Financial Advisers and Legal Counsel for Top 60 Acquisitions Announced

+++ Listed in order of deal value

part 1 of 3

Buyer: Seller:

1 First Union Corp., N.C. CoreStates Financial Corp., Pa.

2 NationsBank Corp., N.C. Barnett Banks, Fla.

3 First Bank System, Minn. U.S. Bancorp, Ore.

4 National City Corp., Ohio First of America Bank Corp., Mich.

5 Washington Mutual, Wash. Great Western Financial Corp., Calif.

6 First Union Corp., N.C. Signet Banking Corp., Va.

7 Banc One Corp., Ohio First Commerce Corp., La.

8 First American Corp., Tenn. Deposit Guaranty Corp., Miss.

9 Wachovia Corp., N.C. Central Fidelity Banks, Va.

10 First Maryland Bancorp, Md. Dauphin Deposit Corp., Pa.

11 Associated Banc-Corp., Wis.* First Financial Corp., Wis.*

12 Marshall & Ilsley Corp., Wis. Security Capital Corp., Wis.

13 H.F. Ahmanson & Co., Calif. Coast Savings Financial, Calif.

14 Huntington Bancshares, Ohio First Michigan Bank Corp., Mich.

15 First Empire State Corp., N.Y. Onbancorp, N.Y.

16 Summit Bancorp, N.J. Collective Bancorp, N.J.

17 North Fork BanCorp., N.Y. New York Bancorp, N.Y.

18 Peoples Heritage Financial, MaiCFX Corp., N.H.

19 Star Banc Corp., Ohio Great Financial Corp., Ky.

20 Charter One Financial, Ohio RCSB Financial, N.Y.

21 CNB Bancshares, Ind. Pinnacle Financial Services, Mich.

22 Wachovia Corp., N.C. Jefferson Bankshares, Va.

23 TCF Financial Corp., Minn. Standard Financial, Ill.

24 Mellon Bank Corp., Pa. United Bankshares, Fla.

25 Sovereign Bancorp, Pa. ML Bancorp, Pa.

26 Union Planters Corp., Tenn. Peoples First Corp., Ky.

27 Webster Financial Corp., Conn. Eagle Financial Corp., Conn.

28 Union Planters Corp., Tenn. Capital Bancorp, Fla.

29 CCB Financial Corp. , N.C. American Federal Bank FSB, S.C.

30 Astoria Financial Corp., N.Y. Greater New York Savings Bank, N.Y.

31 BB&T Corp., N.C. Life Bancorp, Va.

32 Union Planters Corp., Tenn. Magna Bancorp, Miss.

33 Sovereign Bancorp, Pa. Bankers Corp., N.J.

34 Bay View Capital Corp., Calif. America First Eureka Holding, Calif.

35 UST Corp., Mass. Affiliated Community Bancorp, Mass.

36 Wachovia Corp., N.C. 1st United Bancorp, Fla.

37 Marshall & Ilsley Corp., Wis. Advantage Bancorp, Wis.

38 United Bankshares, W. Va. George Mason Bankshares, Va.

39 Fulton Financial Corp., Pa. Keystone Heritage Group, Pa.

40 Golden State Bancorp, Calif. Cenfed Financial Corp, Calif.

41 One Valley Bancorp, W. Va. FFVA Financial Corp., Va.

42 Western Bancorp, Calif. Santa Monica Bank, Calif.

43 Hibernia Corp., La. ArgentBank, La.

44 Pacific Century Financial, HawaCU Bancorp, Calif.

45 Investor Group, Okla. Local Financial Corp., Okla.

46 BCB Financial Services Corp., PHeritage Bancorp, Pa.*

47 Zions Bancorp., Utah Vectra Banking Corp., Colo.

48 Zions Bancorp., Utah GB BanCorp., Calif.

49 Regions Financial Corp., Ala. First State Corp., Ga.

50 People's Mutual Holdings, Conn.Norwich Financial Corp., Conn.

51 BB&T Corp., N.C. Franklin BanCorp., D.C.

52 Barnett Banks, Fla. First of America Bk-Florida

53 SouthTrust Corp., Ala. First of America Bk-Florida

54 Progressive Bank, N.Y. * Hudson Chartered Bancorp, N.Y.*

55 Golden State Bancorp, Calif. RedFed Bancorp, Calif.

56 FirstMerit Corp., Ohio CoBancorp, Ohio

57 Regions Financial Corp., Ala. Palfed, S.C.

58 BB&T Corp., N.C. Virginia First Financial Corp., Va.

59 F & M BanCorp., Wis. BancSecurity Corp., Iowa

60 Hubco, N.J. Poughkeepsie Financial Corp., N.Y.

part 2 of 3

Buyer:Buyer's financial advisers Buyer's legal counsel

1 Morgan Stanley Sullivan & Cromwell

Alston & Bird Credit Suisse First Boston Corp

2 Goldman, Sachs & Co. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

NationsBanc Montgomery SecuritiFried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson

Merrill Lynch & Co.

