Investment bank Merrill Lynch is a market leader in providing global consulting and financial services to companies, institutions, and governments. Strong relationship management, innovation, product development, and enduring and unsurpassable ethical standards have propelled Merrill Lynch to the forefront of the investment banking industry. Merrill Lynch's domestic and international business capacity exceeds that of all competitors.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Through the Mergers and Acquisitions Group, Merrill Lynch is a leading advisory firm in M&A transactions and one of the top Western advisory firms completing mergers and acquisitions in the United States and globally. Since 1995, Merrill Lynch has advised on 1,100 transactions worth more than $1.2 trillion. Merrill Lynch provides clients with a variety of strategic services, including proactive anti-merger strategies, sales, acquisitions, divestitures, parent companies' divestment of subsidiaries, and joint venture services. Merrill Lynch's M&A experts provide expert advice based on clients' strategic needs. They work closely with other Merrill Lynch industry experts to meet client needs.

Financial Futures and Options Merrill Lynch's Financial Futures and Options Department helps institutional clients make risk management and investment decisions through the use of interest rates, stocks and financial derivatives. We continue to improve the firm's capital markets resources around the world to provide our clients with comprehensive strategies.

Enterprise Sales Merrill Lynch provides institutional investors with a wide range of products and services through its international sales force composed of more than 850 industries. The Institutional Clients segment is responsible for Merrill Lynch's business relationships with institutional investors, which include the largest corporations, pension funds, financial institutions, government agencies and business people who hold major investment assets internationally.