1.   And banks are taking a bite out of the securities business these days after the ministry allowed them to own brokerages and underwrite bond sales.

2.   Bankers Trust will underwrite the sale.

3.   Boosting its equity business will help DLJ achieve that goal because of the rich fees on underwriting stock sales.

4.   A corporate finance official at DMG declined to say why its no longer underwriting the sale, and referred questions to Makindo.

5.   A decision on which investment bank will underwrite the sale will be made in January.

6.   BT Securities Corp. will underwrite the sale of shares, with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, the filing said.

7.   Chase Securities will underwrite the sale.

8.   CIBC Wood Gundy will underwrite the sale.

9.   Citizens Bancorp will underwrite the sale.

10.   CS First Boston Corp. is underwriting the sale.