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December 20, 2005
League tables continue to be an important way to measure the volume of industry activity and how the key players in the accounting community stack up.
With LIVEDGAR's Deal Maker Roundups you can instantly create league tables like the one below for any law, accounting or investment banking firm. You can also generate a professionally formatted PDF report on the activities of any firm listed in the table by clicking on the firm name. The report will include a cover page, table of contents and an abstract of all the deals and transactions that occurred during the time frame requested.
Please note that Deal Maker Roundups is part of LIVEDGAR's Value-Added Content and there may be additional charges for creating Roundup reports using this feature. You can read more about LIVEDGAR's Value-Added Content and rate schedule at LIVEDGAR Rate Schedule.
To see how the Deal Maker Roundup feature works, click on any firm listed below and LIVEDGAR will automatically create a Roundup report on that firm.
Accountant Rankings for Calendar Year 2005*
Completed Mergers Ranked By Total Transaction Value^
| |
Rank |
Accountant |
Count |
Total
Value |
|
1 |
KPMG |
126 |
311,492,069,269 |
|
2 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
140 |
295,686,933,145 |
|
3 |
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu |
118 |
290,186,313,170 |
|
4 |
Ernst & Young |
107 |
264,706,429,470 |
|
5 |
Mazars |
5 |
48,833,984,742 |
|
6 |
BDO Seidman |
19 |
20,886,182,036 |
|
7 |
Societe D'Expertise Comptable |
1 |
5,265,400,000 |
|
8 |
Mann Frankfort Stein & Lipp |
1 |
3,315,972,621 |
|
9 |
Grant Thornton |
9 |
1,721,452,963 |
|
10 |
Kesselman & Kesselman |
1 |
818,288,053 |
|
11 |
Goldstein Golub Kessler LLP |
2 |
655,880,000 |
|
12 |
Crowe Chizek |
9 |
509,625,875 |
|
13 |
Hacker Johnson |
2 |
338,233,630 |
|
14 |
McGladrey & Pullen |
6 |
319,256,227 |
|
15 |
Clifton Gunderson LLC |
1 |
267,000,000 |
|
16 |
Wolf & Co PC |
3 |
262,080,097 |
|
17 |
Porter Keadle Moore |
4 |
245,710,535 |
|
18 |
Snodgrass, S R AC |
2 |
218,746,099 |
|
19 |
BKD LLP |
3 |
198,678,119 |
|
20 |
Braver & Co PC |
1 |
192,841,394 |
|
21 |
Moore Stephens |
3 |
180,894,744 |
|
22 |
Stowe & Degon |
1 |
172,000,000 |
|
23 |
Mauldin & Jenkins CPA |
2 |
169,185,740 |
|
24 |
Parente Randolph PC |
1 |
163,343,830 |
|
25 |
Burr Pilger & Mayer |
2 |
158,200,000 |
Alternatively, under the Counsel, Accountant and Underwriter-Advisor headings in the Deal Maker Roundups database, you can generate a Roundup for any firm of interest that is listed in the extensive drop-down menu of firm names. Additional search fields enable you to specify the type and stage of deal or offering, whether the party is part of the acquirer or target, and the industry. It's an ideal way to quickly and easily gather corporate intelligence on any firm involved in mergers and acquisitions or registrations.
The electronic version of the Roundup report provides you with direct links to the underlying filings associated with each deal or offering. These source documents are pulled directly from LIVEDGAR's Mergers & Acquisitions and Registrations & Prospectuses databases.
To create a Roundup or to find out if the industry rankings change between now and the end of the year, login to Deal Maker Roundups today.
*This league table was generated from LIVEDGAR's Deal Maker Roundups on December 19, 2005.
^The set of transactions consists of all deals registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission that have completion dates that fall within the specified time period for this report and result in a change in control. The dollar amounts consist of estimated transaction values as disclosed by the filing party. All deals that have been registered with the SEC have been included, including international transactions. Only the lead accountant, advisor or counsel to the acquiring and target party is credited with the dollar value and count of each transaction, and each transaction is credited only once. While Global Securities Information has obtained the information from sources it believes to be reliable, we do not guarantee its accuracy, and such information may be incomplete or condensed.
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December 20, 2005
League tables continue to be an important way to measure the volume of industry activity and how the key players in the legal community stack up.
With LIVEDGAR's Deal Maker Roundups you can instantly create league tables like the one below for any law, accounting or investment banking firm. You can also generate a professionally formatted PDF report on the activities of any firm listed in the table by clicking on the firm name. The report will include a cover page, table of contents and an abstract of all the deals and transactions that occurred during the time frame requested.
Please note that Deal Maker Roundups is part of LIVEDGAR's Value-Added Content and there may be additional charges for creating Roundup reports using this feature. You can read more about LIVEDGAR's Value-Added Content and rate schedule at LIVEDGAR Rate Schedule.
To see how the Deal Maker Roundup feature works, click on any firm listed below and LIVEDGAR will automatically create a Roundup report on that firm.
Legal Counsel Rankings for Calendar Year 2005*
Completed Mergers Ranked By Total Transaction Value^
| |
Rank |
Counsel |
Count |
Total
Value |
|
1 |
Sullivan & Cromwell |
46 |
166,543,162,858 |
|
2 |
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz |
42 |
136,635,454,172 |
|
3 |
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom |
91 |
122,403,651,142 |
|
4 |
Davis Polk & Wardwell |
25 |
112,951,163,385 |
|
5 |
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett |
43 |
100,724,398,102 |
|
6 |
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison |
21 |
86,863,445,522 |
|
7 |
Cravath Swaine & Moore |
16 |
84,262,393,949 |
|
8 |
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP |
60 |
71,182,308,955 |
|
9 |
Jones Day |
25 |
67,615,167,417 |
|
10 |
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft |
6 |
65,422,835,537 |
|
11 |
Linklaters |
19 |
64,103,565,891 |
|
12 |
Shearman & Sterling LLP |
38 |
50,992,104,214 |
|
13 |
Latham & Watkins |
47 |
50,988,521,469 |
|
14 |
Willkie Farr & Gallagher |
19 |
48,972,787,588 |
|
15 |
King & Spalding |
16 |
46,180,460,311 |
|
16 |
Stikeman Elliott |
14 |
42,651,041,354 |
|
17 |
Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP |
7 |
37,668,998,910 |
|
18 |
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton |
14 |
31,451,983,862 |
|
19 |
Clifford Chance LLP |
22 |
31,041,658,692 |
|
20 |
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman |
11 |
24,820,529,251 |
|
21 |
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher |
29 |
24,332,951,850 |
|
22 |
Vinson & Elkins |
44 |
22,598,450,508 |
|
23 |
Ropes & Gray |
25 |
20,350,761,710 |
|
24 |
Fenwick & West |
13 |
20,272,674,176 |
|
25 |
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP |
14 |
19,521,792,120 |
Alternatively, under the Counsel, Accountant and Underwriter-Advisor headings in the Deal Maker Roundups database, you can generate a Roundup for any firm of interest that is listed in the extensive drop-down menu of firm names. Additional search fields enable you to specify the type and stage of deal or offering, whether the party is part of the acquirer or target, and the industry. It's an ideal way to quickly and easily gather corporate intelligence on any firm involved in mergers and acquisitions or registrations.
The electronic version of the Roundup report provides you with direct links to the underlying filings associated with each deal or offering. These source documents are pulled directly from LIVEDGAR's Mergers & Acquisitions and Registrations & Prospectuses databases.
To create a Roundup or to find out if the industry rankings change between now and the end of the year, login to Deal Maker Roundups today.
*This league table was generated from LIVEDGAR's Deal Maker Roundups on December 19, 2005.
^The set of transactions consists of all deals registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission that have completion dates that fall within the specified time period for this report and result in a change in control. The dollar amounts consist of estimated transaction values as disclosed by the filing party. All deals that have been registered with the SEC have been included, including international transactions. Only the lead accountant, advisor or counsel to the acquiring and target party is credited with the dollar value and count of each transaction, and each transaction is credited only once. While Global Securities Information has obtained the information from sources it believes to be reliable, we do not guarantee its accuracy, and such information may be incomplete or condensed.
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December 20, 2005
League tables continue to be an important way to measure the volume of industry activity and how the key players in the underwriter-advisor community stack up.
With LIVEDGAR's Deal Maker Roundups you can instantly create league tables like the one below for any law, accounting or investment banking firm. You can also generate a professionally formatted PDF report on the activities of any firm listed in the table by clicking on the firm name. The report will include a cover page, table of contents and an abstract of all the deals and transactions that occurred during the time frame requested.
Please note that Deal Maker Roundups is part of LIVEDGAR's Value-Added Content and there may be additional charges for creating Roundup reports using this feature. You can read more about LIVEDGAR's Value-Added Content and rate schedule at LIVEDGAR Rate Schedule.
To see how the Deal Maker Roundup feature works, click on any firm listed below and LIVEDGAR will automatically create a Roundup report on that firm.
