MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS ADVISORY SERVICES

Financial services, namely, banking, merchant banking and investment banking services investment and financial consultation services; public and private placement of debt and equity securities; debt capital markets products; corporate banking; real estate finance and brokerage; project finance; securitization; global markets, namely, fixed income instrument brokerage, trading and research, high yield origination, fixed income derivatives, foreign exchange, structured finance and money market products; global equity namely, equity research, equity brokerage and trading, equity derivatives, alternative assets, private equity, mezzanine financing; equity capital markets, equity research, brokerage and trading; private placements and fixed income capital markets, securities brokerage and allied research; underwriting and distribution of securities; financial and investment counseling and advisory services; market making and trading and margin account financing; brokerage services relating to the debt issue bonds; investment services, namely, investment dealing, planning, advising and managing investments and investment portfolios, venture capital investment, namely, venture capital investment consultation, venture capital investment funding, venture capital investment management; foreign currency investments; mutual fund services, namely, mutual fund and mutual information system that provides mutual fund ranking and evaluation; [ financial and retirement planning and tax registered plans in the nature of structuring tax shelters; trust and estate services; ] services related to the management of pooled funds [ and administration of pension funds; custodial and pension services; ] services related to administration of assets, namely, [ custody and settlement, ] securities administration, financial reporting, securities lending; syndicated loans; asset securitization; real estate investment advice services; real estate management services; arranging lease financing and research; [ credit services namely, credit cards, ] loans, namely, loan financing, home equity loans and mortgages, namely, mortgage lending and mortgage brokerage; [ debit card services; deposit services; ] cash management services; financial leasing; transaction processing in the global securities, cash management, payments and trade business in select markets; trade financing services; computer based securities and currency analysis services to investors; conducting financial research and analysis and providing results of same to investment advisors; Internet-secure electronic transaction solutions for e-commerce, namely, processing electronic custody, banking, cash management, trade finance transactions and payments