Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley have deployed a roster of their top financial institutions bankers to advise on the ã12.2bn (â¬15.4bn) takeover of UK mortgage lender HBOS by Lloyds TSB.
Matthew Greenburgh and Henrietta Baldock, who last year advised Royal Bank of Scotland on its â¬71bn ($101bn) acquisition of ABN Amro, are leading the Merrill Lynch team advising Lloyds, while Simon Robey and William Chalmers are heading the high-powered Morgan Stanley team working for HBOS.
