That surge of completions pushed it from fifth position in the all international deals table at the mid-year to third at the ninth months. Its list of pending deals suggests it is finally getting the share of European mandates that its position in debt and equity underwriting would justify. Its list of pending international transactions is, if anything, more impressive than Merrill's. CSFB is now a confirmed fifth in both our tables. But it, too, has a mountain of pending deals.
Regulatory issues abound in both deals.
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