PEOPLE
Loans banker of the year
Jon Abando, JP Morgan
Charlotte Conlan, BNP Paribas
Mathias Noack, MUFG
Lifetime achievement award
Richard Basham
Michael Dicks
BANK AWARDS
Loan house of the year
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
BNP Paribas
HSBC
JP Morgan
Best arranger of Western European loans
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
BNP Paribas
HSBC
JP Morgan
Best arranger of leveraged loans
BNP Paribas
Credit Suisse
Goldman Sachs
JP Morgan
Best arranger of M&A loans
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Deutsche Bank
HSBC
JP Morgan
Best arranger of project finance loans
BNP Paribas
MUFG
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp
Société Générale
Best arranger of trade finance loans
BNP Paribas
ING
Natixis
Société Générale
Best arranger of mid-cap loans
BNP Paribas
Commerzbank
Lloyds Bank
UniCredit
Best secondary loans house
BNP Paribas
Citigroup
Commerzbank
Natixis
BANK REGIONAL AWARDS
Best arranger of UK and Irish loans
Barclays
HSBC
Lloyds Bank
Royal Bank of Scotland
Best arranger of French loans
BNP Paribas
Crédit Agricole
Natixis
Société Générale
Best arranger of German, Swiss and Austrian loans
Commerzbank
Deutsche Bank
DZ Bank
UniCredit
Best arranger of Italian loans
Intesa Sanpaolo
Mediobanca
UniCredit
Best arranger of Iberian loans
BBVA
CaixaBank
Santander
Best arranger of Benelux loans
ABN Amro
BNP Paribas
ING
Rabobank
Best arranger of Nordic loans
Danske Bank
Nordea
SEB
Best arranger of loans in Central and Eastern Europe
BNP Paribas
Citigroup
Commerzbank
ING
UniCredit
Best arranger of loans in Turkey
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
HSBC
ING
Standard Chartered
Best arranger of loans in the Middle East
Citigroup
First Abu Dhabi Bank
MUFG
Standard Chartered
Best arranger of African loans
Citigroup
Rand Merchant Bank
Standard Bank
Standard Chartered
LAW FIRMS, ADVISERS AND INVESTORS
Best corporate finance adviser
Deloitte
Lazard
Moelis & Co
Rothschild
Best law firm for syndicated loans
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Latham & Watkins
Linklaters
Best loan restructuring house
Houlihan Lokey
Moelis & Co
TowerBrook
Best institutional lender
Allianz
Barings
Credit Suisse Asset Management
M&G Investments
Best subordinated debt investor
Apollo
Goldman Sachs
MV Credit
Partners Group
Best distressed loan investor
Brigade Capital Management
Goldman Sachs
Strategic Value Partners
DEALS OF THE YEAR
Deal of the year
British American Tobacco
$25bn and £5.7bn January 2017
Deutsche Bank, HSBC (coordinators and underwriters), Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Royal Bank of Scotland (underwriters)
Bank of China, Barclays, BBVA, Commerzbank, ING, Lloyds Bank, Mizuho, Santander, Scotiabank, Société Générale, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, UniCredit (bookrunners)
Hochtief
€15bn October 2017
JP Morgan (underwriter), Commerzbank, HSBC, Mizuho, Société Générale (bookrunners)
Bankia, Barclays, BBVA, Crédit Agricole, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, ING, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, MUFG, Natixis, NatWest Markets, RBC Capital Markets, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (mandated lead arrangers)
Reckitt Benckiser
$20bn and £1bn February 2017
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, HSBC (underwriters and bookrunners)
Bank of China, BBVA, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Commerzbank, ING, JP Morgan, Mizuho, MUFG, RBC Capital Markets, Santander, Scotiabank, Standard Chartered, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, UniCredit (mandated lead arrangers)
Sibanye Gold
$2.65bn February 2017
Citigroup, HSBC (underwriters, bookrunners)
Barclays, Barclays Africa, Credit Suisse, FirstRand, Intesa Sanpaolo, JP Morgan, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, MUFG, RBC Capital Markets, Scotiabank, Société Générale, Standard Bank (mandated lead arrangers)
Leveraged loan of the year
Grifols
$5.65bn and €607m January 2017
Nomura, HSBC, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs (lead bookrunners)
Banco Sabadell, Bankia, CaixaBank, Commerzbank, Santander (bookrunners)
BBVA (mandated lead arranger)
