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1998 bank & thrift mergers through June 30
Ranked by announced deal value
(Excludes terminated deals)
Announced Deal value
Rank Firm no. of deals ($ millions)
1 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flo 2 $2,450.60
2 Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz 2 2,450.60
3 Alston & Bird LLP 1 2,250.00
4 Fitzgerald, Schorr, Barmettler & Br 1 200.6
5 Housley Kantarian & Bronstein 1 200.6
6 Sidley & Austin 1 173.5
7 Thompson Coburn 3 173.5
8 Lindquist & Vennum PLLP 4 21
9 Barack, Ferrazzano, Kirschbaum, 1 17.7
Perlman & Nagelberg
10 Kliebenstein, Heronimus & Schmidt 1 17.7