M&A Fairness Advisory Rankings Announced or Completed Deals – 2000 to 2009
Rank	Advisor	No. of Deals
1	Houlihan Lokey	667
2	JP Morgan	475
3	Bank of America Merrill Lynch	367
4	Morgan Stanley	289
5	Goldman Sachs & Co	254
6	Duff and Phelps	242
7	UBS	239
8	Credit Suisse	210
9	Citi	178
10	Somerley Ltd	169
Source: Thomson Reuters.

2009 U.S. M&A Fairness Advisory Rankings
Rank	Advisor	No. of Deals
1	Houlihan Lokey	26
2	JP Morgan	23
3	Goldman Sachs & Co	21
4	Bank of America Merrill Lynch	17
5	Duff and Phelps	16
Source: Thomson Reuters.