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1997 Top 25 IPO Deals by U.S. Offer Amount
Between 1/1/97 and 3/21/97

TickerOffer DateIssuer NameU.S. Offer
Amt (mm)
Lead Manager
NASNTL: VNT1/21/97Compania Anonima Nacional Telefonos De Venezuela$472.0Lehman Brothers Incorporated
NYSE: KMX2/4/97Circuit City Stores Inc - Carmax Group$437.2Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
NYSE: NFS3/5/97Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.$386.2CS First Boston
NYSE: KRC1/28/97Kilroy Realty Corporation$287.5Prudential Securities Incorporated
NYSE: MTN2/3/97Vail Resorts, Inc.$266.2Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
NASNTL: VLCCF2/6/97Knightsbridge Tankers Limited$224.0Goldman, Sachs & Co.
NYSE: TGH1/30/97Trigon Healthcare, Inc.$161.2Merrill Lynch & Co.
NYSE: USR2/21/97U.S. Rentals, Inc.$160.0Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp.
NYSE: CEA2/2/97China Eastern Airlines Corporation Ltd.$113.4Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
NYSE: HLI1/30/97HomeSide, Inc.$110.3Merrill Lynch & Co.
NASNTL: IONAY2/25/97Iona Technologies PLC$110.1Lehman Brothers Incorporated
NYSE: MPP2/27/97General Cigar Holdings, Inc.$108.0Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp.
NYSE: BYL2/20/97Brylane, Inc.$96.0Merrill Lynch & Co.
NYSE: DCS1/29/97Doncasters PLC$92.4CS First Boston
NASNTL: CIEN2/7/97Ciena Corporation$92.0Goldman, Sachs & Co.
NASNTL: SLGN2/13/97Silgan Holdings, Inc.$90.0Goldman, Sachs & Co.
NASNTL: OMQP3/20/97Omniquip International, Inc.$89.6Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
NASNTL: GTRC3/13/97Guitar Center, Inc.$81.0Goldman, Sachs & Co.
NASNTL: FREYV3/3/97Freepages Group PLC$77.0Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
NASNTL: AMRS1/28/97AmerUs Life Holdings, Inc.$76.9Goldman, Sachs & Co.
NASNTL: EEFT3/6/97Euronet Services, Inc.$71.5ING Baring (U.S.) Securities, Inc.
NYSE: GTA2/6/97Golf Trust of America, Inc.$71.4Robertson, Stephens & Company
AMEX: RCO3/10/97Ramco Energy PLC$70.4J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
NASNTL: VSTN2/27/97Vistana, Inc.$66.6Montgomery Securities
NASNTL: MMGR1/30/97Medical Manager Corporation$66.0Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp.


Note: Excludes S&L; Conversions and Closed-end Funds.

Last updated: 3/23/97

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