3 Goldman, Sachs & Co. Sullivan & Cromwell

Merrill Lynch & Co. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Dorsey & Whitney

4 UBS Securities In house

NationsBanc Montgomery Securities

5 Lehman Brothers Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Foster Pepper & Shefelman

Sidley & Austin

6 Credit Suisse First Boston CorpSullivan & Cromwell

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

7 In house Covington & Burling

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

8 Morgan Stanley Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

9 Credit Suisse First Boston CorpSimpson Thacher & Bartlett

Sullivan & Cromwell

10 AIB Capital Markets Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Merrill Lynch & Co. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

11 Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.PShearman & Sterling

12 Salomon Smith Barney Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.

13 Merrill Lynch & Co. Sullivan & Cromwell

14 Morgan Stanley Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur

15 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Arnold & Porter

16 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Thompson Coburn

17 Goldman, Sachs & Co. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

18 McConnell, Budd & Downes Elias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick

19 Credit Suisse First Boston CorpSimpson Thacher & Bartlett

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

20 NationsBanc Montgomery SecuritiSilver, Freedman & Taff

21 Oppenheimer & Co. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

22 Credit Suisse First Boston CorpSullivan & Cromwell

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

23 Piper Jaffray Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson

24 Lazard Freres & Co. Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay

25 Merrill Lynch & Co. Stevens & Lee

26 In house Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs

27 Merrill Lynch & Co. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Hogan & Hartson

28 Salomon Smith Barney Alston & Bird

29 Merrill Lynch & Co. Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard

30 Merrill Lynch & Co. Thacher Proffitt & Wood

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

31 In house Arnold & Porter

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

32 Robinson-Humphrey Co. Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis

Alston & Bird

33 Ryan, Beck & Co. Stevens & Lee

34 Hovde Financial Silver, Freedman & Taff

35 Fox, Pitt & Kelton Bingham, Dana

36 In house Sullivan & Cromwell

37 In house Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.

38 In house Sullivan & Cromwell

39 In house Barley, Snyder, Cooper & Barber

40 Credit Suisse First Boston CorpSimpson Thacher & Bartlett

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

41 Merrill Lynch & Co. Sullivan & Cromwell

42 Piper Jaffray Sullivan & Cromwell

Belle Plaine Partners

43 In house Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

44 Credit Suisse First Boston CorpSimpson Thacher & Bartlett

Carlsmith Ball Wichman Case & Ichiki

45 Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & CoElias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick

46 Janney Montgomery Scott Stevens & Lee

47 In house Sullivan & Cromwell

48 BT Alex. Brown Sullivan & Cromwell

49 In house Alston & Bird

50 Goldman, Sachs & Co. Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton

Sullivan & Cromwell

51 In house Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

Arnold & Porter

52 In house Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson

53 In house Bradley, Arant, Rose & White

54 Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.PHousley Kantarian & Bronstein

55 Credit Suisse First Boston CorpMayer, Brown & Platt

56 Goldman, Sachs & Co. Sullivan & Cromwell

Brouse & McDowell

57 In house Lange, Simpson, Robinson & Somerville

Alston & Bird

58 In house Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

Arnold & Porter

59 In house Quarles & Brady

60 In house Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch

part 3 of 3

Buyer:Seller's financial advisers Seller's legal counsel

1 JP Morgan Securities Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

2 Morgan Stanley; JP Morgan Securities Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

3 Credit Suisse First Boston Corp. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

4 Merrill Lynch & Co. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Howard & Howard Attorneys

5 Merrill Lynch & Co. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Goldman Sachs & Co. Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson

6 JP Morgan Securities Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

7 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Correro Fishman Haygood et al

8 Credit Suisse First Boston Corp. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

9 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

10 Morgan Stanley Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz

11 McDonald & Company Hogan & Hartson

12 Robert W. Baird & Co. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

13 Goldman, Sachs & Co. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton

14 Merrill Lynch & Co. Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett

15 Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

16 Merrill Lynch & Co. Muldoon, Murphy & Faucette

17 Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P. Weil,Gotshal & Manges

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

18 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Arnold & Porter

19 Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P. Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

20 Lehman Brothers Arnold & Porter

Harris Beach & Wilcox

21 Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. Silver, Freedman & Taff; Miller,Canfield, Paddock

Donald, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities

22 Goldman, Sachs & Co. McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe

23 Wasserstein Perella & Co. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

24 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Alston & Bird

25 Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P. Elias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick

26 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Brown, Todd & Heyburn PLLC

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co.

27 Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

28 Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

29 Wheat First Securities Inc. Alston & Bird

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods

30 Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P. Sullivan & Cromwell

31 Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P. Elias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick

32 NationsBanc Montgomery Securities Inc.Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Silver, Freedman & Taff, L.L.P

33 BT Alex. Brown Thacher Proffitt & Wood

34 Merrill Lynch & Co. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

35 PaineWebber Group Inc. Sullivan & Worcester

36 Hoefer & Arnett Incorporated Gunster, Yoakley, Valdes-Fauli & Stewart

Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson,P.A.

37 Hovde Financial Foley & Lardner

38 Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. Silver, Freedman & Taff

39 Danielson Associates Inc. Drinker Biddle & Reath

40 Merrill Lynch & Co. Mayer, Brown & Platt

41 Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P. Not available

42 NationsBanc Montgomery Securities Inc.O'Melveny & Myers

43 Chase Securities Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis

44 NationsBanc Montgomery Securities Inc.Sullivan & Cromwell

45 Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

46 McConnell, Budd & Downes Rhoads-Sinon

47 Wallach Company Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C.

48 Goldman, Sachs & Co. Hogan & Hartson

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

49 Not available Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy

50 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Not available

51 Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. Not available

52 Merrill Lynch & Co. Howard & Howard Attorneys

53 In House In House

54 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Arnold & Porter

55 NationsBanc Montgomery Securities Inc.Sullivan & Cromwell

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

56 Hovde Financial Silver, Freedman & Taff

57 Sterne, Agee & Leach Sutherland Asbill & Brennan

58 Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P. WilliMullen, Christian & Dobbins

59 Hovde Financial Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen

60 Advest Arnold & Porter

Elias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick ===

For reprint and licensing requests for this article, click here.
MORE FROM AMERICAN BANKER