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Top Financial Advisers (FY 1999)

Top Financial Advisers (FY 1999)

Bank and thrift mergers in 1999, ranked by
announced deal value, excluding terminated deals

Rank

Firm

Deal value
(in millions)
Published February 7, 2000

Number
of deals

1 Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities $37,154.1

8

2 Goldman, Sachs & Co. (1) 36,758.5

7

3 Merrill Lynch & Co. 34,143.9

9

4 Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. (2) 26,705.5

3

5 J.P. Morgan Securities 15,614.9

2

6 Credit Suisse First Boston Corp. 13,828.7

6

7 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. (2) (3) 5,091.5

31

8 Salomon Smith Barney 3,500.4

2

9 Sandler O. Neill & Partners LP 2,824.3

13

10 Hovde Financial LLC 2,092.4

20

11 BancBoston Robertson Stephens (1) 1,794.5

1

12 Fox-Pitt, Kelton (1) 1,706.5

2

13 McDonald Investments (2) (4) 1,377.4

21

14 Belle Plaine Financial LLC 1,012.8

2

15 CIBC World Markets 994.6

2

16 Wheat First Securities (2) 973.2

7

17 Brown, Burke Capital Partners Inc. 788.9

4

18 McConnell, Budd & Downes Inc. 680.5

10

19 Banc of America Securities 650.7

3

20 Northeast Capital & Advisory Inc. 593.6

1

21 Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. 546.4

4

22 Danielson Associates Inc. 517.0

5

23 First Security Van Kasper 418.8

8

24 Ryan, Beck & Co. 376.6

6

25 Hoefer & Arnett Inc. (2) 351.7

14

Rank

Firm

Deal value
(in millions)

Number
of deals

- Baxter Fentriss & Co. $351.7

8

27 William Blair and Co. (1) 309.7

1

28 Feldman Financial Advisors Inc. 295.8

3

29 Bank Advisory Group Inc. (1) 282.9

5

30 The Carson Medlin Co. 280.2

5

31 Alex Sheshunoff & Co. 278.4

13

32 Morgan Keegan & Co. 278.0

3

33 Advest Inc. 254.2

4

34 HAS Associates Inc. (2) 238.6

3

35 The Robinson-Humphrey Co. (1) 236.5

6

36 First Capital Group LLC 220.6

6

37 A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc. (1) 216.3

1

38 The Findley Group 192.0

7

39 Professional Bank Services Inc. 183.1

8

40 U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray 169.3

3

41 T. Stephen Johnson & Associates Inc. 167.1

3

42 ABN Amro Inc. (1) 132.0

2

43 SAMCO Capital Markets 129.9

6

44 Howe Barnes Investments Inc. (1) 127.5

3

45 U.S. Banking Alliance (1) 122.1

1

46 Capital Consultants of Princeton Inc. 122.0

2

47 Tucker Anthony 121.0

6

48 Janney Montgomery Scott Inc. (1) 92.6

1

- TTG 92.6

1

50 RP Financial 90.9

4

Source: Sheshunoff Information Services Inc., Austin, Tex., a Thomson Financial company. (1) Did not respond to survey. (2) Value not available for at least one deal. (3) Includes Charles Webb & Co., a subsidiary of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. (4) Includes Trident Securities, a subsidiary of McDonald Investments.
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