In a year of significant decline in global M&A transactions, Goldman Sachs remains at the top of the M&A consulting list. Goldman Sachs provided consulting services for 235 M&A transactions announced within the year, with a total size of over $671 billion. Data shows that in 2023, the global scale of pending and completed transactions was $2.16 trillion, lower than the record of $3.8 trillion set in 2021.