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Top 50 Advisors by Deal Value.(Merrill Lynch and Company Inc.)(Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

Bank & Thrift Mergers in 2006

Ranked by announced deal value

Rank Firm # of Deals Deal Value (in millions)

1 Merrill Lynch & Co. 3 $35,737.7

2 Lehman Brothers 4 26,250.8

3 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods* 33 21,117.9

4 Sandler O'Neill & Partners* 32 19,077.4

5 Goldman, Sachs & Co. 5 15,052.9

6 J.P. Morgan Securities 2 14,826.8

7 Citigroup Global Markets 1 14,567.8

8 Morgan Stanley 3 2,822.3

9 Credit Suisse (USA) 2 1,474.0

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