Goldman Sachs looks set to be number one in the global, US and European mergers and acquisitions financial advisory league tables, according to preliminary data from Dealogic, the data provider.

Goldman has reclaimed the top spot from Morgan Stanley, which topped Dealogic's announced global M&A advisory league tables in 2000, squeezing Goldman into second place. However, last year Dealogic's rankings differed slightly from those of Thomson Financial, the more established of the two most popular M&A data providers. Thomson placed Goldman Sachs first and Morgan Stanley second in 2000.