Merrill Lynch and Banc of America Securities are offering to back Charles Dolan, founder of Cablevision Systems Corp., and his son James Dolan's bid to acquire the company for about $7.9 billion. The proposal would spin off Rainbow Media Holdings, which includes Madison Square Garden, the New York Knicks, the New York Rangers, and Radio City Music Hall. A spokesman for Cablevision had no comment.
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GlobalCapital European securitization league table
| Rank | Lead Manager/Arranger | Total Volume $m | No. of Deals | Share % by Volume |
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| 1 | BNP Paribas | 14,443 | 29 | 18.07 |
| 2 | Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) | 8,264 | 27 | 10.34 |
| 3 | Lloyds Bank | 7,329 | 24 | 9.17 |
| 4 | Citi | 6,748 | 19 | 8.44 |
| 5 | JP Morgan | 5,220 | 8 | 6.53 |
Bookrunners of Global Structured Finance
| Rank | Lead Manager | Amount $m | No of issues | Share % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citi | 117,261.12 | 337 | 11.09% |
| 2 | Bank of America Merrill Lynch | 94,721.79 | 272 | 8.96% |
| 3 | JPMorgan | 92,612.23 | 269 | 8.76% |
| 4 | Wells Fargo Securities | 82,597.19 | 239 | 7.81% |
| 5 | Credit Suisse | 69,442.99 | 183 | 6.57% |
