World's Best Investment Banks 2008 - Global Finance Ranking

GLOBAL

Best Investment Bank -
Goldman Sachs

Best Equity Bank - Merrill Lynch

Best Debt Bank - Citi

Best M&A Bank - Goldman
Sachs

Best Up-and-Comer - Falcom
Financial Services

Most Creative - Citi

PRIVATE EQUITY

Global - GS Capital Partners

North America - TPG

Western Europe - CVC Capital
Partners

SECTORS

Consumer - JPMorgan

Financial Institutions - Morgan
Stanley

Health Care - Goldman Sachs

Industrial/Chemicals - Citi

Media & Entertainment - Morgan
Stanley

Oil & Gas - Merrill Lynch

Power - Merrill Lynch

Real Estate - Credit Suisse

Technology - Goldman Sachs

Telecom - Merrill Lynch

LEGAL ADVISERS

Global - Sullivan & Cromwell

North America - Skadden, Arps,
Slate, Meagher & Flom

Western Europe - Freshfields
Bruckhaus Deringer

Asia - Morrison & Foerster
Central & Eastern Europe -
White & Case
Latin America - Simpson
Thacher & Bartlett
Middle East/Africa - Baker &
McKenzie
NORTH AMERICA
Best Investment Bank - Goldman
Sachs
Best Equity Bank - Merrill Lynch
Best Debt Bank - Merrill Lynch
Best M&A Bank - Goldman
Sachs
Country Awards:
Canada – BMO Capital Markets
US – Merrill Lynch
WESTERN EUROPE
Best Investment Bank -
Deutsche Bank
Best Equity Bank - JPMorgan
Best Debt Bank - Deutsche
Bank
Best M&A Bank - Deutsche
Bank
Country Awards:
France - BNP Paribas
Germany - Deutsche Bank
Italy - Mediobanca
Netherlands - Rabobank
Nordic Countries -
Handelsbanken Capital
Markets

Portugal - Millennium bcp
Spain - Santander
Switzerland - UBS
United Kingdom - JPMorgan
Cazenove
ASIA
Best Investment Bank - Citi
Best Equity Bank - UBS
Best Debt Bank - Citi
Best M&A Bank – UBS
Country Awards:
Australia - Macquarie Bank
China/Hong Kong - China
International Capital
India - ICICI Securities
Indonesia - Mandiri Sekuritas
Japan - Nomura
South Korea - Samsung
Securities
Taiwan - Chinatrust
LATIN AMERICA
Best Investment Bank - Citi
Best Equity Bank - Credit Suisse
Best Debt Bank - Citi
Best M&A Bank – Citi
Country Awards:
Argentina - Merrill Lynch
Brazil - Banco Itaú
Mexico - Banamex
CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE
Best Investment Bank -
UniCredit
Best Equity Bank - Deutsche
Bank
Best Debt Bank - UniCredit
Best M&A Bank - Morgan
Stanley
Country Awards:
Russia – Renaissance Capital
Turkey – Garanti Securities
MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA
Best Investment Bank - Samba
Financial Group
Best Equity Bank - Samba
Financial Group
Best Debt Bank - Deutsche
Bank
Best M&A Bank - Citi
DEALS OF THE YEAR
Best Equity Deal – PetroChina
IPO
Lead Underwriters: China
International Capital, China
Citic Securities, UBS
Securities
Best Debt Deal - $9 billion
GlaxoSmithKline bonds
Joint Bookrunners: Citi,
JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers
Best M&A Deal - Sabic-GE
Plastics
Advising acquirer: Citi
Advising target: Goldman
Sachs, Lehman Brothers

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Merrill Lynch - The FCS Financial Marketer of the Year

March 20, 2008

The FCS Financial Marketer of the Year Award recognizes a
financial services firm that has done outstanding work in the area of
financial services communications. It is open to any firm in the
financial services industry including, but not limited to: banks,
brokerages, investment management firms, mutual funds, credit cards
and insurance companies.

The Financial Communications Society (FCS) presented its
second annual FCS Financial Marketer of the Year award to Merrill
Lynch Global Wealth Management.

Steve Cone, Chief Marketing Officer of Epsilon, who also served as head of advertising and brand management at Citigroup Private Banking and authored the best-seller "Steal These Ideas: Marketing Secrets That Will Make You A Star" delivered the keynote address on the occasion.

The
FCS Financial Marketer of the Year Award 2007-08 judges are:

Jim Sansevero, CMO, Lord Abbett & Co.,
Barbara Glasser, CMO, Citi Wealth Management, Citibank;
Michael Prieve, Creative Director, Doremus;
Danielle Abdelnour, Head of Branding and Corporate Design, Americas,UBS;
Tod Seisser, Creative Consultant, former Chief Creative Officer of Saatchi & Saatchi New York;
Linda Finnerty, Professor, F.I.T., State University of New York and former Director of Corporate Communications for Alliance Capital and DLJdirect.

Rich Aneser, Managing Director of Brand Management & Communications for Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management accepted the award on behalf of Merrill Lynch

For more information visit

www.fcsinteractive.com

http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS156092+20-Mar-2008+BW20080320