Lead debt arrangers in continental European buyouts in 1999, ranked by value
BNP Paribas – 18 deals worth £1,343 million
Salomon Smith Barney – 2 deals worth £678 million
Dresdner Kleinwort Benson – 2 deals worth £649 million
AIB – 4 deals worth £607 million
UBS Warburg – 3 deals worth £513 million
Deutsche Bank – 5 deals worth £502 million
Mediocredito Lombardo – 6 deals worth £431 million
SEB – 5 deals worth £380 million
Merrill Lynch – 2 deals worth £286 million
Chase Manhattan – 2 deals worth £172 million
Source: Thomson Financial Securities Data