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1998 bank & thrift mergers through June 30
Ranked by announced deal value
(Excludes terminated deals)
Announced No. of
Rank Firm Deal Value deals
1 Sandler O'Neill & Partners $904.00 5
2 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 747.2 3
3 Credit Suisse First Boston Corp. 703.6 1
4 Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette Secu 703.6 1
5 The Carson Medlin Co. 640.7 9
6 Wheat First Securities 402.7 2
7 Alex Sheshunoff & Co. 340.7 5
8 Salomon Smith Barney 292.3 1
9 Brown, Burke Capital Partners 291.3 4
10 Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. 276.2 1
