In 1994, there were 19,166 deals with a value of $560.3 billion, according to the Securities Data Company.

The firm's market share rose from 3 percent in 1986 to 10.1 percent this year, according to the Securities Data Company.

On no other day have so many deals valued at $1 billion or more been announced, according to the Securities Data Company.

The average fee earned on a transaction was $750,000, compared with $1 million in 1989, according to the Securities Data Company, a research firm.

More than $39 billion has been raised in the new-issues market this year, according to the Securities Data Company.

According to the Securities Data Company, new issues in 1989 dipped by more than 8 percent from 1988 levels, to $25.3 billion.

This year, initial public offerings are down 50 percent from the 1996 pace in dollar terms, according to the Securities Data Company.

Last year 374 companies went public, raising nearly $37 billion, according to the Securities Data Company.

The combined value of such activity in 1998 was $68.7 billion, according to the Securities Data Company.

According to the Securities Data Company, the average gain on new issues was almost 17 percent in the first quarter.

In 1994, there were 19,166 deals with a value of $560.3 billion, according to the Securities Data Company.

The firm's market share rose from 3 percent in 1986 to 10.1 percent this year, according to the Securities Data Company.

On no other day have so many deals valued at $1 billion or more been announced, according to the Securities Data Company.

The average fee earned on a transaction was $750,000, compared with $1 million in 1989, according to the Securities Data Company, a research firm.

More than $39 billion has been raised in the new-issues market this year, according to the Securities Data Company.

According to the Securities Data Company, new issues in 1989 dipped by more than 8 percent from 1988 levels, to $25.3 billion.

This year, initial public offerings are down 50 percent from the 1996 pace in dollar terms, according to the Securities Data Company.

Last year 374 companies went public, raising nearly $37 billion, according to the Securities Data Company.

The combined value of such activity in 1998 was $68.7 billion, according to the Securities Data Company.

According to the Securities Data Company, the average gain on new issues was almost 17 percent in the first quarter.