FACTBOX - Global ranking of top M&A advisers

 PHILADELPHIA, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp (BAC.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), which agreed to
acquire Merrill Lynch & Co Inc (MER.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) for $50 billion, held the No. 13 spot in the
top rankings of advisers for global mergers and acquisitions. Merrill held the No. 8
spot.

 Meanwhile, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc (LEH.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), which filed for bankruptcy
protection, came in as the ninth-busiest adviser, according to data from Thomson
Reuters.

 The list below shows the rankings for the top M&A advisers globally.
Company          Value        Rank   Market Share*   Number of Deals
Goldman Sachs    $741.8 bln     1       31.9               266 
Citigroup        $561.6 bln     2       24.2               253 
JP Morgan        $547.9 bln     3       23.6               252 
Deutsche Bank    $417.3 bln     4       17.9               192 
Credit Suisse    $404.1 bln     5       17.4               242 
UBS              $402.2 bln     6       17.3               250 
Morgan Stanley   $399.0 bln     7       17.2               249 
Merrill Lynch    $370.5 bln     8       15.9               223 
Lehman Brothers  $358.9 bln     9       15.4               129 
Centerview       $187.9 bln    10        8.1                 8 
BNP Paribas      $168.9 bln    11        7.3                76 
Lazard           $153.5 bln    12        6.6               156 
Banc of America  $132.5 bln    13        5.7                59 
Rothschild       $113.1 bln    14        4.9               198 
Greenhill & Co   $ 90.7 bln    15        3.9                21
Industry Total   $2.3 trillion  -      100.0            26,490
NOTE: * Reflects percent of market share held by the firm.
SOURCE: Thomson Reuters
(Compiling by Jessica Hall; Editing by Brian Moss)