be challenging. Leveraging comprehensive support is key to achieving your strategic goals. We can assist you in various areas of deal advisory, offering expertise in:
- Valuation Services
- Transaction Support
- Mergers & Acquisition
- Corporate Advisory
BDO Deal Advisory leads 2025 industry rankings
BDO has been announced as the No.1 Financial Advisor Globally in the Factset league tables 2025 (1) by number of deals for the fourth year running. We have been placed second in the MergerMarket Global Financial Due Diligence provider rankings (2) and continue as Pitchbook (3) Most active Advisor & Accountant (4) globally for 2024.Despite the market uncertainty which has led to a challenging year in merger and acquisitions, BDO’s Deal Advisory teams across the organisation’s global footprint successfully completed 1,835 deals during 2025, a 5% increase in number of transactions year-on-year.
BDO works closely with private equity and across borders. During 2025, 40% of our transactions involved private equity and 25% of our transactions were cross border.
With over 3,000 experts in 115 countries, BDO’s deal advisory team offers a suite of complementary 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.
References:
(1) https://go.factset.com/hubfs/mergerstat_em/quarterly/AdvisorQuarterly.pdf
(2) MergerMarket Accountant rankings 2025.
(3) Global league tables: 2024 Annual | PitchBook.
(4) Private Equity deals only.