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Top Lead Financial Advisers by Value of Deals

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Top Lead Financial Advisers by Value of Deals

Top Lead Financial Advisers by Value of DealsPrimary advisers in domestic bank and thrift merger deals announced in 2008. Dollars in millions
Published February 11, 2009

Rank   Deal value Deals
1 Goldman, Sachs & Co.* $26,786.1 5
2 J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. 22,810.8 4
3 Perella Weinberg Partners LP 15,127.2 1
4 Sandler O'Neill & Partners LP* 11,655.7 24
5 Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 6,434.0 4
6 Morgan Stanley 5,718.0 2
7 Credit Suisse (USA) Inc.* 4,498.1 4
8 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc.* 3,193.7 16
9 Banc of America Securities LLC 1,909.9 1
Barclays Capital Inc. 1,909.9 1
Lazard Freres & Co. LLC 1,909.9 1
12 Centerview Partners LLC 520.0 1
13 Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Inc. 321.6 10
14 First Southwest Co. 284.8 1
15 Sheshunoff & Co. Investment Banking LP* 185.5 4
16 Kafafian Group Inc.* 184.9 3
17 Carson Medlin Co.* 172.0 4
18 Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. Inc. 171.9 1
19 MG Advisors Inc. 167.2 1
20 Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 161.5 1
21 McKinnon & Co. Inc. 142.3 2
22 Hovde Financial LLC 128.8 3
23 Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. 124.8 1
24 Allen C. Ewing & Co. 95.8 1
25 McColl Partners LLC 94.4 1
26 Davenport & Co. LLC 76.1 2
Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett Inc. 76.1 5
28 Danielson Capital LLC* 58.0 2
29 Boenning & Scattergood Inc. 54.7 1
Cedar Hill Advisors LLC* 54.7 2
31 Capital Corp. LLC* 49.9 6
32 RP Financial LC 46.9 3
33 Austin Associates LLC* 43.6 5
34 Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc.* 36.8 3
35 Bank Advisory Group LLC 36.0 1
Financial Management Consulting Group LLC 36.0 1
37 Orr Group LLC 33.0 1
38 Professional Bank Services Inc.* 30.0 4
39 Commerce Street Capital LLC* 28.7 3
40 Kendrick Pierce & Co. Inc. 25.0 1
41 D.A. Davidson & Co. 23.2 1
42 RBC Capital Markets Corp. 21.8 1
43 Scott & Stringfellow Inc. 20.3 1
44 Sappington Financial Consulting LLC 16.2 1
45 St. Charles Capital LLC* 14.6 3
46 Gerrish McCreary Smith PC 13.4 1
47 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Inc.* 12.0 2
48 Lutz Advisors Inc. 11.8 2
49 Baxter Fentriss & Co. 11.6 1
50 Northeast Capital & Advisory Inc. 11.5 1

* Deal value for at least one deal is not available. Excludes terminated deals.

Note: In the event advisers merge or an adviser is purchased by the parent of another adviser, SNL retroactively adjusts historic rankings to the single, highest level adviser. If the buyer is already receiving credit for a particular deal, it will not receive additional credit following the merger.

Source:

SNL Financial
, Charlottesville, Va.

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