Underwriter-Advisor Rankings for Calendar Year 2005*
Completed Mergers Ranked By Total Transaction Value^
| |
Rank |
Advisor |
Count |
Total
Value |
|
1 |
Goldman Sachs |
91 |
351,156,364,651 |
|
2 |
Morgan Stanley |
78 |
268,679,145,638 |
|
3 |
J P Morgan |
59 |
232,932,077,715 |
|
4 |
Lehman Brothers |
40 |
211,854,683,478 |
|
5 |
Merrill Lynch |
61 |
198,031,658,468 |
|
6 |
Citigroup |
66 |
187,200,755,284 |
|
7 |
Credit Suisse First Boston |
56 |
177,980,385,456 |
|
8 |
UBS |
56 |
135,620,958,907 |
|
9 |
Lazard |
34 |
128,945,145,164 |
|
10 |
Deutsche Bank |
38 |
101,251,668,172 |
|
11 |
Banc of America Securities |
60 |
57,258,536,511 |
|
12 |
Rothschild |
14 |
36,696,658,642 |
|
13 |
Evercore Partners |
9 |
35,043,406,456 |
|
14 |
Cazenove & Co |
7 |
32,787,534,331 |
|
15 |
Mediobanca SPA |
2 |
31,116,908,570 |
|
16 |
Bear Stearns |
31 |
29,460,799,725 |
|
17 |
Nomura Securities |
3 |
29,448,448,983 |
|
18 |
Unicredito Italiano Group |
1 |
29,333,946,470 |
|
19 |
Banca Intesa SPA |
1 |
29,333,946,470 |
|
20 |
Rohatyn Associates LLC |
1 |
21,686,117,390 |
|
21 |
Solomon, Peter J Co |
7 |
20,139,268,844 |
|
22 |
Wachovia |
42 |
16,611,633,999 |
|
23 |
Blackstone Group |
6 |
12,756,968,360 |
|
24 |
Greenhill & Co |
7 |
11,820,007,859 |
|
25 |
RBC Financial Group |
11 |
11,725,759,756 |
Alternatively, under the Counsel, Accountant and Underwriter-Advisor headings in the Deal Maker Roundups database, you can generate a Roundup for any firm of interest that is listed in the extensive drop-down menu of firm names. Additional search fields enable you to specify the type and stage of deal or offering, whether the party is part of the acquirer or target, and the industry. It's an ideal way to quickly and easily gather corporate intelligence on any firm involved in mergers and acquisitions or registrations.
The electronic version of the Roundup report provides you with direct links to the underlying filings associated with each deal or offering. These source documents are pulled directly from LIVEDGAR's Mergers & Acquisitions and Registrations & Prospectuses databases.
To create a Roundup or to find out if the industry rankings change between now and the end of the year, login to Deal Maker Roundups today.
*This league table was generated from LIVEDGAR's Deal Maker Roundups on December 19, 2005.
^The set of transactions consists of all deals registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission that have completion dates that fall within the specified time period for this report and result in a change in control. The dollar amounts consist of estimated transaction values as disclosed by the filing party. All deals that have been registered with the SEC have been included, including international transactions. Only the lead accountant, advisor or counsel to the acquiring and target party is credited with the dollar value and count of each transaction, and each transaction is credited only once. While Global Securities Information has obtained the information from sources it believes to be reliable, we do not guarantee its accuracy, and such information may be incomplete or condensed.
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December 13, 2005
Provisions under the Securities Offering Reform have only been in effect for two weeks and LIVEDGAR already includes many examples of the new filing requirements such as over 100 Free Writing Prospectuses and 27 S-ASRs and 178 associated exhibits.
To help you prepare your own Securities Offering Reform filings and research other important topics related to this matter, GSI has prepared the following materials for your use. Simply click on any item of interest to get started.
New Forms
•
F-3ASR - Automatic Shelf Registration (Non U.S.)
•
S-3ASR - Automatic Shelf Registration
•
Free-Writing Prospectus (FWP)
•
ASR - Risk Factors
•
ASR - Opinion Letters
•
ASR - Auditors Opinion
•
ASR - Indentures
•
ASR - Tax Opinion
•
ASR - Form T-1 (1939 Act)
•
ASR - S&P 500 Issuers
Well Known Seasoned Issuers (WKSI)
•
10-K - Item 1B - Unresolved Staff Comments
•
10-K - MD&A Discussion - “WKSI”
•
10-K - Well-Known Seasoned Issuer - Cover
•
Registration Rights Agreement - “WKSI”
•
Well Known Seasoned Issuer - Shelf Reg Discussion
Other Hot Button Issues
•
Double Dummy - Stock Merger
•
Shell Company
•
409a - Amended Deferred Compensation Plan
•
409a - Deferred Compensation Contracts
•
409a - Disclosure - Plan Coverage & Participation
•
409a - Executive Compensation - 10-K Item 11
•
409a - M&A Transactional Disclosure - Compliance
•
409a - Non U.S. Issuer - Disclosure
•
409a - Payments After Severance/Termination
•
409a - Proxy - Amendment to Plan / Compliance
•
409a - Termination of Agreement - Form 8-K
•
SEDAR - Section 409a Compliance Disclosure
Rules & Regulations
•
Proposed Rule - Securities Offering Reform
•
Final Rule - Securities offering Reform
•
Comment Letters - Securities Offering Reform
•
Securities Offering Reform - Q&A
•
NYSE Regulatory Rel - Securities Offering Reform
•
Current Accounting and Disclosure Issues - Division of Corp Finance
•
SEC Final Rule Release - Defining Shell Companies
•
EDGAR Filer Manual Vol. II, Version 2
•
EDGAR XFDL Technical Specification Version 2
LIVEDGAR can help you conduct comprehensive issues-based research on any securities-related disclosure topic. Begin with the Topical Research Library's collection of over 1,800 pre-defined search statements or go directly to LIVEDGAR's 10-K Section Search, 10-Q Section Search, 8-K Section Search or Securities Regulatory Library databases to find exactly what you need.
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November 30, 2005
LIVEDGAR's No-Action Letters database spans three decades and is the most comprehensive electronic collection in the industry. That's why it is your most important resource during proxy season for investigating courses of action such as whether or not you need to include certain shareholder information in your client's proxy materials.
To help you prepare your own No-Action Letters and proxy statements, review the rules associated with exclusion of shareholder proposals and to see what the SEC's position is on other hot button issues, GSI has prepared the following materials for your use. Simply click on any link of interest to begin your research.
Please note that No-Action Letters and SEC Staff Reviews are part of LIVEDGAR's Value-Added Content and there may be additional charges for viewing the source documents from these collections. You can read more about LIVEDGAR's Value-Added Content and rate schedule at LIVEDGAR Rate Schedule.
No-Action Letters - Hot Button Issues
•
Rule 15d-13 - Quarterly Reports on 10Q
•
Section 404 - Sarbanes-Oxley Act
•
Form N-PX - Rule 30b1-4
•
Reg D - Securities Act of 1933
•
Investment Company Act of 1940
•
Tender Offers
•
Poison Pill / Rights Plan
•
SEC rejection
•
Separate CEO & Chairperson
No-Action Letters - Shareholder Related
•
80 Day Rule - Notice of Exclusion of Proposal
•
Breaching Existing Contractual Obligations
•
Exclusion Of Proposal - Rule 14a-8(i) (3)
•
Factual Support / Misleading Statements
•
Issuer Sends Notice of Defects
•
Statements Impugn Character or Integrity
•
Shareholder Proof of Ownership
•
Supporting Statement - Proxy Proposal
•
Revision of Proposal
SEC Rules & Regulations
•
SLB No. 14 Shareholder Proposals
•
SLB No. 14A Shareholder Proposals
•
SLB No. 14B Shareholder Proposals
•
SLB No. 14C Shareholder Proposals
•
Final Rule - Shareholder Proposals – Amending
•
SEC Proposed Rule - Security Holder Dir Nomination
•
SEC Final Rule - Nominating Committee Functions
Proxy- Hot Button Issues
•
409a - Amendment to Plan / Compliance
•
Board Size – Increase
•
Increase authorized shares
•
Removal Of Shareholder Consent Right
•
Remove Poison Pill - Shareholder Proposal
•
Proposal - Separate CEO & Chairperson
•
Proposal to approve a spin off
•
Proposal For Substantial Sale Of Assets
•
Request To Approve Profit Sharing Plan
•
Requesting Approval Executive Loan Plan
•
Requesting Approval Of Stock Option Plan
•
Shareholder Proposal
•
Opposition Statement To Shareholder Proposal
•
Director Independence
•
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Proxy - Benefits Related:
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D&O Insurance - Compensation Committee Disclosure
•
Executive Sessions
•
Equity Incentive and Pension Plan Tables
•
Summary Compensation Table
•
Market Cap $50-$100 Billion - Expensing of Options
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Negative Income - Compensation of Executives
•
Negative Net Income - Option Grants
•
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERPs)
Proxy - Committee/Issuer Structure Related:
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Amended Audit Committee Charters - Post S-OX
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Communication With The Board
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Nominating Committee Charter
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Nomination Procedures
•
Ex Officio Members - Disclosure Of
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Qualified Legal Compliance Committee
SEC Staff Reviews
•
SSR - Merger Related Proxy - Staff Review
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SSR - Correspondences Related to Rule 14a8
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SSR- DEFC14A
•
SSR- PREM14A
•
SSR- PREM14C
SEC Blank Forms
•
Reg 14A
•
Reg 14C
•
SC 14A
•
SC 14C
LIVEDGAR can help you conduct comprehensive issues-based research on any securities-related disclosure topic. Begin with the Topical Research Library's collection of over 2,000 pre-defined search statements or go directly to LIVEDGAR's No-Action Letters, Proxy Section Search, SEC Staff Reviews or Securities Regulatory Library databases to find exactly what you need.
