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To: Dale Baker who wrote (69157)	11/21/2008 12:37:39 PM
From: Keith Feral	Respond to of 118717

They are the only logical suitor. I think the biggest question would be the ratio of shares they would receive. It's really a beautiful synergy, since GS doesn't have any of the legacy problems that C has with all of it's different loan problems. Sure, they have exposure to cmbs and leveraged loans, but I don't think they have the heavy exposure to CDO's, credit cards, residential mortgages, and other problems that is plaguing every part of C's balance sheet. It would be a relatively clean fit between the 2 companies that would be very beneficial. GS's biggest problem is collecting a deposit base that would enable them to function as a commercial bank. Last time I checked, C had a huge deposit base. The deal was a stinker for GS shareholders at $100, but it's a slamdunk at $50. It would be very interesting to have GS as the parent company trading on the DOW.