The merger of BankAmerica Corporation and NationsBank Corporation, prompted NationsBank CEO Hugh McColl to propose to put the together the two investment banks, BancAmerica Robertson Stephens and NationsBanc Montgomery Securities.[2]
Ultimately the combination did not happen as Robertson Stephens was sold off in 1998 to FleetBoston.[3] Though, FleetBoston was later acquired by Bank of America in 2004, Robertson Stephens was closed in 2002.[4][5]