| MANAGER ACTIVITY | ||||
| Full Credit to Book (Equal if Joint) U.S. Public ABS Market/144A Market | ||||
| CDOs | ||||
| Managers | Proceeds (mils) | Rank | Mkt. Share | # of Issues |
| Merrill Lynch & Co Inc | 1,502.0 | 1 | 41.9 | 2 |
| Morgan Stanley | 900.9 | 2 | 25.1 | 3 |
| JP Morgan | 685.0 | 3 | 19.1 | 1 |
| Wachovia Corp | 300.0 | 4 | 8.4 | 1 |
| Credit Suisse First Boston | 100.0 | 5 | 2.8 | 1 |
| Lehman Brothers | 98.0 | 6 | 2.7 | 1 |
| Industry Total | 3,585.9 | – | 100.0 | 9 |
| Source: Thomson Financial | ||||
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