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November 15, 2005
The SEC recently adopted several significant changes to disclosure reporting requirements that will affect how you approach all of your securities compliance work.
In addition to adding new items to periodic reports such as Item 1A, Risk Factors, on Form 10-K, the SEC also adopted sweeping reforms related to the public offer and sale of securities, particularly as it relates to communications during the offering process, offering procedures and mechanics, and liability provisions for offering-related communications.
To help you understand the impact these changes will have on your securities compliance work, GSI has prepared the following materials for your use. Simply click on any item of interest to get started.
Hot Button Issues
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Well Known Seasoned Issuer – Shelf Reg Discussion
•
Registration Rights Agreement – “WKSI”
•
Double Dummy - Stock Merger
•
Shell Company
•
409a - Amended Deferred Compensation Plan
•
409a - Deferred Compensation Contracts
•
409a - Disclosure - Plan Coverage & Participation
•
409a - Executive Compensation - 10-K Item 11
•
409a - M&A Transactional Disclosure - Compliance
•
409a - Non U.S. Issuer - Disclosure
•
409a - Payments After Severance/Termination
•
409a - Proxy - Amendment to Plan / Compliance
•
409a - Termination of Agreement - Form 8-K
•
SEDAR - Section 409a Compliance Disclosure
Periodic Reports - Items and Issues
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10-Q – MD&A Discussion – “WKSI”
•
10-Q - Item 1A Risk Factors
•
10-Q - Quarterly Filing By Shell Company
•
10-K – Well-Known Seasoned Issuer – Cover
•
10-K – MD&A Discussion – “WKSI”
•
10-K - Item 1A Risk Factors
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10-K - Item 1B - Unresolved Staff Comments
•
10-K - Annual Report By Shell Company
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8-K Item 5.06 - Change in Shell Company Status
•
20-F - Annual Report By Shell Company
Rules and Regulations
•
Proposed Rule – Securities Offering Reform
•
Final Rule – Securities offering Reform
•
Comment Letters – Securities Offering Reform
•
Securities Offering Reform – Q&A
•
NYSE Regulatory Rel – Securities Offering Reform
•
SEC Final Rule Release - Defining Shell Companies
•
EDGAR Filer Manual Vol. II, Version 2
•
EDGAR XFDL Technical Specification Version 2
LIVEDGAR can help you conduct comprehensive issues-based research on any securities-related disclosure topic. Begin with the Topical Research Library's collection of over 1,800 pre-defined search statements or go directly to LIVEDGAR's 10-K Section Search, 10-Q Section Search, 8-K Section Search or Securities Regulatory Library databases to find exactly what you need.
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October 24, 2005
Now is the ideal time to leverage GSI's new content and functionality to complete your third quarter 10-Q filings faster and better than ever. In fact, with LIVEDGAR's new 10-Q Section Search and Securities Regulatory Library you'll be able to pinpoint all the information you need to make sure your third quarter filings meet today's strict compliance standards.
Simply click on any item of interest to easily locate precedent within 10-Q items; find current laws and regulations that affect Form 10-Q; review SEC interpretation on various Form 10-Q topics; and download the most current Form 10-Q blank forms.
Hot Topics
•
10-Q - Accelerated Filer
•
10-Q - Non-Accelerated Filer
•
10-Q - Balance Sheet
•
10-Q - Income Statement
•
10-Q - Notes to Financials
•
Disclosure of an SEC Investigation
•
10-Q - Quarterly Filing By Shell Company
Items and Issues
•
10-Q - Prt I - Item 1 Financial Statements
•
10-Q - Prt I - Item 2 Management's Discussion
•
10-Q - Prt I - Item 3 Quantitative & Qualitative
•
10-Q - Prt I - Item 4 Controls & Procedures
•
10-Q - Prt II - Item 1 Legal Proceedings
•
10-Q - Prt II - Item 2 Changes in Securities
•
10-Q - Prt II - Item 3 Default on Senior Sec
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10-Q - Prt II - Item 4 - Submission of Matters
•
10-Q - Prt II - Item 5 Other Information
•
10-Q - Prt II - Item 6 Exhibits & Reports on 8K
Rules and Regulations
•
NASD Regulatory Releases - Rule 13a-13
•
NASD Manual - Corporate Organization
•
NASD Manual - Rules of the Association
•
NASD Manual - SEC Rules
•
NYSE Constitution
•
NYSE - Rule Filings
•
NYSE – Rules & Policy Guidance
•
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
•
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October 3, 2005
There's only one quarter left in the calendar year, making it the ideal time to evaluate year-to-date industry activity and how the key players stack up.
To give you a preview on year's standings up to this point, we've created year-to-date rankings of counsel activity in the following areas using LIVEDGAR's powerful Deal Maker Roundups feature.
Click on the link of your choice to view year-to-date rankings as of October 1, 2005.
• Legal Counsel Ranking for Year-to-Date 2005 – Completed M&A Deals
• Legal Counsel Ranking for Year-to-Date 2005 – IPO
• Legal Counsel Ranking for Year-to-Date 2005 – Equity Offerings
• Legal Counsel Ranking for Year-to-Date 2005 – Debt Offerings
Legal Counsel Rankings For Year-to-Date 2005*
Completed Mergers Ranked By Total Transaction Value^
| |
Rank |
Counsel |
Count |
Total
Value |
|
1 |
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom |
73 |
103,088,462,504 |
|
2 |
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz |
29 |
92,371,732,656 |
|
3 |
Cravath Swaine & Moore |
16 |
84,262,393,949 |
|
4 |
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett |
29 |
73,350,980,985 |
|
5 |
Jones Day |
18 |
65,857,064,640 |
|
6 |
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison |
13 |
50,227,314,109 |
|
7 |
Willkie Farr & Gallagher |
17 |
48,371,287,588 |
|
8 |
Davis Polk & Wardwell |
17 |
47,095,946,779 |
|
9 |
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP |
46 |
45,586,995,376 |
|
10 |
King & Spalding |
13 |
43,273,127,779 |
|
11 |
Shearman & Sterling LLP |
25 |
42,601,548,829 |
|
12 |
Sullivan & Cromwell |
30 |
40,088,206,208 |
|
13 |
Latham & Watkins |
38 |
37,713,709,488 |
|
14 |
Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP |
4 |
36,567,124,550 |
|
15 |
Linklaters & Alliance |
12 |
27,577,503,691 |
|
16 |
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher |
21 |
21,961,985,963 |
|
17 |
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman |
4 |
20,756,672,076 |
|
18 |
Vinson & Elkins |
30 |
17,669,596,608 |
|
19 |
Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw |
31 |
17,144,366,035 |
|
20 |
Ropes & Gray |
16 |
16,992,885,904 |
|
21 |
Fenwick & West |
9 |
15,541,900,666 |
|
22 |
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson |
11 |
14,917,739,329 |
|
23 |
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP |
10 |
14,862,996,821 |
|
24 |
Morgan Lewis & Bockius |
16 |
14,632,160,408 |
|
25 |
Clifford Chance LLP |
11 |
14,434,891,557 |
|
26 |
O'Melveny & Myers |
13 |
14,100,196,345 |
|
27 |
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton |
5 |
14,052,163,024 |
|
28 |
MacFarlanes |
1 |
14,014,435,311 |
|
29 |
Christensen Miller et al |
3 |
13,546,471,589 |
|
30 |
LeBoeuf Lamb Greene & MacRae |
3 |
13,519,500,000 |
|
31 |
Goodwin Procter LLP |
14 |
13,397,053,911 |
|
32 |
Baker Botts LLP |
12 |
13,240,579,161 |
|
33 |
Dewey Ballantine |
10 |
13,146,457,922 |
|
34 |
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan |
16 |
12,526,238,458 |
|
35 |
Bingham McCutchen LLP |
12 |
12,344,757,687 |
|
36 |
Stikeman Elliott |
8 |
11,845,918,556 |
|
37 |
Hogan & Hartson |
10 |
10,322,440,901 |
|
38 |
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati |
34 |
9,485,350,828 |
|
39 |
Alston & Bird |
14 |
8,877,449,133 |
|
40 |
Lionel Sawyer & Collins |
1 |
8,222,412,284 |
|
41 |
White & Case |
11 |
8,080,676,272 |
|
42 |
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt |
9 |
8,056,614,249 |
|
43 |
McCarthy Tetrault |
10 |
7,842,742,277 |
|
44 |
Slaughter & May |
4 |
7,703,797,070 |
|
45 |
Blake Dawson Waldron |
2 |
7,694,454,945 |
|
46 |
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP |
5 |
7,401,901,754 |
|
47 |
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft |
5 |
7,376,369,687 |
|
48 |
Allens Arthur Robinson |
1 |
7,260,854,945 |
|
49 |
Fulbright & Jaworski |
11 |
6,769,055,940 |
|
50 |
Andrews & Kurth |
14 |
6,363,809,791 |
Legal Counsel Rankings For Year-to-Date 2005*
Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) Ranked By Total Transaction Value^
| |
Rank |
Counsel |
Count |
Total
Value |
|
1 |
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett |
25 |
8,693,482,950 |
|
2 |
Cravath Swaine & Moore |
21 |
6,683,958,000 |
|
3 |
Latham & Watkins |
29 |
6,604,000,000 |
|
4 |
Davis Polk & Wardwell |
15 |
5,760,772,500 |
|
5 |
Shefsky & Froelich Ltd |
1 |
