1.   They are adept at arranging huge loans, underwriting stock offerings and putting together multinational mergers.

2.   Brown, and Deutsche Morgan Grenfell will underwrite the offering.

3.   BZW Securities and Schroders Plc underwrote the offering.

4.   Deutsche Bank, which helped underwrite the offering, said it was moving to stabilize the shares.

5.   Dillon, Gage underwrote the offering.

6.   Fidelity has been involved in underwriting bond offerings for about a decade.

7.   Furman Selz, Deutsche Morgan Grenfell, and Everen Securities Inc. will underwrite the offering.

8.   Goldman Sachs underwrote the offering, which Abercrombie plans to use to repay debt owed Limited.

9.   Goldman came close to doubling its market share in the much bigger field of underwriting stock offerings by companies that are already public.

10.   HypoVereinsbank AG, Deutsche Bank Securities and SG Cowen will underwrite the offering.