10:44 AM Re: i know well. no they are not. they are a real investment bank, doing everyt=ing. investing, advising. mergers etc. bigbig staff. many partner=. Herbert Allen in charge. On Tue, Feb 2=, 2010 at 5:42 AM, <[email protected] <mailto:petermandelson=btinternet.com» wrote: Do you know Allen=and Co?