5,380,000,000 |
|
6 |
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton |
7 |
3,815,000,000 |
|
7 |
Vinson & Elkins |
17 |
3,812,526,800 |
|
8 |
Graubard Miller |
19 |
3,480,055,250 |
|
9 |
Venable LLP |
5 |
2,800,700,300 |
|
10 |
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom |
19 |
2,780,265,000 |
|
11 |
Cooley Godward |
18 |
2,642,157,550 |
|
12 |
Bingham McCutchen LLP |
13 |
2,516,613,400 |
|
13 |
Sullivan & Cromwell |
8 |
2,510,908,807 |
|
14 |
Greenberg Traurig |
14 |
2,503,292,385 |
|
15 |
Shearman & Sterling LLP |
23 |
2,322,712,600 |
|
16 |
Andrews & Kurth |
10 |
2,241,872,750 |
|
17 |
Cahill Gordon & Reindel |
8 |
2,197,500,000 |
|
18 |
Loeb & Loeb LLP |
7 |
2,184,688,200 |
|
19 |
Seward & Kissel |
8 |
1,919,901,250 |
|
20 |
Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe |
3 |
1,861,250,000 |
|
21 |
Clifford Chance LLP |
13 |
1,849,400,000 |
|
22 |
Mintz Levin et al |
10 |
1,830,079,450 |
|
23 |
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood |
10 |
1,829,000,005 |
|
24 |
Baker Botts LLP |
8 |
1,742,184,903 |
|
25 |
Kirkland & Ellis |
8 |
1,596,750,000 |
|
26 |
Hunton & Williams |
6 |
1,433,250,000 |
|
27 |
Blank Rome LLP |
10 |
1,406,942,750 |
|
28 |
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP |
5 |
1,252,000,000 |
|
29 |
Akin Gump et al |
4 |
1,097,500,100 |
|
30 |
O'Melveny & Myers |
8 |
1,082,250,000 |
|
31 |
Morrison & Foerster |
8 |
974,279,200 |
|
32 |
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher |
3 |
962,500,000 |
|
33 |
Ellenoff Grossman et al |
7 |
951,771,100 |
|
34 |
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP |
4 |
936,250,000 |
|
35 |
Connell Foley & Geiser |
1 |
800,000,000 |
|
36 |
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP |
5 |
795,250,100 |
|
37 |
Morgan Lewis & Bockius |
8 |
770,315,000 |
|
38 |
Kramer Levin et al |
5 |
750,316,400 |
|
39 |
Hogan & Hartson |
5 |
748,750,000 |
|
40 |
Thelen Reid & Priest |
3 |
708,066,885 |
|
41 |
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati |
6 |
698,250,000 |
|
42 |
Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick PC |
3 |
692,199,460 |
|
43 |
Jones Day |
5 |
662,000,000 |
|
44 |
Ropes & Gray |
12 |
652,340,000 |
|
45 |
Gersten Savage et al |
2 |
612,200,200 |
|
46 |
Muldoon Murphy & Aguggia |
2 |
595,928,070 |
|
47 |
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr |
7 |
584,915,000 |
|
48 |
Meister Seelig & Fein |
1 |
578,250,100 |
|
49 |
DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary |
5 |
577,500,000 |
|
50 |
Dechert LLP |
5 |
549,150,000 |
Legal Counsel Rankings For Year-to-Date 2005*
Equity Offerings Ranked By Total Transaction Value^
| |
Rank |
Counsel |
Count |
Total
Value |
|
1 |
Sullivan & Cromwell |
28 |
151,494,051,552 |
|
2 |
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom |
66 |
94,366,744,004 |
|
3 |
Davis Polk & Wardwell |
38 |
60,407,918,175 |
|
4 |
Slaughter & May |
1 |
56,381,760,899 |
|
5 |
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett |
61 |
47,707,884,273 |
|
6 |
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher |
16 |
37,439,954,183 |
|
7 |
Cravath Swaine & Moore |
42 |
29,098,122,429 |
|
8 |
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton |
24 |
28,485,933,999 |
|
9 |
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz |
4 |
27,279,191,669 |
|
10 |
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood |
49 |
25,301,261,639 |
|
11 |
Clifford Chance LLP |
36 |
21,968,702,797 |
|
12 |
Latham & Watkins |
73 |
20,471,846,288 |
|
13 |
Richards Layton & Finger |
8 |
19,577,000,000 |
|
14 |
Shearman & Sterling LLP |
48 |
18,351,292,036 |
|
15 |
Vinson & Elkins |
43 |
16,914,480,839 |
|
16 |
Dewey Ballantine |
18 |
16,097,726,000 |
|
17 |
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP |
16 |
13,916,991,339 |
|
18 |
Squire Sanders & Dempsey |
7 |
12,776,625,114 |
|
19 |
DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary |
41 |
11,582,529,075 |
|
20 |
Morrison & Foerster |
34 |
7,325,270,797 |
|
21 |
Baker Botts LLP |
26 |
7,179,853,809 |
|
22 |
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati |
31 |
7,171,112,363 |
|
23 |
Greenberg Traurig |
54 |
6,155,777,672 |
|
24 |
Hunton & Williams |
24 |
5,663,728,102 |
|
25 |
Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw |
21 |
5,620,687,768 |
|
26 |
Shefsky & Froelich Ltd |
2 |
5,380,958,500 |
|
27 |
Cooley Godward |
57 |
5,374,220,268 |
|
28 |
Venable LLP |
23 |
5,271,248,515 |
|
29 |
Hogan & Hartson |
19 |
5,224,208,938 |
|
30 |
Dorsey & Whitney |
17 |
5,209,584,446 |
|
31 |
Thacher Proffitt & Wood |
2 |
5,187,500,000 |
|
32 |
O'Melveny & Myers |
28 |
4,711,154,724 |
|
33 |
Dechert LLP |
17 |
4,619,214,079 |
|
34 |
Andrews & Kurth |
26 |
4,416,412,452 |
|
35 |
McGuireWoods LLP |
5 |
4,138,410,173 |
|
36 |
Morgan Lewis & Bockius |
37 |
4,084,663,010 |
|
37 |
Cahill Gordon & Reindel |
17 |
4,015,372,995 |
|
38 |
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr |
28 |
3,875,184,726 |
|
39 |
Graubard Miller |
24 |
3,596,324,294 |
|
40 |
Alston & Bird |
20 |
3,472,740,649 |
|
41 |
Arnold & Porter |
9 |
3,414,236,385 |
|
42 |
Allen & Overy |
2 |
3,200,000,000 |
|
43 |
Kelly Hart & Hallman |
2 |
3,000,537,489 |
|
44 |
LeBoeuf Lamb Greene & MacRae |
9 |
2,991,738,848 |
|
45 |
Bracewell & Giuliani |
10 |
2,984,236,336 |
|
46 |
Akin Gump et al |
13 |
2,890,246,024 |
|
47 |
Mintz Levin et al |
25 |
2,876,135,551 |
|
48 |
Foley & Lardner |
25 |
2,782,963,867 |
|
49 |
Appleby Spurling |
1 |
2,707,415,775 |
|
50 |
Bingham McCutchen LLP |
17 |
2,642,098,603 |
Legal Counsel Rankings For Year-to-Date 2005*
Debt Offerings Ranked By Total Transaction Value^
| |
Rank |
Counsel |
Count |
Total
Value |
|
1 |
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood |
54 |
245,951,691,706 |
|
2 |
Thacher Proffitt & Wood |
39 |
225,214,000,000 |
|
3 |
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft |
25 |
181,894,551,152 |
|
4 |
Sullivan & Cromwell |
29 |
167,388,244,500 |
|
5 |
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom |
45 |
93,209,205,345 |
|
6 |
Davis Polk & Wardwell |
17 |
52,074,757,966 |
|
7 |
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher |
14 |
38,359,605,865 |
|
8 |
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett |
30 |
36,765,322,000 |
|
9 |
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton |
20 |
33,761,059,067 |
|
10 |
Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw |
33 |
26,944,008,000 |
|
11 |
Shearman & Sterling LLP |
19 |
25,025,505,000 |
|
12 |
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe |
9 |
23,924,661,000 |
|
13 |
Hunton & Williams |
13 |
23,053,000,000 |
|
14 |
Dewey Ballantine |
22 |
20,799,328,322 |
|
15 |
Richards Layton & Finger |
7 |
20,402,000,000 |
|
16 |
Cravath Swaine & Moore |
10 |
19,652,389,260 |
|
17 |
McKee Nelson LLP |
25 |
17,777,250,074 |
|
18 |
Morgan Lewis & Bockius |
12 |
16,252,501,869 |
|
19 |
Clifford Chance LLP |
9 |
15,917,094,575 |
|
20 |
Allen & Overy |
7 |
15,652,651,000 |
|
21 |
Vinson & Elkins |
22 |
15,416,728,647 |
|
22 |
LeBoeuf Lamb Greene & MacRae |
6 |
14,883,609,486 |
|
23 |
Latham & Watkins |
27 |
13,965,553,064 |
|
24 |
Squire Sanders & Dempsey |
3 |
12,675,000,000 |
|
25 |
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz |
3 |
8,455,511,605 |
|
26 |
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp |
3 |
6,820,350,000 |
|
27 |
Hogan & Hartson |
9 |
6,355,000,000 |
|
28 |
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan |
5 |
6,345,865,000 |
|
29 |
Andrews & Kurth |
8 |
6,165,642,000 |
|
30 |
White & Case |
3 |
5,754,000,000 |
|
31 |
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson |
8 |
5,603,197,500 |
|
32 |
Munger Tolles & Olson LLP |
2 |
5,250,000,000 |
|
33 |
Morrison & Foerster |
8 |
5,131,650,000 |
|
34 |
Dorsey & Whitney |
4 |
5,025,000,000 |
|
35 |
Puglisi & Associates |
1 |
5,000,000,000 |
|
36 |
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP |
5 |
4,831,106,000 |
|
37 |
Baker Botts LLP |
11 |
4,615,675,000 |
|
38 |
Thelen Reid & Priest |
3 |
4,050,000,000 |
|
39 |
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison |
6 |
4,050,000,000 |
|
40 |
Willkie Farr & Gallagher |
7 |
3,896,301,307 |
|
41 |
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr |
6 |
3,795,000,000 |
|
42 |
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati |
7 |
3,774,170,000 |
|
43 |
DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary |
8 |
3,670,000,000 |
|
44 |
McGuireWoods LLP |
3 |
3,476,000,000 |
|
45 |
Pillsbury Winthrop LLP |
2 |
3,460,000,000 |
|
46 |
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP |
13 |
3,332,663,240 |
|
47 |
Ogilvy Renault |
2 |
3,280,084,591 |
|
48 |
Arnold & Porter |
1 |
3,000,000,000 |
|
49 |
Dow Lohnes & Albertson |
1 |
3,000,000,000 |
|
50 |
Dechert LLP |
7 |
2,981,000,000 |
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*This league table was
generated from LIVEDGAR's Deal Maker Roundups on October 1, 2005.
