Thomson Financial League Tables

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Thomson Financial's standard league tables are rankings of Investment Banks in terms of the dollar volume of deals they work on. New standard league table sessions in compliance with 2004 league table criteria for Debt, Equity, Syndicated Loans, Project Finance and M&A are currently available. Notice that this is revenue and dollar volume of securities issued (in underwriting) or transaction size (in M&A), not profatibility.

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M&A League Tables criticisms

For example, in the mergers and aquisitions category, the purchase prices of the aquisitions that an Investment Bank advises on are added up, and Investment Banks are ranked in this way.

Critics say that these tables are very deceiving. Many of the rankings do not take into account how much money the investment bank is paid, so that someone can give away their advice for free and be ranked number one yet obviously make no money. Secondly, credit for advice or deals is often given to companies who didn't really work on a deal, in order to please that company. In short, critics lambast the league tables as a tool for Investment Banker's egos.

Debt & Equity

2004

Underwriting Leaders Jan 1, 2004 - Dec 31, 2004 (based on $ value)
Market Sector # 1 Ranked Bookrunner Proceeds ($ mils) Market Share (%) # of issues Mrkt size ($ mils)
Stock & Bonds
Global Debt, Equity & Equity-related Citigroup 542,748.5 9.4 1,892 5,693,011.6
Global Disclosed Fees Citigroup 1,717.4 11.1 724 15,400.6
Stocks
Global Equity & Equity-related Goldman Sachs 46,142.0 11.9
Global Convertible Offerings JP Morgan 21,550.8 13.1
Global Common Stock- U.S. Issuers Goldman Sachs 12,763.1 16.2
Global Initial Public Offerings - U.S. Issuers Goldman Sachs 2,657.9 19.2
Bonds
Global Debt incl. MBS, ABS & U.S. Tax Munis Citigroup 486,758.6 9.4 1,620 5,187,013.8
Global High Yield Corporate Debt Credit Suisse First Boston 22,791.3 15.6
US Investment Grade Citigroup 135,196.2 20.5
All US Federal Credit Agency Debt Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. 96,512.0 11.2 721 861,750.8
US Mortgage-backed Securities Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. 90,073.8 12.4 130 729,306.4
US Asset-backed Securities Citigroup 64,915.7 11.2
Global Loans JP Morgan 430,208.7 32.1 1,014 1,339,007.3
Syndicated Loans
U.S. Syndicated Loans JP Morgan 277,361.4 28.3
U.S. Leveraged Loans JP Morgan 82,218.5 22.3

2003

Underwriting Leaders Jan 1, 2003 - Dec 31, 2003 (based on $ value)
Market Sector # 1 Ranked Bookrunner Market Share (%) Proceeds ($ mils)
Stock & Bonds
Global Debt, Equity & Equity-related Citigroup 10.2 542,748.5
Global Disclosed Fees Citigroup 12.2 1,760.2
Stocks
Global Equity & Equity-related Goldman Sachs 11.9 46,142.0
Global Convertible Offerings JP Morgan 13.1 21,550.8
Global Common Stock- U.S. Issuers Goldman Sachs 16.2 12,763.1
Global Initial Public Offerings - U.S. Issuers Goldman Sachs 19.2 2,657.9
Bonds
Global Debt incl. MBS, ABS & U.S. Tax Munis Citigroup 10.2 501,813.5
Global High Yield Corporate Debt Credit Suisse First Boston 15.6 22,791.3
US Investment Grade Citigroup 20.5 135,196.2
All US Federal Credit Agency Debt Deutsche Bank 8.6 101,974.2
US Mortgage-backed Securities UBS AG 11.6 104,061.6
US Asset-backed Securities Citigroup 11.2 64,915.7
Global Loans JP Morgan 17.5 336,230.6
Syndicated Loans
U.S. Syndicated Loans JP Morgan 28.3 277,361.4
U.S. Leveraged Loans JP Morgan 22.3 82,218.5

Mergers & Acquisitions

2004

Mergers & Acquisitions Leaders 1/1/2004 - 12/31/2004 (based on $ value)
Market Sector # 1 Ranked Advisor Market Share (%) Rank Value $US mil
Worldwide Announced Financial Advisors Goldman Sachs & Co 29.6 576,664.3
Worldwide Announced Legal Advisors Sullivan & Cromwell 22.1 430,160.1
Worldwide Completed Financial Advisors Goldman Sachs & Co 31.0 356,182.1
Worldwide Completed Legal Advisors Sullivan & Cromwell 33.0 500,244.3
US Announced Financial Advisors JP Morgan Chase 32.5 270,792.4
US Announced Legal Advisors Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 30.5 254,428.2
US Completed Financial Advisors Goldman Sachs & Co 36.0 269,476.7
US Completed Legal Advisors Sullivan & Cromwell 30.8 230,415.3

2003

Mergers & Acquisitions Leaders Jan 1, 2003 - Dec 31, 2003 (based on $ value)
Market Sector # 1 Ranked Advisor Market Share (%) Rank Value $US mil
Worldwide Announced Financial Advisors Goldman Sachs & Co 29.5 392,699.5
Worldwide Announced Legal Advisors Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 13.2 175,812.9
Worldwide Completed Financial Advisors Goldman Sachs & Co 31.0 356,182.1
Worldwide Completed Legal Advisors Linklaters 17.9 205,727.4
US Announced Financial Advisors Goldman Sachs & Co 45.6 239,420.6
US Announced Legal Advisors Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 19.5 102,569.8
US Completed Financial Advisors Goldman Sachs & Co 44.9 200,854.1
US Completed Legal Advisors Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 27.3 122,171.0

Syndicated Loans

Project Finance

Municipals

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