Morgan Keegan Ranks Among Top Ten Underwriters in Nation for 2010
Morgan Keegan is one of the nation's leading underwriters of municipal bonds. In 2010, Morgan Keegan:
- Was the ninth leading underwriter in the country, book running manager on 751 issues with a par amount of $13.4 billion, according to Thomson Reuters
- Was the leading underwriter of Bank Qualified competitive issues, serving as book running manager on 270 issues with a par amount of $1.7 billion.
- Ranked as the #1 underwriter of Qualified School Construction competitive issues, handling 27 issues with a par amount of $273.6 million.
- dominated municipal bond underwriting in the South Central region of the U.S. for the 18th consecutive year. The six-state region includes Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. Serving as senior manager on 297 issues with a par value of $4.7 billion, the firm captured a 17.5 percent market share.
- Was the leading municipal bond underwriter, in number of completed transactions, in the 10-state Southeast region of the country that includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. The firm senior managed 328 issues with a par value of $6.8 billion.