1.   But Lazard has slipped a bit in the rankings of mergers and acquisition advice, its core business, dropping to tenth last year worldwide from fourth place.

2.   CIBC Wood Gundy has seven employees in Australia who provide merger and acquisitions advice and project financing services to both mining and energy companies.

3.   CS First Boston also provided mergers and acquisitions advice to both companies, Ling said.

4.   Gleacher said he and his employees would continue to focus on mergers and acquisitions advice and the high-yield finance business, among other things.

5.   The bank offers some mergers and acquisition advice, loans and bond underwriting.