M&A ADVISORY RANKINGS
2008 M&A Advisory Rankings
U.S. Transactions Under $2 Billion
| Rank |
Advisor |
No. of
Deals |
| 1 |
Houlihan Lokey |
116 |
| 2* |
JP Morgan |
104 |
| 2* |
Goldman Sachs & Co |
104 |
| 4 |
Credit Suisse |
91 |
| 5 |
Merrill Lynch |
73 |
| 6 |
Morgan Stanley |
72 |
| 7 |
UBS |
71 |
| 8 |
Citi |
67 |
| 9 |
Lazard |
66 |
| 10 |
Jefferies & Co Inc |
58 |
| 11 |
Barclays Capital |
56 |
| 12 |
Duff and Phelps |
53 |
| 13 |
RBC Capital Markets |
48 |
| 14* |
Deutsche Bank AG |
47 |
| 14* |
Banc of America Securities LLC |
47 |
| 16 |
Sandler O’Neill Partners |
40 |
| 17 |
GW Equity |
39 |
| 18* |
William Blair & Co |
35 |
| 18* |
Lincoln International |
35 |
| 20 |
McGladrey Capital Markets |
33 |
| 21* |
Wachovia Corp |
32 |
| 21* |
Piper Jaffray Cos |
32 |
| 21* |
Keefe Bruyette & Woods Inc |
32 |
| 24 |
Stout Risius Ross Inc |
28 |
| 25 |
Robert W Baird & Co Inc |
26 |
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* denotes tie
Source: Thomson Reuters. |
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