1.   And one midsize firm, Mercer Management Consulting, canceled interviews entirely and said it would not be hiring any summer interns this year.

2.   But, while he expects more acquisitions, Bralver said he expected that at current prices such purchases would be limited to midsize firms.

3.   But, while there has been a rush to grab the remaining midsize firms on Wall Street, none of the transactions has much resembled the Citigroup deal.

4.   More than half the CEOs said capital investments among midsize firms would rise in the April-June period compared to the first three months of the year.

5.   Nearly half of the CEOs surveyed said margins at midsize firms would increase during the period.

6.   Stommes said the high number may come from small and midsize firms that are snatching foreign workers to compete with larger rivals.

7.   There he specialized in advising midsize firms on mergers and acquisitions.