^The set of transactions consists of all deals registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission that have completion dates that fall within the specified time period for this report. The dollar amounts consist of estimated values as disclosed by the filing party. All deals that have been registered with the SEC have been included. While Global Securities Information has obtained the information from sources it believes to be reliable, we do not guarantee its accuracy, and such information may be incomplete or condensed.
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September 26, 2005
League tables continue to be an important way to measure the volume of industry activity and how the key players in the accounting community stack up.
You can easily create league tables like the one below using LIVEDGAR's Deal Maker Roundups feature. This powerful feature allows you to instantly rank the activities of any law, accounting or investment banking firm involved in mergers and acquisitions or registrations. Plus you can select whether you want to see the rankings for the first 25, 50, or 100 firms in the industry.
To take it a step further, you can also generate a professionally formatted PDF report on the activities of any firm listed in the table by clicking on the firm name. The report will include a cover page, table of contents and an abstract of all the deals and transactions that occurred during the time frame requested. To see how it works, click on any firm listed below and LIVEDGAR will automatically create a Roundup on that firm.
Accountant Rankings For Third Quarter 2005*
Completed Mergers Ranked By Total Transaction Value^
| |
Rank |
Counsel |
Count |
Total
Value |
|
1 |
KPMG |
36 |
128,134,769,411 |
|
2 |
Ernst & Young |
23 |
89,992,745,645 |
|
3 |
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu |
21 |
86,295,555,073 |
|
4 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
32 |
78,238,644,672 |
|
5 |
Mazars |
2 |
19,279,835,311 |
|
6 |
Goldstein Golub Kessler LLP |
1 |
594,370,000 |
|
7 |
BDO Seidman |
1 |
260,352,196 |
|
8 |
Burr Pilger & Mayer |
1 |
127,500,000 |
|
9 |
Squar Milner Reehl & Williamson LLP |
1 |
117,600,000 |
|
10 |
McGladrey & Pullen |
2 |
70,350,432 |
|
11 |
Malone & Bailey PLLC |
1 |
63,405,756 |
|
12 |
Partiz & Co PA |
1 |
63,405,756 |
|
13 |
Borhart Spellmeyer & Co |
1 |
49,696,876 |
|
14 |
Klein, Samuel & Co |
|
30,350,432 |
|
15 |
Vavrinek Trine Day & Co |
1 |
27,333,941 |
|
16 |
Moss Adams |
1 |
25,000,000 |
|
17 |
Padgett Stratemann & Co LLP |
1 |
23,400,000 |
|
18 |
JMO Practice |
1 |
22,686,300 |
|
19 |
Hutchinson & Bloodgood LLP |
1 |
7,000,000 |
|
20 |
Williams & Webster |
1 |
2,000,000 |
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*This league table was
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^The set
of transactions consists of all deals registered with the Securities
and Exchange Commission that have completion dates that fall within
the specified time period for this report and result in a change in
control. The dollar amounts consist of estimated transaction values
as disclosed by the filing party. All deals that have been
registered with the SEC have been included, including international
transactions. While Global Securities Information has obtained the
information from sources it believes to be reliable, we do not
guarantee its accuracy, and such information may be incomplete or
condensed.
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September 26, 2005
League tables continue to be an important way to measure the volume of industry activity and how the key players in the legal community stack up.
You can easily create league tables like the one below using LIVEDGAR's Deal Maker Roundups feature. This powerful feature allows you to instantly rank the activities of any law, accounting or investment banking firm involved in mergers and acquisitions or registrations. Plus you can select whether you want to see the rankings for the first 25, 50, or 100 firms in the industry.
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Legal Counsel Rankings For Third Quarter 2005*
Completed Mergers Ranked By Total Transaction Value^
| |
Rank |
Counsel |
Count |
Total
Value |
|
1 |
Cravath Swaine & Moore |
6 |
58,691,624,005 |
|
2 |
Jones Day |
5 |
53,961,670,937 |
|
3 |
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom |
21 |
47,315,396,424 |
|
4 |
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz |
9 |
45,512,759,418 |
|
5 |
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison |
10 |
45,347,439,108 |
|
6 |
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett |
12 |
44,278,960,112 |
|
7 |
King & Spalding |
7 |
42,677,075,961 |
|
8 |
Willkie Farr & Gallagher |
6 |
41,921,278,493 |
|
9 |
Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP |
2 |
36,500,262,550 |
|
10 |
Shearman & Sterling LLP |
7 |
21,419,322,050 |
|
11 |
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP |
17 |
20,496,570,919 |
|
12 |
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman |
2 |
20,402,187,820 |
|
13 |
Linklaters & Alliance |
3 |
15,058,508,113 |
|
14 |
Ropes & Gray |
6 |
14,255,767,531 |
|
15 |
MacFarlanes |
1 |
14,014,435,311 |
|
16 |
Fenwick & West |
4 |
13,913,801,773 |
|
17 |
Morgan Lewis & Bockius |
5 |
12,366,767,139 |
|
18 |
Sullivan & Cromwell |
7 |
12,340,169,725 |
|
19 |
Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw |
12 |
11,720,612,102 |
|
20 |
LeBoeuf Lamb Greene & MacRae |
1 |
11,500,000,000 |
|
21 |
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan |
1 |
9,041,059,489 |
|
22 |
Stikeman Elliott |
2 |
8,174,744,262 |
|
23 |
Goodwin Procter LLP |
6 |
7,348,551,297 |
|
24 |
O'Melveny & Myers |
6 |
6,775,983,345 |
|
25 |
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft |
2 |
5,750,462,475 |
|
26 |
Kutak Rock |
1 |
5,426,234,469 |
|
27 |
Friedman Kaplan et al |
1 |
5,426,234,469 |
|
28 |
Andrews & Kurth |
2 |
5,268,141,064 |
|
29 |
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati |
11 |
4,942,288,139 |
|
30 |
Kirkland & Ellis |
7 |
4,484,849,651 |
|
31 |
Clifford Chance LLP |
3 |
3,600,843,135 |
|
32 |
Davis Polk & Wardwell |
5 |
3,547,381,278 |
|
33 |
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr |
8 |
3,509,865,746 |
|
34 |
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher |
5 |
3,278,268,364 |
|
35 |
Fulbright & Jaworski |
4 |
3,179,506,391 |
|
36 |
Latham & Watkins |
9 |
3,053,710,042 |
|
37 |
Palmer & Dodge |
1 |
3,046,747,686 |
|
38 |
Alston & Bird |
3 |
2,843,255,877 |
|
39 |
Dewey Ballantine |
5 |
2,770,958,636 |
|
40 |
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood |
7 |
2,668,759,522 |
|
41 |
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP |
2 |
2,455,313,627 |
|
42 |
Vinson & Elkins |
5 |
2,371,015,120 |
|
43 |
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP |
3 |
2,341,191,134 |
|
44 |
Hogan & Hartson |
1 |
2,290,843,135 |
|
45 |
Gianni Origoni & Partners |
1 |
1,782,962,100 |
|
46 |
Baker & McKenzie |
4 |
1,661,210,040 |
|
47 |
Correro Fishman et al |
2 |
1,456,207,375 |
|
48 |
Ogilvy Renault |
1 |
1,435,544,831 |
|
49 |
Bingham McCutchen LLP |
5 |
1,360,879,000 |
|
50 |
Hunton & Williams |
3 |
1,350,296,748 |
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Roundup or to find out if the industry rankings change between now and the end
of the quarter, login to
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*This league table was
generated from LIVEDGAR's Deal Maker Roundups on
September 27, 2005.