Nord Anglia Education
€1.09bn and $981m September 2017
Deutsche Bank, HSBC (coordinators), Credit Suisse, Macquarie (underwriters, bookrunners)
Stada Arzneimittel
€1.8bn and £266m August 2017
Barclays, Nomura, UBS (physical bookrunners)
Citigroup, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, ING, Jefferies, JP Morgan, Société Générale (bookrunners)
BNP Paribas (mandated lead arranger)
Wind Tre
€3.4bn October 2017
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, HSBC (coordinators)
Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Crédit Agricole, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, ING, Intesa Sanpaolo, JP Morgan, Mediobanca, Mizuho, MUFG, Natixis, Nomura, Société Générale, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, UniCredit (bookrunners)
M&A loan of the year
Atlantia
€14.7bn May 2017
UniCredit, Intesa Sanpaolo, BNP Paribas (underwriters)
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, BBVA, CaixaBank, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Commerzbank, Crédit Agricole, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, ING, JP Morgan, Mediobanca, MUFG, Natixis, NatWest Markets, Santander, Société Générale, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, UBI Banca (bookrunners)
British American Tobacco
$25bn and £5.7bn January 2017
Deutsche Bank, HSBC (coordinators and underwriters), Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Royal Bank of Scotland (underwriters)
Bank of China, Barclays, BBVA, Commerzbank, ING, Lloyds Bank, Mizuho, Santander, Scotiabank, Société Générale, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, UniCredit (bookrunners)
Hochtief
€15bn October 2017
JP Morgan (underwriter), Commerzbank, HSBC, Mizuho, Société Générale (bookrunners)
Bankia, Barclays, BBVA, Crédit Agricole, ING, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, MUFG, Natixis, NatWest Markets, RBC Capital Markets, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (mandated lead arrangers)
Reckitt Benckiser
$20bn and £1bn February 2017
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, HSBC (underwriters and bookrunners)
Bank of China, BBVA, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Commerzbank, ING, JP Morgan, Mizuho, MUFG, RBC Capital Markets, Santander, Scotiabank, Standard Chartered, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, UniCredit (mandated lead arrangers)
Emerging market loan of the year
Abu Dhabi National Oil Co
$6bn November 2017
First Abu Dhabi Bank, HSBC, JP Morgan, MUFG, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (bookrunners)
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Mizuho, Société Générale, Standard Chartered, UniCredit (mandated lead arrangers)
Saudi Electricity Co
$1.75bn August 2017
Citigroup, First Abu Dhabi Bank, HSBC, Mizuho, MUFG, Natixis, Standard Chartered, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (bookrunners)
Bank of China, Intesa Sanpaolo (mandated lead arrangers)
Sibanye Gold
$2.65bn February 2017
Citigroup, HSBC (underwriters, bookrunners)
Barclays, Barclays Africa, Credit Suisse, FirstRand, Intesa Sanpaolo, JP Morgan, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, MUFG, RBC Capital Markets, Scotiabank, Société Générale, Standard Bank (mandated lead arrangers)
Infrastructure finance loan of the year
Atlantia
€14.7bn May 2017
UniCredit, Intesa Sanpaolo, BNP Paribas (underwriters)
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, BBVA, CaixaBank, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Commerzbank, Crédit Agricole, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, ING, JP Morgan, Mediobanca, MUFG, Natixis, NatWest Markets, Santander, Société Générale, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, UBI Banca (bookrunners)
Dubai Airports
$1.625bn and Dh5.05bn May 2017
HSBC (financial adviser), Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Bank of China, Citigroup, Dubai Islamic Bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Intesa Sanpaolo, JP Morgan, Noor Bank, Standard Chartered (bookrunners)
Midland Motorways Group (M6 Toll Road)
£535m 26 May 2017
