1.   An investment banker familiar with the situation said the investigation is not expected to affect the price of the initial public offering.

2.   And an investment banker familiar with the discussions cautioned that the two were at least weeks away from any deal.

3.   An investment banker familiar with both companies said the negotiations had grown more earnest in recent weeks as the passage of the telecommunications bill seemed imminent.

4.   Arco will buy about half of the bonds with the rest going to major international investors, according to bankers familiar with the sale.

5.   Bankers familiar with the organization said it wants to keep some parts of CRT, including its credit derivatives and options trading businesses.

6.   Banks participating in the new loan will receive an annual fee of seven basis points on the amount of their commitment, bankers familiar with the transaction said.

7.   Bankers familiar with the debate said that federal regulators and some major banks had raised concerns about capital flight, especially from Latin America.

8.   A banker familiar with the talks said an agreement could be announced next week, the Journal said.

9.   A Russian banker familiar with Inkombank said the bank was scrambling to come up with money to meet its overnight obligations.

10.   But Boston Ventures balked when Pittman demanded an unusually lucrative deal for himself, according to several investment bankers familiar with the talks.