^The set of transactions
consists of all deals registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission that have completion dates that fall within the specified
time period for this report and result in a change in control. The
dollar amounts consist of estimated transaction values as disclosed
by the filing party. All deals that have been registered with the
SEC have been included, including international transactions. While
Global Securities Information has obtained the information from
sources it believes to be reliable, we do not guarantee its
accuracy, and such information may be incomplete or
condensed.
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September 26, 2005
League tables continue to be an important way to measure the volume of industry activity and how the key players in the underwriter-advisor community stack up.
You can easily create league tables like the one below using LIVEDGAR's Deal Maker Roundups feature. This powerful feature allows you to instantly rank the activities of any law, accounting or investment banking firm involved in mergers and acquisitions or registrations. Plus you can select whether you want to see the rankings for the first 25, 50, or 100 firms in the industry.
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Underwriter-Advisor Rankings For Third Quarter 2005*
Completed Mergers Ranked By Total Transaction Value^
| |
Rank |
Counsel |
Count |
Total
Value |
|
1 |
Goldman Sachs |
25 |
131,923,072,993 |
|
2 |
Lehman Brothers |
16 |
94,088,886,025 |
|
3 |
Citigroup |
19 |
91,678,598,250 |
|
4 |
Morgan Stanley |
16 |
90,782,431,110 |
|
5 |
J P Morgan |
11 |
74,968,515,658 |
|
6 |
Lazard |
11 |
55,938,342,301 |
|
7 |
Credit Suisse First Boston |
16 |
51,765,061,407 |
|
8 |
Deutsche Bank |
5 |
27,220,311,803 |
|
9 |
Merrill Lynch |
15 |
22,806,741,112 |
|
10 |
Banc of America Securities |
9 |
20,370,721,697 |
|
11 |
Solomon, Peter J Co |
2 |
17,394,795,310 |
|
12 |
Cazenove & Co |
1 |
14,014,435,311 |
|
13 |
UBS |
12 |
12,219,186,484 |
|
14 |
Bear Stearns |
7 |
11,517,792,933 |
|
15 |
Evercore Partners |
3 |
8,367,610,727 |
|
16 |
Duff & Phelps |
1 |
8,052,786,360 |
|
17 |
James, Raymond & Associates Inc |
8 |
5,866,351,676 |
|
18 |
Stephens Inc |
2 |
5,611,034,469 |
|
19 |
Barclays |
1 |
5,200,000,000 |
|
20 |
Rothschild |
3 |
4,341,820,600 |
|
21 |
Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin |
5 |
3,565,439,250 |
|
22 |
Jefferies |
4 |
2,938,058,179 |
|
23 |
Relational Advisors LLC |
1 |
2,652,393,246 |
|
24 |
Simmons & Co International |
2 |
2,525,660,000 |
|
25 |
TD Securities |
5 |
2,213,032,296 |
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The electronic version of the Roundup report provides you with direct links to the underlying filings associated with each deal or offering. These source documents are pulled directly from LIVEDGAR's Mergers & Acquisitions and Registrations & Prospectuses databases.
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Roundup or to find out if the industry rankings change between now and the end
of the quarter, login to
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*This league table was
generated from LIVEDGAR's Deal Maker Roundups on
September 26, 2005.
^The set
of transactions consists of all deals registered with the Securities
and Exchange Commission that have completion dates that fall within
the specified time period for this report and result in a change in
control. The dollar amounts consist of estimated transaction values
as disclosed by the filing party. All deals that have been
registered with the SEC have been included, including international
transactions. While Global Securities Information has obtained the
information from sources it believes to be reliable, we do not
guarantee its accuracy, and such information may be incomplete or
condensed.
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September 13, 2005
The approaching end of the quarter signals the beginning of Form 10-Q season for everyone involved in securities compliance work.
To save you time during this important filing period, GSI has complied all of the following tools and searches to help you easily search for precedent within 10-Q items, find current laws and regulations that affect Form 10-Q, review SEC staff positions on various Form 10-Q topics, and download the most current Form 10-Q blank forms. Simply click on any subject of interest to immediately begin your research.
Form 10-Q Hot Topics
•
Disclosure of an SEC Investigation
•
Earnings Per Share Disclosure – Form 10-Q
•
Off Balance Sheet Transaction Disc – Form 10-Q
Form 10-Q Items and Issues
•
10-Q – Controls Weakness – Financial Process
•
10-Q – Controls Weakness – Inventory Issues
•
10-Q – Controls Weakness – Lease Accounting
•
10-Q - Prt I - Item 1 Financial Statements
•
10-Q - Prt I - Item 2 Management's Discussion
•
10-Q - Prt I - Item 3 Quantitative & Qualitative
•
10-Q - Prt I - Item 4 Controls & Procedures
•
10-Q - Prt II - Item 1 Legal Proceedings
•
10-Q - Prt II - Item 2 Changes in Securities
•
10-Q - Prt II - Item 3 Default on Senior Sec
•
10-Q - Prt II - Item 4 - Submission of Matters
•
10-Q - Prt II - Item 5 Other Information
•
10-Q - Prt II - Item 6 Exhibits & reports on 8K
Form 10-Q Rules and Regulations
•
SEC Final Rule Release - Defining Shell Companies
•
Acceleration Of Periodic Report Filing
•
SEC Final Rule - Delay of Phase-In Period
•
Rule 15d-14 - Certification on Quarterly Reports
•
Rule 12b-25 - Non-Timely Filing of Reports
•
Rule 15d-13 - Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q
•
Rule 3a55-1 - Market Capitalization
Form 10-Q SEC Staff Reviews
•
SSR - 10-Q Prt I - Item 1 - Financial Statements
•
SSR – 10-Q Prt I – Item 2 – Managements Discussion
•
SSR - 10-Q Prt I Item 3 - Quantitative & Qualitati
•
SSR – 10-Q Prt I – Item 4 – Controls & Procedures
•
SSR – 10-Q Prt II – Item 3 Defaults Upon Sr Sec
•
SSR - Tyco International - 10-Q Submissions
•
SSR – Chevron Corp – 10-Q
•
SSR - AM LAW 100 - 10-Q Submissions
•
SSR – S&P 500 Issuers – 10-Q
Form 10-Q Blank Forms
•
Form 10-Q
•
Form 10-QSB
•
Form NT 10-Q (Form 12b-25)
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September 15, 2005
In today's strict compliance environment, staying current on evolving disclosure requirements related to the '40 Act is more important than ever.
To help you research important '40 Act topics, GSI has compiled the following searches to help you easily locate precedent within '40 Act forms, find current laws and regulations, review SEC staff positions on various '40 Act topics, and download the most current '40 Act blank forms. Simply click on any subject of interest to immediately begin your research.
Hot Topics
•
Disclosure Regarding Market Timing
•
N-CSR - Certified Shareholder Report
•
N-CSR - Inability to Designate A Financial Expert
•
Form N-PX - Matters To Be Voted Upon
•
Form N-PX - Item 1 Proxy Voting Record Disclosure
•
Form N-Q - Item 1 Schedule of Investments
Disclosure Items
•
Eligible Portfolio Company - Issuer Disclosure
•
Approval Of Investment Advisory Contracts - Disc
•
Breakpoint Discounts by Mutual Funds - Disc
•
Fund Expenses Borne By Shareholders - Disc
SEC Staff Reviews
•
SSR - All 40 Act Review Letters
•
SSR - Closed-End Funds
•
SSR - Form N-PX / Rule 30b1
•
SSR - Form N-1A
•
SSR - Form N-2
•
SSR - Form N-14
•
SSR - 485A POS
•
SSR - Applications For Exemption - ICA
No-Action Letters
•
No-Action Letter-Investment Company Act of 1940
•
No-Action Letter - ICA 1940 - Board of Directors
•
No-Action Letter - ICA - Unit Investment Trusts
•
No-Action Letter - ICA - Definition of Invst Co.