NatWest Markets (coordinator), Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, CaixaBank, CIBC World Markets, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, National Australia Bank, RBC Capital Markets, Santander, Société Générale (mandated lead arrangers)
National Grid
£1.79bn March 2017
Bank of China, BNP Paribas, China Construction Bank, Crédit Agricole, JP Morgan, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (underwriters, bookrunners)
ING, MUFG, NatWest Markets, RBC Capital Markets, Santander, SEB, Société Générale (mandated lead arrangers)
REGIONAL DEALS OF THE YEAR
UK and Irish deal of the year
British American Tobacco
$25bn and £5.7bn January 2017
Deutsche Bank, HSBC (coordinators and underwriters), Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Royal Bank of Scotland (underwriters)
Bank of China, Barclays, BBVA, Commerzbank, ING, Lloyds Bank, Mizuho, Santander, Scotiabank, Société Générale, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, UniCredit (bookrunners)
Reckitt Benckiser
$20bn and £1bn February 2017
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, HSBC (underwriters and bookrunners)
Bank of China, BBVA, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Commerzbank, ING, JP Morgan, Mizuho, MUFG, RBC Capital Markets, Santander, Scotiabank, Standard Chartered, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, UniCredit (mandated lead arrangers)
French deal of the year
Elis Services
€1.92bn July 2017
BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, HSBC, Société Générale (bookrunners)
Safran
€4bn March 2017
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (underwriter, bookrunner)
Barclays, Citigroup, Crédit Agricole, Crédit Mutuel-CIC, Deutsche Bank, MUFG, Natixis, Santander, Société Générale, Standard Chartered, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp
Semyrhamis
€8.96bn May 2017
BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Natixis, Société Générale (bookrunners)
Crédit Mutuel-CIC, Commerzbank, HSBC, ING, Intesa Sanpaolo, MUFG (mandated lead arrangers)
Suez
$3.5bn March 2017
HSBC, Morgan Stanley, MUFG, Société Générale (underwriters and bookrunners)
German, Swiss and Austrian deal of the year
Dufry
€500m November 2017
Crédit Agricole, HSBC, ING, UniCredit (bookrunners)
€1.8bn and $601m November 2017
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BBVA, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Credit Suisse, HSBC, ING, Mediobanca, Santander, UniCredit (bookrunners)
Deutsche Bank, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, NatWest Markets, Raiffeisen Bank International (mandated lead arrangers)
Hochtief
€15bn October 2017
JP Morgan (underwriter), Commerzbank, HSBC, Mizuho, Société Générale (bookrunners)
Bankia, Barclays, BBVA, Crédit Agricole, ING, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, MUFG, Natixis, NatWest Markets, RBC Capital Markets, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (mandated lead arrangers)
Lonza
$4.5bn, €1bn and Sfr700m February 2017
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, UBS (underwriters and coordinators)
BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Commerzbank, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Helaba, ING, Intesa Sanpaolo, JP Morgan, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, Mizuho, MUFG, Zürcher Kantonalbank (bookrunners)
Stada Arzneimittel
€1.8bn and £266m August 2017
Barclays, Nomura, UBS (physical bookrunners)
Citigroup, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, ING, Jefferies, JP Morgan, Société Générale (bookrunners)
BNP Paribas (mandated lead arranger)
Italian deal of the year
Atlantia
€14.7bn May 2017
UniCredit, Intesa Sanpaolo, BNP Paribas (underwriters)
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, BBVA, CaixaBank, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Commerzbank, Crédit Agricole, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, ING, JP Morgan, Mediobanca, MUFG, Natixis, NatWest Markets, Santander, Société Générale, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, UBI Banca (bookrunners)
Pirelli
€4.2bn July 2017
JP Morgan, Intesa Sanpaolo, MUFG (coordinators)
