--- title: "PwC vs Simmons Corporate Finance: Which is more popular in New Zealand?" description: "Is PwC or Simmons Corporate Finance more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Corporate finance and M&A advisers set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/pwc-new-zealand-vs-simmons-corporate-finance" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # PwC vs Simmons Corporate Finance: Which is more popular in New Zealand? Is PwC or Simmons Corporate Finance more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Corporate finance and M&A advisers set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: PwC and Simmons Corporate Finance - **Competitive set**: Corporate finance and M&A advisers - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Oct 2026 - **PwC Share of Search**: 61.4% - **Simmons Corporate Finance Share of Search**: 0.51% ## Is PwC or Simmons Corporate Finance more popular in search? - In October 2026, PwC had more branded searches than Simmons Corporate Finance among corporate finance and M&A advisers in New Zealand. PwC had about 2,400 branded searches, while Simmons Corporate Finance had 20. PwC made up 61.4% of all corporate finance and M&A adviser searches we track, and Simmons Corporate Finance accounted for 0.51%. - PwC was ahead of Simmons Corporate Finance in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, PwC’s share of searches among corporate finance and M&A advisers in New Zealand moved from 45.1% to 61.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.5K to 2.4K. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Simmons Corporate Finance’s share of searches among corporate finance and M&A advisers in New Zealand moved from 0.3% to 0.51%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 10 to 20. ## Top corporate finance and M&A advisers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, PwC appeared in all five answers. Simmons Corporate Finance was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. PwC was listed before Simmons Corporate Finance in four out of five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Cameron Partners | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | PwC | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Simmons Corporate Finance | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Calibre Partners | 4th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | KPMG | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Deloitte | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Northington Partners | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Clarien Partners | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about corporate finance and M&A advisers - Asked ChatGPT "Which corporate finance adviser should I hire in New Zealand?": 1. Cameron Partners, 2. PwC, 3. KPMG, 4. Simmons Corporate Finance - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best corporate finance advisers in New Zealand?": 1. PwC, 2. Cameron Partners, 3. Deloitte, 4. KPMG, 5. Simmons Corporate Finance - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best corporate finance adviser in New Zealand for a business sale?": 1. Cameron Partners, 2. PwC, 3. Northington Partners, 4. Simmons Corporate Finance, 5. Deloitte - Searched Google, AI Overview "corporate finance advisers nz": 1. Cameron Partners, 2. Simmons Corporate Finance, 3. Calibre Partners, 4. PwC, 5. KPMG - Searched Google, AI Overview "mergers and acquisitions adviser nz": 1. Cameron Partners, 2. Calibre Partners, 3. PwC, 4. Deloitte Not named in any answer: Clarien Partners. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand corporate finance and M&A advisers in October 2026? - In October 2026, PwC gained share of searches among corporate finance and M&A advisers in New Zealand, from 58.6% to 61.4%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Simmons Corporate Finance in New Zealand rose 100% over 12 measured months, from 10 to 20 in October 2026. ## How has branded search for PwC and Simmons Corporate Finance changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? | Month | PwC estimated searches | PwC Share of Search | PwC rank | Simmons Corporate Finance estimated searches | Simmons Corporate Finance Share of Search | Simmons Corporate Finance rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | 1.5K | 45.1% | 1 | 10 | 0.3% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | 1.1K | 43.7% | 1 | 10 | 0.38% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 1.2K | 47.1% | 1 | 10 | 0.39% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | 1.6K | 47.8% | 1 | 10 | 0.29% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 2.1K | 45.5% | 1 | 10 | 0.21% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 1.3K | 44.1% | 1 | 20 | 0.69% | 8 | | May 2026 | 1.3K | 42.7% | 1 | 20 | 0.68% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | 1.3K | 41.9% | 1 | 20 | 0.67% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 1.3K | 42.6% | 1 | 40 | 1.3% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 2.1K | 52% | 1 | 20 | 0.49% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | 2.6K | 58.6% | 1 | 20 | 0.45% | 8 | | Oct 2026 | 2.4K | 61.4% | 1 | 20 | 0.51% | 8 | ## How are PwC’s and Simmons Corporate Finance’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using PwC’s and Simmons Corporate Finance’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **PwC**: Measured on the search terms “PwC Canterbury”, “PwC Hamilton”, “PwC New Zealand”, “PwC Tauranga” and “PwC Waikato”, summed into one figure. - **Simmons Corporate Finance**: Measured on the search term “simmons corporate finance”. - [PwC profile](/demand/nz/brands/pwc-new-zealand) - [Simmons Corporate Finance profile](/demand/nz/brands/simmons-corporate-finance) - [All corporate finance and M&A advisers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-corporate-finance-advisers): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is PwC or Simmons Corporate Finance more popular in search? In October 2026, PwC had more branded searches than Simmons Corporate Finance among corporate finance and M&A advisers in New Zealand. PwC had about 2,400 branded searches, while Simmons Corporate Finance had 20. PwC made up 61.4% of all corporate finance and M&A adviser searches we track, and Simmons Corporate Finance accounted for 0.51%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "PwC vs Simmons Corporate Finance: Which is more popular in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/pwc-new-zealand-vs-simmons-corporate-finance This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/pwc-new-zealand-vs-simmons-corporate-finance. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.