•
No-Action - Form N-PX - Rule 30b1-4
Laws, Rules and Regulations
•
Investment Company Act of 1940
•
Investment Company Act Rules and Regulations
•
SEC Final Rule Releases-40 Act (ICA)
•
SEC Proposed Rule Releases-40 Act (ICA)
•
SEC Final Rule Release - Hedge Fund Advisers
•
SEC Final Rule - Mutual Fund Redemption Fees
•
SEC Final Rule Release - Market Timing Disclosure
•
Rule 30b1-4 - Report of Proxy Voting Record
•
Rule 35D-1 - 80% Policy
Blank Forms
•
1-E
•
2-E
•
24-F-2
•
N-1A
•
N-14
•
N-17D-1
•
N-17F-1
•
N-17F-2
•
N-18F-1
•
N-2
•
N-23C-1
•
N-23C-3
•
N-27D-1
•
N-27E-1
•
N-27F-1
•
N-3
•
N-4
•
N-5
•
N-54A
•
N-54C
•
N-6
•
N-6E1-1
•
N-6F
•
N-8A
•
N-8B-2
•
N-8F
•
N-CSR
•
N-PX
•
N-Q
•
N-SAR
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September 15, 2005
In today's strict compliance environment, staying current on evolving M&A disclosure requirements is more important than ever.
To help you research important compliance topics in this area, GSI has compiled all of the following tools to help you easily locate precedent and disclosure related to many types of M&A transactions, as well as key SEC staff positions and blank forms.
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M&A Hot Topics
•
Gillette- Procter & Gamble Merger Transaction
•
Chiron Corp Rejects Novartis Offer- M&A
M&A Disclosure
•
Dead Hand Provision
•
Dissenters Rights Limited
•
Dual Tax Opinion
•
Engagement Fee
•
Escrow Account- M&A
•
M&A- Board Recommendation on Proxy
•
Maximum Balance Sheet Requirement
•
Merger- Termination of
•
Price Collar M&A
•
Shared Tax Opinion
•
State Law Waiver/Fulfillment
•
Written Communication By Subject Co. Of Tender
M&A Transactions
•
Acquirer Divests Assets
•
Acquisition of Joint Venture
•
Asset Purchase Agreement
•
Back End Merger
•
Cash Merger- Forward
•
Change in Control Tender Offer
•
Consolidation/Roll up
•
Dutch Auction
•
Friendly Cash Tender Offer
•
Hostile Takeover
•
Leverage Buyout (LBO)
•
Lock Up Agreement- Merger
•
Merger of Equals
•
Reverse Triangular Merger
•
Squeeze Out
•
Stock Merger- Amalgamation
M&A SEC Staff Reviews
•
SSR - “Arm's” Length” Transaction
•
SSR- 8-K- Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition
•
SSR- MD&A- Merger Activity Discussion
•
SSR - SC 13E3
•
SSR - SC 14D9
•
SSR - SC TO-C
•
SSR - SC TO-I
•
SSR - SC TO-T
•
SSR - SC 14F1
•
SSR - PREM 14A
•
SSR - DEFC 14A
•
SSR - PREM 14C
•
SSR - DEFM 14A
M&A Laws and No-Action Letters
•
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
•
No-Action Letters- Tender Offers
M&A Blank Forms
•
Form 6-K
•
Form 8-K
•
Form S-4
•
Form F-4
•
Form F-8
•
Form F-10
•
Form SC 13D
•
Form SC 13E-3
•
Form SC 13E-4F
•
Form SC 13G
•
Form SC 14A
•
Form SC 14C
•
Form SC 14D-1F
•
Form SC 14D-9
•
Form SC 14D-9F
•
Form SC TO-T
•
Form SC TO - I
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September 15, 2005
In today's strict compliance environment, staying current on evolving registration and prospectus disclosure requirements is more important than ever.
To help you research important compliance topics in this area, GSI has compiled all of the following tools to help you easily locate precedent and disclosure related to many types of offerings, as well as key SEC registration and prospectus rules, regulations, staff positions and blank forms.
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R&P Required Disclosure
•
Legal Matters - Prospectus
•
Plain English Shelf Prospectus
•
Risk Factor - Sarbanes-Oxley/Regulatory Oversight
•
Risk Factor Discussion - Hurricanes
•
Risk Factors - Government or Federal Regulations
•
Tax Consequences Disclosure On Prospectus
•
Underwriting Agreement
R&P Transaction Disclosure
•
Original Issue Discount - Financial Disclosure/Tax
•
Poison Pill- With Table of Contents
•
Press Release- Rule 135c
•
Registrations containing two prospectuses
•
Adding securities to a previously filed offering
•
Trading Suspensions - SEC Release
R&P Offering Types
•
Piggy Back Registration
•
Initial Public Offerings - (IPOs)
•
IPO By A Wholly Owned Subsidiary
•
Reverse Stock Split
•
Secondary Offering
•
Shelf - Omnibus Offering
•
Shelf Registration - Non-U.S. Issuer
•
Auction Based IPO
R&P No-Action Letters
•
No-Action Letter - Securities Act of 1933 Related
•
No Action - Original Issue Discount
•
No-Action Letter - Reg D - Securities Act of 1933
R&P SEC Staff Reviews
•
SSR - Small Business Registration
•
SSR - Registration Statements
•
SSR - Non U.S. Issuer Registrations
•
SSR - Original Issue Discount
•
SSR - Risk Factors
•
SSR - Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
•
SSR - Rule 134 - "Quiet Period"
R&P SEC Rules and Regulations
•
Regulation M Disclosure
•
Proposed Rule - Securities Offering Reform
•
The Securities Act of 1933
R&P Blank Forms
•
Form S-1
•
Form S-2
•
Form S-3
•
Form S-4
•
Form S-6
•
Form S-8
•
Form S-11
•
Form S-20
•
Form SB-1
•
Form SB-2
•
Form F-1
•
Form F-2
•
Form F-3
•
Form F-4
•
Form F-6
•
Form F-7
•
Form F-8
•
Form F-9
•
Form F-10
•
Form F- 80
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August 23, 2005
The end of the quarter is just over a month away, making it the ideal time to do a preliminary check on the volume of industry activity and how the key players stack up.
To give you a preview on the current quarter's standings, we've created the below league table using LIVEDGAR's Deal Maker Roundup feature. To keep up-to-date as the quarter progresses, you can leverage this powerful feature to instantly rank the activities of law, accounting or investment banking firms involved in mergers and acquisitions or registrations.
You can also generate a professionally formatted PDF report on any firm listed in the table by clicking on the firm name. The report will include a cover page, table of contents and an abstract of all the deals and transactions that occurred during the time frame requested. To see how it works, click on any firm listed below and LIVEDGAR will automatically create a Roundup on that firm.
Underwriter-Advisor Rankings For Third Quarter 2005*
Completed Mergers Ranked By Total Transaction Value^
| |
Rank |
Counsel |
Count |
Total
Value |
|
1 |
Goldman Sachs |
15 |
103,976,195,168 |
|
2 |
Citigroup |
16 |
90,742,223,185 |
|
3 |
Lehman Brothers |
11 |
81,812,501,120 |
|
4 |
J P Morgan |
10 |
74,799,800,458 |
|
5 |
Morgan Stanley |
9 |
54,573,067,514 |
|
6 |
Lazard |
7 |
53,218,497,325 |
|
7 |
Credit Suisse First Boston |
11 |
31,808,458,908 |
|
8 |
Deutsche Bank |
4 |
27,102,711,803 |
|
9 |
Merrill Lynch |
11 |
21,199,811,112 |
|
10 |
Banc of America Securities |
8 |
15,538,050,055 |
|
11 |
Cazenove & Co |
1 |
14,014,435,311 |
|
12 |
Bear Stearns |
5 |
11,270,920,002 |
|
13 |
Duff & Phelps |
1 |
8,052,786,360 |
|
14 |
UBS |
9 |
7,934,986,108 |
|
15 |
James, Raymond & Associates Inc |
3 |
5,507,125,776 |
|
16 |
Stephens Inc |
1 |
5,426,234,469 |
|
17 |
Barclays |
1 |
5,200,000,000 |
|
18 |
Evercore Partners |
2 |
4,396,955,061 |
|
19 |
Rothschild |
2 |
3,985,582,738 |
|
20 |
Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin |
2 |
3,007,916,064 |
|
21 |
Jefferies |
4 |
2,938,058,179 |
|
22 |
Relational Advisors LLC |
1 |
2,652,393,246 |
|
23 |
TD Securities |
5 |
2,213,032,296 |
|
24 |
Allen & Co Inc |
2 |
1,881,805,228 |
|
25 |
BMO Nesbitt Burns |
3 |
1,720,125,799 |
Alternatively, under the Counsel, Accountant and Underwriter-Advisor headings in the Deal Maker Roundups database, you can generate a Roundup for any firm of interest that is listed in the extensive drop-down menu of firm names. Additional search fields enable you to specify the type and stage of deal or offering, whether the party is part of the acquirer or target, and the industry. It's an ideal way to quickly and easily gather corporate intelligence on any firm involved in mergers and acquisitions or registrations.
The electronic versions of all Roundup reports provide you with direct links to the underlying filings associated with each deal or offering. These source documents are pulled directly from LIVEDGAR's Mergers & Acquisitions and Registrations & Prospectuses databases.
