TRANSACTIONS SINCE 1996

59 Credit Card M&A Transactions totaling over $136 billion in outstandings
Advisory Client in Bold





Quarter of     $Million Total 
Sale Target Name Acquiror Name Outstandings




1st qtr 06 SAV Credit (Private Equity) Electra Partners LTD      44
1st qtr 06 North Fork Bancorporation Capital One Financial      NA
3nd qtr 05 CardWorks CompuCredit     650
3nd qtr 05 Undisclosed International Seller Undisclosed US Buyer >2,000
2nd qtr 05 Providian Financial  Washington Mutual Inc.   18,089
2nd qtr 05 Federated Department Stores   Citigroup Inc.    6,600
3rd qtr 04 Capital One French Credit Card Business Cofinoga/Mediatis        180
3rd qtr 04 Marks and Spencer  HSBC    4,700
2nd qtr 04 SouthTrust  MBNA       323
1st qtr 04 Circuit City Private Label Card Portfolio   Bank One   1,800
3rd qtr 03 Goldfish Bank Ltd   Lloyds TSB Bank   1,600
3rd qtr 03 Sears Credit Card Portfolio   Citigroup  29,000
2nd qtr 03 Stage Stores Private Label Credit Card Portfolio   Alliance Data Systems       241
3rd qtr 02 Alliance & Leicester Credit Card Portfolio  MBNA    1,200
3rd qtr 02 Saks Private Label Credit Card Portfolio   Household    1,300
2nd qtr 02 Providian's High Risk Portfolio   Citigroup/Goldman/ CardWorks/CompuCredit    2,400
1st qtr 02 Providian's UK Business  Barclay Card       570
1st qtr 02 Providian Master Trust   JP Morgan Chase and Co.    7,800
2nd qtr 01 Wachovia credit card portfolio   Banc One   7,500
1st qtr 01 Abbey National Plc's retail credit card business  MBNA Corp.       411
4th qtr 00 Bank of Hawaii's Credit Card Portfolio American Express     226
3 rd qtr 00 Rocky Mountain Bancard (USB) MBNA     142
2 nd qtr 00 US Bancorp (Credit line portfolio) MBNA Corp.     111
2 nd qtr 00 Bank One (UK) Halifax     260
2 nd qtr 00 Bank One (Canada) Royal Bank of Canada     260
1st qtr 00 Harley Davidson Inc. US Bancorp.     140
3nd qtr 99 GE Capital  First USA     340
2nd qtr 99 GE Capital Metris  1,300
1st qtr 99 H&R Block Inc. Providian     181
4th qtr 98 PNC Bank MBNA Corp.  2,979
4th qtr 98 First USA GE Capital  2,600
4th qtr 98 Metris Thomas H. Lee - Private Equity     n/a
4th qtr 98 GE Capital First USA  2,200
4th qtr 98 Household Fleet Financial  1,337
3rd qtr 98 PNC Bank Metris Companies  1,000
3rd qtr 98 Chevy Chase First USA  4,900
2nd qtr 98 Crestar Bank Fleet Financial     600
2nd qtr 98 Marine Midland Chase Manhattan Corp.     362
1st qtr 98 Mercantile (Roosevelt) Chevy Chase       92
4th qtr 97 First Union Providian   1,100
4th qtr 97 AT&T Universal Card Services Citicorp 15,300
3rd qtr 97 Bank of New York Chase Manhattan  4,200
3rd qtr 97 Household Advanta     193
2nd qtr 97 Prudential Insurance General Electric  1,068
2nd qtr 97 American General Finance GE Capital Consumer Card Co.     515
2nd qtr 97 American General Finance Associates Investment Corp.     374
2nd qtr 97 Old Kent Financial First National Bank of Omaha     318
1st qtr 97 National City American General Finance       76
4th qtr 96 Banc One (AAA) PNC Bank Corp.     738
4th qtr 96 Central Fidelity (AAA) PNC Bank Corp.        8
4th qtr 96 GE Capital Corp. (AAA) PNC Bank Corp.        8
4th qtr 96 Mellon Bank (AAA) PNC Bank Corp.     771
4th qtr 96 Banc One (AAA) PNC Bank Corp.      59
4th qtr 96 National City Alliance Data Systems     428
3rd qtr 96 Barnett Banks Household International     130
3rd qtr 96 Barnett Banks Household International     780
2nd qtr 96 Norwest Corporation Associates First Capital Corp.     661
2nd qtr 96 AFL-CIO Union MasterCard/ Household Bank of New York  3,400
1st qtr 96 National Westminster Bank Household International     468