GW Equity

M&A Advisory Ranking - 2007 YTD

U.S. & Canada

Disclosed Values Under $25 Million

Disclosed Values Under $50 Million

Disclosed Values Under $100 Million

Financial Advisor	Rank
GW Equity	1
Sandler O'Neill Partners	2
RBC Capital Markets	3
Jefferies & Co Inc	4
Keefe Bruyette & Woods Inc	5
PricewaterhouseCoopers	5*
Decision Point International	5*
CIBC World Markets Inc	5*
Ernst & Young LLP	9
Credit Suisse	9*
Duff and Phelps	9*
Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin	12
IMAP	12*
JP Morgan	12*
Peters & Co Ltd	12*
Ladenburg Thalmann & Co.	12*
KeyCorp/McDonald Investments	12*
Needham & Co Inc	12*
KPMG Corporate Finance	19
Stifel Financial Corp	19*
Howe Barnes Hoefer Arnett Inc.	19*
Jennings Capital Inc.	19*
Merrill Lynch	23
Citi	23*
Silverwood Partners LLC	23*
Milestone Merchant Partners	23*
Lincoln International	23*
BMO Capital Markets	23*
Savvian LLC	23*
Genuity Capital Markets	23*
GMP Capital Corp	23*
UBS	23*
Updata Capital Inc	23*
Cain Brothers Co.	23*
FirstEnergy Capital Corp	23*

Financial Advisor	Rank
GW Equity	1
Sandler O'Neill Partners	2
RBC Capital Markets	3
CIBC World Markets Inc	4
Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin	5
Jefferies & Co Inc	6
Keefe Bruyette & Woods	7
Lazard	8
Duff and Phelps	8*
Needham & Co Inc	10
PricewaterhouseCoopers	10*
Credit Suisse	10*
Ernst & Young LLP	13
Decision Point International	13*
Citi	13*
Stifel Financial Corp	13*
JP Morgan	13*
BB&T Corp	13*
KPMG Corporate Finance	19
IMAP	19*
Lincoln International	19*
Savvian LLC	19*
GMP Capital Corp	19*
Raymond James Financial Inc	19*
KeyCorp/McDonald Investments	17*
Peters & Co Ltd	17*
William Blair & Co	19*
Merrill Lynch	19*
Ladenburg Thalmann & Co	19*

Financial Advisor	Rank
RBC Capital Markets	1
Sandler O'Neill Partners	2
Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin	3
GW Equity	4
Jefferies & Co Inc	5
CIBC World Markets Inc	5*
Keefe Bruyette & Woods	7
Lazard	8
Credit Suisse	8*
Duff and Phelps	10
BB&T Corp	11
UBS	11*
Stifel Financial Corp	13
Citi	14
William Blair & Co	15
Merrill Lynch	16
Rothschild	16*
GMP Capital Corp	16*
KPMG Corporate Finance	19
Ladenburg Thalmann & Co	19*
Raymond James Financial Inc	19*
JP Morgan	19*
Needham & Co Inc	19*
Robert W Baird & Co Inc	19*
Macquarie Bank	25
PricewaterhouseCoopers	25*
Morgan Stanley	25*
RSM Equico Capital Markets LLC	25*
Lincoln International	25*
BMO Capital Markets	25*
KeyCorp/McDonald Investments	25*

* Denotes Tie

Source: Thomson Financial 2007 YTD through December 31 . The standard Thomson Financial league table uses criteria which include deals with “disclosed values” and “undisclosed values.” This league table utilizes the following customized criteria:
1) “disclosed values” 2) “under $25 million” and 3) “under $50 million” 4) "under $100 million"
GW Equity customized these criteria to generate this report relying solely upon data compiled by Thomson Financial. This report does not reflect Thomson Financial standard league table criteria.

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