To create a
Roundup or to find out if the industry rankings change between now and the end
of the quarter, login to
Deal Maker Roundups today.
*This league table was
generated from LIVEDGAR's Deal Maker Roundups on
August 22, 2005.
The set
of transactions consists of all deals registered with the Securities
and Exchange Commission that have completion dates that fall within
the specified time period for this report and result in a change in
control. The dollar amounts consist of estimated transaction values
as disclosed by the filing party. All deals that have been
registered with the SEC have been included, including international
transactions. While Global Securities Information has obtained the
information from sources it believes to be reliable, we do not
guarantee its accuracy, and such information may be incomplete or
condensed.
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August 23, 2005
The end of the quarter is just over a month away, making it the ideal time to do a preliminary check on the volume of industry activity and how the key players stack up.
To give you a preview on the current quarter's standings, we've created the below league table using LIVEDGAR's Deal Maker Roundup feature. To keep up-to-date as the quarter progresses, you can leverage this powerful feature to instantly rank the activities of law, accounting or investment banking firms involved in mergers and acquisitions or registrations.
You can also generate a professionally formatted PDF report on any firm listed in the table by clicking on the firm name. The report will include a cover page, table of contents and an abstract of all the deals and transactions that occurred during the time frame requested. To see how it works, click on any firm listed below and LIVEDGAR will automatically create a Roundup on that firm.
Legal Counsel Rankings For Third Quarter 2005*
Completed Mergers Ranked By Total Transaction Value^
| |
Rank |
Counsel |
Count |
Total
Value |
|
1 |
Cravath Swaine & Moore |
6 |
58,691,624,005 |
|
2 |
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison |
9 |
44,309,898,626 |
|
3 |
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett |
11 |
44,198,572,339 |
|
4 |
King & Spalding |
6 |
42,585,075,961 |
|
5 |
Willkie Farr & Gallagher |
5 |
41,565,040,631 |
|
6 |
Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP |
2 |
36,500,262,550 |
|
7 |
Jones Day |
2 |
36,330,262,550 |
|
8 |
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz |
7 |
36,281,699,929 |
|
9 |
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom |
15 |
28,644,226,129 |
|
10 |
Shearman & Sterling LLP |
5 |
20,579,668,423 |
|
11 |
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman |
2 |
20,402,187,820 |
|
12 |
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP |
9 |
19,121,289,926 |
|
13 |
Linklaters & Alliance |
2 |
14,020,967,631 |
|
14 |
MacFarlanes |
1 |
14,014,435,311 |
|
15 |
Ropes & Gray |
4 |
13,357,023,225 |
|
16 |
Fenwick & West |
1 |
13,026,630,000 |
|
17 |
Morgan Lewis & Bockius |
5 |
12,366,767,139 |
|
18 |
LeBoeuf Lamb Greene & MacRae |
1 |
11,500,000,000 |
|
19 |
Sullivan & Cromwell |
4 |
10,997,884,016 |
|
20 |
Stikeman Elliott |
1 |
8,052,786,360 |
|
21 |
Kutak Rock |
1 |
5,426,234,469 |
|
22 |
Friedman Kaplan et al |
1 |
5,426,234,469 |
|
23 |
Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw |
7 |
3,677,335,550 |
|
24 |
Clifford Chance LLP |
3 |
3,600,000,000 |
|
25 |
Fulbright & Jaworski |
3 |
3,155,621,064 |
Alternatively, under the Counsel, Accountant and Underwriter-Advisor headings in the Deal Maker Roundups database, you can generate a Roundup for any firm of interest that is listed in the extensive drop-down menu of firm names. Additional search fields enable you to specify the type and stage of deal or offering, whether the party is part of the acquirer or target, and the industry. It's an ideal way to quickly and easily gather corporate intelligence on any firm involved in mergers and acquisitions or registrations.
The electronic versions of all Roundup reports provide you with direct links to the underlying filings associated with each deal or offering. These source documents are pulled directly from LIVEDGAR's Mergers & Acquisitions and Registrations & Prospectuses databases.
To create a
Roundup or to find out if the industry rankings change between now and the end
of the quarter, login to
Deal Maker Roundups today.
*This league table was
generated from LIVEDGAR's Deal Maker Roundups on August 22, 2005.
The set of transactions
consists of all deals registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission that have completion dates that fall within the specified
time period for this report and result in a change in control. The
dollar amounts consist of estimated transaction values as disclosed
by the filing party. All deals that have been registered with the
SEC have been included, including international transactions. While
Global Securities Information has obtained the information from
sources it believes to be reliable, we do not guarantee its
accuracy, and such information may be incomplete or
condensed.
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August 23, 2005
The end of the quarter is just over a month away, making it the ideal time to do a preliminary check on the volume of industry activity and how the key players stack up.
To give you a preview on the current quarter's standings, we've created the below league table using LIVEDGAR's Deal Maker Roundup feature. To keep up-to-date as the quarter progresses, you can leverage this powerful feature to instantly rank the activities of law, accounting or investment banking firms involved in mergers and acquisitions or registrations.
You can also generate a professionally formatted PDF report on any firm listed in the table by clicking on the firm name. The report will include a cover page, table of contents and an abstract of all the deals and transactions that occurred during the time frame requested. To see how it works, click on any firm listed below and LIVEDGAR will automatically create a Roundup on that firm.
Accountant Rankings For Third Quarter 2005*
Completed Mergers Ranked By Total Transaction Value^
| |
Rank |
Accountant |
Count |
Total
Value |
|
1 |
KPMG |
18 |
89,170,543,009 |
|
2 |
Ernst & Young |
16 |
74,073,316,863 |
|
3 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
17 |
59,233,533,626 |
|
4 |
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu |
13 |
58,327,291,893 |
|
5 |
Mazars |
2 |
19,279,835,311 |
|
6 |
Malone & Bailey PLLC |
1 |
63,405,756 |
|
7 |
Partiz & Co PA |
1 |
63,405,756 |
|
8 |
Borhart Spellmeyer & Co |
1 |
49,696,876 |
|
9 |
Padgett Stratemann & Co LLP |
1 |
23,400,000 |
|
10 |
Hutchinson & Bloodgood LLP |
1 |
7,000,000 |
Alternatively, under the Counsel, Accountant and Underwriter-Advisor headings in the Deal Maker Roundups database, you can generate a Roundup for any firm of interest that is listed in the extensive drop-down menu of firm names. Additional search fields enable you to specify the type and stage of deal or offering, whether the party is part of the acquirer or target, and the industry. It's an ideal way to quickly and easily gather corporate intelligence on any firm involved in mergers and acquisitions or registrations.
The electronic versions of all Roundup reports provide you with direct links to the underlying filings associated with each deal or offering. These source documents are pulled directly from LIVEDGAR's Mergers & Acquisitions and Registrations & Prospectuses databases.
To create a
Roundup or to find out if the industry rankings change between now and the end
of the quarter, login to
Deal Maker Roundups today.
*This league table was
generated from LIVEDGAR's Deal Maker Roundups on
August 22, 2005.
The set of transactions consists of all deals registered with
the Securities and Exchange Commission that have completion dates that fall
within the specified time period for this report and result in a change in
control. The dollar amounts consist of estimated transaction values as
disclosed by the filing party. All deals that have been registered with the SEC
have been included, including international transactions. While Global
Securities Information has obtained the information from sources it believes to
be reliable, we do not guarantee its accuracy, and such information may be
incomplete or condensed.
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August 9, 2005
This November the SEC will add Item 5.06, Change in Shell Company Status, to Form 8-K, increasing the required number of potential reporting events on this form to 28. This means you need to stay on top of even more regulations, reporting requirements and precedents when addressing the disclosure needs of your clients.
To save you time GSI has complied all of the following tools and searches in one place to help you easily search for precedent within Form 8-K items; find current laws and regulations that affect Form 8-K; review SEC staff positions on various Form 8-K topics; and download the most current Form 8-K blank form and telephone interpretations manual. Simply click on any subject of interest to immediately begin your research.
Form 8-K Items and Issues
•
8-K - Item 1.01- Material Definitive Agreement
•
8-K - Item 1.02 - Termination of Material Contract
•
8-K - Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition
•
8-K - Item 2.03 - Direct Financial Obligation
•
8-K - Item 2.05 - Exit or Disposal Activity Costs
•
8-K - Item 2.06 - Material Impairments
•
8-K - Item 3.02 - Unregistered Sales Of Equity
•
8-K - Item 3.03 - Modifications To Shldr Rights
•
8-K - Item 4.02 Non-Reliance On Financial Data
•
8-K - Item 5.01 - Changes In Control of Registrant
•
8-K - Item 5.02 - Departure Of Directors
•
8-K - Item 5.04 - Emp Bnft Plan Trading Suspension
•
8-K - Item 5.05 - Amend/Waiver To Code Of Ethics
•
8-K - Item 6.01. ABS Info and Computational Material
•
8-K - Item 6.02. Change of Servicer or Trustee
•
8-K - Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure
•
8-K - Items Combined - 7.01 & 8.01- Reg FD/Events
•
8-K - Item 9.01 - Financial Statements & Exhibits
Form 8-K Rules and Regulations
•
34 Act Rules & Regulations - Form 8-K |