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Runner-up (Industrials)

February 3, 2004

Runner-up (Financial Runner-up (Financial institutions group)

February 3, 2004

Goldman Sachs and CIBC World Markets advised Manulife in its acquisition of John Hancock Financial Services, which was advised by Lazards and Morgan Stanley

Honourable mentions (Financial institutions group)

February 3, 2004

Merrill Lynch advised Neuberger Berman on its $2.8bn sale to Lehman Brothers

Australia

February 3, 2004

Credit Suisse First Boston advised Burns Philp on its hostile takeover of Goodman Fielder

Austria

February 3, 2004

Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) acted as sole financial adviser to Heineken on its acquisition of BBAG and Brau Union

Brazil

February 3, 2004

Canada

February 3, 2004

Morgan Stanley and Lazards advised Alcan on its hostile takeover of Pechiney

Chile

February 3, 2004

Credit Suisse First Boston was sole lead manager for Empresa Eléctrica Guacolda’s 10-year $150m project finance note

China

February 3, 2004

Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) and Bank of China International were joint global co-ordinators and joint book-runners for the Sinotrans IPO

Denmark

February 3, 2004

Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) acted for private equity consortium in acquisition of Nycomed

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