Ing Baring Fuhrman Felz Company

ING Baring Fuhrman Selz has grown in Southern California in recent years by adding bankers to its Los Angeles office and steadily increasing its share of the merger advisory business for mid-size firms. Now, the division of one of Europe's largest banks is moving to extend that success to the hot market for initial public offerings, or IPOs. The test may be an upcoming $57.5-million first-time stock sale by DVD Express Inc., a Hollywood-based Internet retailer.

ING Baring Fuhrman Selz has grown in Southern California in recent years by adding bankers to its Los Angeles office and steadily increasing its share of the merger advisory business for mid-size firms. Now, the division of one of Europe's largest banks is moving to extend that success to the hot market for initial public offerings, or IPOs. The test may be an upcoming $57.5-million first-time stock sale by DVD Express Inc., a Hollywood-based Internet retailer.