Agricultural Bank of China, Banco BPM, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, China Construction Bank, Commerzbank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, ING, Mediobanca, Mizuho, Natixis, UniCredit (bookrunners), NatWest Markets (mandated lead arranger)
Wind Tre
€3.4bn October 2017
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, HSBC (coordinators)
Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Crédit Agricole, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, ING, Intesa Sanpaolo, JP Morgan, Mediobanca, Mizuho, MUFG, Natixis, Nomura, Société Générale, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, UniCredit (bookrunners)
Iberian deal of the year
Abengoa
€3.756bn March 2017
Banco Popular Español, Bankia, CaixaBank, Centerbridge Partners, Crédit Agricole, DE Shaw, Santander, Värde Partners (bookrunners)
Grifols
$5.65bn and €607m January 2017
Nomura, HSBC, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs (lead bookrunners)
Banco Sabadell, Bankia, CaixaBank, Commerzbank, Santander (bookrunners)
BBVA (mandated lead arranger)
Prosegur Cash and Prosegur Compania de Seguridad
€300m and €200m February 2017
€600m December 2016
Santander, BBVA, Bankinter, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, HSBC (bookrunners)
BayernLB, Commerzbank, UniCredit, CaixaBank, Deutsche Bank (mandated lead arrangers), Bankia (MLA, €600m loan only)
Benelux deal of the year
Glencore Agriculture
$3.5bn May 2017
ABN Amro, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, ING, JP Morgan, Rabobank, RBC Capital Markets, Santander, Société Générale (bookrunners)
Bank of Montreal, CIBC World Markets, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Crédit Agricole, Credit Suisse, DBS, Mizuho, MUFG, Natixis, SEB, Scotiabank, Standard Chartered, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, UniCredit (mandated lead arrangers)
Koninklijke Philips
€1bn green revolving credit facility April 2017
ING (sustainability coordinator)
ABN Amro, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, JP Morgan, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, MUFG, Rabobank, Société Générale, UBS (bookrunners)
Refresco
€1.29bn, $620m, £200m September 2017
JP Morgan (left lead), ABN Amro, BNP Paribas, Rabobank (underwriters, bookrunners)
Commerzbank, HSBC, Mizuho, MUFG, Société Générale (mandated lead arrangers)
VodafoneZiggo Group
$2.525bn, €2.25bn January 2017
JP Morgan (lead left), ABN Amro, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Scotiabank, Société Générale (bookrunners)
Nordic deal of the year
AP Møller-Mærsk
$4bn May 2017
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Commerzbank, Crédit Agricole, Danske Bank, DNB Markets, HSBC, ING, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, MUFG, NatWest Markets, Nordea, Santander, SEB, Société Générale, Standard Chartered, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Svenska Handelsbanken (bookrunners)
Fortum
€12bn September 2017
Barclays (underwriter, bookrunner)
BNP Paribas, Danske Bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, Mizuho, MUFG, NatWest Markets, Nordea, SEB, UniCredit
SCA Hygiene
€2.6bn February 2017
Crédit Agricole, Deutsche Bank (underwriters, coordinators and bookrunners)
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Commerzbank, Danske Bank, ING, JP Morgan, NatWest Markets, Nordea, SEB, Standard Chartered, Swedbank, UniCredit (mandated lead arrangers)
Volvo Car
€1.3bn June 2017
BNP Paribas, HSBC, ING, Nordea (coordinators)
ANZ, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Bank of China, Barclays, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, DNB Markets, Goldman Sachs, Industrial Bank, JP Morgan, Lloyds Bank, Morgan Stanley, Santander, SEB, Société Générale, Standard Chartered, Svenska Handelsbanken, Swedbank (bookrunners)
Central and eastern European deal of the year
Allegro
Z5.1bn December 2016
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, ING, Société Générale, UniCredit (underwriters)
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, JP Morgan, Société Générale, UniCredit (bookrunners)
MUFG, PZU (mandated lead arrangers)
Home Credit
€650m June 2017
HSBC (coordinator)
