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Top Lead Financial Advisers

Top Lead Financial Advisers
Primary advisers in domestic bank and thrift M&A, first half of '07*
Published August 14, 2007
    Deal value
(millions)
 
Rank by value of deals Deals
1 Morgan Stanley 34,704.40 4
2 Lehman Brothers, Inc. 32,920.10 3
3 Goldman, Sachs & Co. 25,493.60 2
4 Banc of America Securities LLC 21,000.00 1
  UBS Investment Bank 21,000.00 1
6 Sandler O'Neill & Partners, LP1 14,170.80 27
7 Credit Suisse USA, Inc. 4,493.60 1
8 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.1 4,178.00 23
9 JPMorgan Securities, Inc. 2,605.00 2
10 Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 1,784.30 1
11 Hovde Financial, LLC1 1,497.90 14
12 Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 1,398.00 3
13 Griffin Financial Group, LLC 851.8 1
14 Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. 778.4 2
15 RBC Capital Markets Corp.1 729.7 4
16 Rothschild Inc. 610 1
17 Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett, Inc.1 582 12
18 Boenning & Scattergood, Inc. 439.1 2
19 Burke Capital Group, LLC 330.3 3
20 Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. 292.6 5
21 BankersBanc Capital Corp. 281 2
22 SAMCO Capital Markets, Inc.1 225.5 7
23 Austin Associates, LLC1 213.2 8
24 McConnell, Budd & Romano, Inc. 205.3 2
25 Davenport & Company LLC 200.1 1
26 Bank Advisory Group, LLC1 186 5
27 Milestone Advisors LLC 177 2
28 BB&T Capital Markets 164.4 1
29 Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc. 140.6 1
30 Carson Medlin Co. 136.8 3
31 Austin Financial Services, Inc. 135 1
  Renninger & Associates, LLC 135 1
33 D.A. Davidson & Co. 133.6 3
34 SMH Capital Inc. 123.8 1
35 Kafafian Group, Inc. 119.1 1
36 Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 92.7 1
37 Castle Creek Financial LLC 80 1
38 McKinnon & Co. 79.4 2
39 McAdams Wright Ragen, Inc. 76.8 4
40 DD&F Consulting Group 75.9 1
41 Sheshunoff & Co. Investment Banking LP1 74.5 4
42 Professional Bank Services Inc. 67.9 3
43 KeyBanc Capital Markets 65.5 1
44 Feldman Financial Advisors, Inc. 45.3 1
45 Orr Group, LLC 41.8 1
46 Sterne, Agee & Leach, Inc.1 38.2 2
47 CCFW, Inc. 35.7 1
  Peacock, Hislop, Staley & Given, Inc. 35.7 1
49 Curtis Financial Group, LLC 33.3 1
50 FinSer Corporation 33 1
51 Danielson Associates Inc. 32.7 1
52 St. Charles Capital, LLC1 29.5 2
53 RP Financial, LC 26.6 2
54 Donnelly Penman & Partners, Inc.1 25.9 2
55 Findley Group 24.6 1
56 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Capital Markets1 23.2 2
57 FinPro, Inc. 21.7 1
  Northeast Capital & Advisory, Inc. 21.7 1
59 David A. Noyes & Co. 19.8 1
60 T. Stephen Johnson & Associates Inc. 18 1
61 Allen C. Ewing & Company1 16.8 2
62 Mercer Capital 12 1
63 Baxter Fentriss & Co.1 6.2 2
64 Morgan Keegan & Co. 5.5 1
65 RSM McGladrey, Inc. 3.8 1
66 BKD Corporate Finance, LLC1   1
  Capital Corp. LLC1   1
  FIG Partners, LLC1   1
  HAS Associates, Inc.1   1
  Keller & Co.1   1
  Southard Financial1   1

1 Deal value for at least one deal is NA. * Excludes hostile/unsolicited and terminated transactions
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