FACTBOX: Lehman rank in M&A, equity, debt finance deals

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers on Wednesday unveiled plans to sell a majority stake in its asset management unit and spin off commercial real estate holdings in a bid to ensure its survival.

Lehman, the fourth-biggest U.S. investment bank, is one of the top banks for M&A advisory and for debt and equity capital issues.

The following are key rankings for the bank so far this year, according to Thomson Reuters data:

M&A ADVISORY:

Lehman ranks 8th in global M&A advisory so far this year, advising on 128 deals worth a total of $359 billion, or 16.1 percent of global deals.

Goldman Sachs ranks first after advising on 262 deals worth $737 billion, followed by Citigroup and JP Morgan.

--Lehman ranks 5th on U.S. M&A advisory, 7th on European M&A advisory, 2nd in Asia and 3rd in the Middle East and North Africa region.

DEBT CAPITAL MARKETS:

Lehman ranks 13th in global debt capital markets (DCM) activity this year, after acting as bookrunner or joint bookrunner on 334 deals raising $118 billion, or a 3.4 percent market share.