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, ING, Société Générale (bookrunners)
Sovcombank, VTB Capital (mandated lead arrangers)
Veon (formerly VimpelCom)
$2.1bn February 2017
Citigroup, HSBC (coordinators)
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Bank of China, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Crédit Agricole, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, ING, Intesa Sanpaolo, JP Morgan, MUFG, Raiffeisen Bank International, Société Générale (bookrunners)
Mediobanca (mandated lead arranger)
Żabka Polska
Z2.7bn April 2017
ING, Société Générale, UniCredit (underwriters)
Bank Pekao, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Société Générale, UniCredit (bookrunners)
Bank of China, PKO BP, PZU (mandated lead arrangers)
Turkish deal of the year
Akbank
$543m, €515m August 2017
Standard Chartered, Emirates NBD, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (coordinators)
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, Export-Import Bank of China, First Abu Dhabi Bank, HSBC, ING, Mediobanca, Mizuho, MUFG, Rabobank, Société Générale, Shinhan Investment Corp, State Bank of India, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Wells Fargo (bookrunners)
Türk Eximbank
€186.5m June 2017
Société Générale (coordinator)
Akbank, Export-Import Bank of China (mandated lead arrangers)
Ülker Bisküvi
$136m, €225m April 2017
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (coordinator, bookrunner)
Barclays, HSBC, ING, Intesa Sanpaolo, JP Morgan, Mediobanca, Rabobank, Société Générale, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, UniCredit (mandated lead arrangers)
VIP Turkey Enerji
$500m and TL720m June 2017
Akbank, ING (coordinators)
HSBC, IS Investment, QNB Capital, Garanti Bank (mandated lead arrangers)
Middle Eastern deal of the year
Abu Dhabi National Oil Co
$6bn November 2017
First Abu Dhabi Bank, HSBC, JP Morgan, MUFG, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (bookrunners)
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Mizuho, Société Générale, Standard Chartered, UniCredit (mandated lead arrangers)
Dubai Airports
$1.625bn and Dh5.05bn May 2017
HSBC (financial adviser), Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Bank of China, Citigroup, Dubai Islamic Bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Intesa Sanpaolo, JP Morgan, Noor Bank, Standard Chartered (bookrunners)
Kuwait National Petroleum Co
$4.245bn May 2017
HSBC (coordinator)
BBVA, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Kexim, Mizuho, MUFG, Natixis, Santander, Société Générale, Standard Chartered (mandated lead arrangers)
Omantel
$2.25bn October 2017
Citigroup, Credit Suisse (underwriters)
Arab Banking Corp, Bank Muscat, HSBC, Standard Chartered (bookrunners)
African deal of the year
Afreximbank
$632m and €561m, June 2017
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Arab Banking Corp, Barclays, Commerzbank, Emirates NBD, First Abu Dhabi Bank, FirstRand, HSBC, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Mizuho, MUFG, Standard Bank, Standard Chartered, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (bookrunners)
AKA Ausfuhrkredit-Gesellschaft, Axis Bank, Bank of China, Bank of Taiwan, Banque Misr, Commercial Bank of Kuwait, Export-Import Bank of China, First Commercial Bank, State Bank of India (mandated lead arrangers)
Ghana Cocoa Board
$1.3bn September 2017
Crédit Agricole, Natixis, Rabobank, Standard Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (underwriters, coordinators, bookrunners)
ABN Amro, Bank of China, Commerzbank, DZ Bank, FirstRand, Ghana International Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Intesa Sanpaolo, MUFG, Société Générale, Standard Chartered (mandated lead arrangers)
Kenya
$1bn, March 2017
Citigroup, FirstRand, Standard Bank, Standard Chartered (bookrunners)
Commerzbank, Société Générale (mandated lead arrangers)
Sibanye Gold
$2.65bn February 2017
Citigroup, HSBC (underwriters, bookrunners)
Barclays, Barclays Africa, Credit Suisse, FirstRand, Intesa Sanpaolo, JP Morgan, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, MUFG, RBC Capital Markets, Scotiabank, Société Générale, Standard Bank (mandated lead arrangers)