Iceland's Arion Banki won Best Privatisation, Swiss Re the Award for Structured Equity Deal of the Year for its equity-neutral convertible contingent capital bonds. Sabanci Holding's Enerjisa Enerji was commended for its standout IPO in a difficult year for Turkey.
JP Morgan, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley all won Awards for performance in what was one of the toughest periods for ECM for several years.
Full results are below. Further commentary and photographs from the Awards dinner will follow.
GlobalCapital congratulates all the winners and nominees.
Banks of the Year
Equity Capital Markets Bank of the Year
JP Morgan
2 Citigroup
3 Morgan Stanley
4 Goldman Sachs
IPO Bank of the Year
Citigroup
2 Morgan Stanley
3 JP Morgan
Block Trade Bank of the Year
Morgan Stanley
2 Goldman Sachs
3 Credit Suisse
Equity-Linked Debt Bank of the Year
Deutsche Bank
2 Citigroup
3= Société Générale
3= UBS
ECM Bank of the Year for Financial Institutions
Citigroup
2 Barclays
3 JP Morgan
ECM Bank of the Year for Financial Sponsors
Morgan Stanley
2 JP Morgan
3 Goldman Sachs
Best Bank for Privatisations
Credit Suisse
2 Citigroup
3 Morgan Stanley
Best Bank for Small Cap Equity Capital Markets
Berenberg
2 Numis Securities
3 Jefferies
Best Corporate Broker
Barclays
2 JP Morgan
3 Numis Securities
Banks of the Year by Region
Equity Capital Markets Bank of the Year for Emerging Markets
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
2 Citigroup
3 JP Morgan
Equity Capital Markets Bank of the Year in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
UBS
1 JP Morgan
2 Berenberg
Equity Capital Markets Bank of the Year in the UK and Ireland
Goldman Sachs
2 Barclays
3 Numis Securities
Equity Capital Markets Bank of the Year in France and the Benelux
Société Générale
2 Goldman Sachs
3 BNP Paribas
Equity Capital Markets Bank of the Year in the Nordic Region
Citigroup
2 Carnegie
3 SEB
Equity Capital Markets Bank of the Year in Italy
Mediobanca
2 Credit Suisse
3 UniCredit
Equity Capital Markets Bank of the Year in Iberia
Goldman Sachs
2 Morgan Stanley
3 Citigroup
Best Non-Bank Market Participants
Best Equity Capital Markets Adviser
Lazard
2 Rothschild
3 Evercore
Best Law Firm for Equity Capital Markets
Linklaters
2 White & Case
3 Allen & Overy
Best Private Equity Firm at using the Equity Capital Markets
Bain Capital
2 CVC
3 EQT
Most Influential Long-Only Equity Investor
BlackRock
2 Fidelity
3 Janus Henderson
Most Influential Hedge Fund Equity Investor
Millennium Management
2 Marshall Wace
3 Pelham Capital
Most Influential Equity-Linked Debt Investor
Och-Ziff
2 Highbridge Capital Management
3 Lombard Odier
Deals of the Year
Equity Capital Markets Deal of the Year
Adyen
€947m IPO
12 June 2018
JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley (global coordinators)
ABN Amro, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup (bookrunners)
2 Knorr-Bremse
€3.85bn IPO
10 October 2018
Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley (global coordinators)
Berenberg, Commerzbank, UBS, UniCredit (bookrunners)
3 Siemens Healthineers
€4.2bn IPO
15 March 2018
Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan (global coordinators)
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, UBS (bookrunners)
IPO of the Year
Adyen
€947m IPO
12 June 2018
JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley (global coordinators)
ABN Amro, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup (bookrunners)
2 Knorr-Bremse
€3.85bn IPO
10 October 2018
Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley (global coordinators)
Berenberg, Commerzbank, UBS, UniCredit (bookrunners)
3 Siemens Healthineers
€4.2bn IPO
15 March 2018
Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan (global coordinators)
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, UBS (bookrunners)
Block Trade of the Year
UbiSoft Entertainment
€883m block trade as part of €2bn sale of stake by Vivendi with share buyback, investment by Tencent, cornerstone investment and collar financing for Guillemot brothers
21 March 2018
JP Morgan (global coordinator)
Crédit Agricole (bookrunner)
2 Covestro
€1.8bn block trade
11 January 2018
Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs (bookrunners)
3 Adyen
€1.65bn block trade
13 September 2018
JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley (bookrunners)
Equity-Linked Bond Deal of the Year
Sika
Sfr1.65bn convertible bond to finance share buyback ending Saint-Gobain takeover battle
15 May 2018
UBS (global coordinator)
2 Cellnex Telecom
€600m convertible bond
8 January 2018
BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley (global coordinators)
Citigroup, Société Générale (bookrunners)
3 Adidas
€520m convertible bond
5 September 2018
Citigroup (global coordinator)
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, UniCredit (bookrunners)
Best Equity Capital Raising by a Listed Company
Cineworld
£1.75bn rights issue
20 February 2018
Barclays, HSBC (global coordinators)
Investec (bookrunner)
2 Phoenix Group
£962m rights issue
10 July 2018
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, HSBC, JP Morgan (global coordinators)
BNP Paribas (bookrunner)
3 Aryzta
Sfr900m rights issue
15 November 2018
UBS, Credit Suisse, JP Morgan, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, HSBC (global coordinators)
Mizuho, Rabobank, Crédit Agricole (bookrunners)
Privatisation of the Year
Arion Banki
Ikr39bn IPO
15 June 2018
Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Carnegie, Arion Banki (global coordinators)
Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs (bookrunners)
2 Kazatomprom
$449m IPO
13 November 2018
Credit Suisse, JP Morgan (global coordinators)
China International Capital Corp, Mizuho (bookrunners)
3 Port of Tallinn
€147m IPO
7 June 2018
Carnegie, Citigroup (global coordinators)
Erste Group, Swedbank (bookrunners)
LHV Pank (lead manager)
Financial Institution ECM Deal of the Year
DWS Group
€1.3bn IPO
22 March 2018
Deutsche Bank (global coordinator)
Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, ING, Morgan Stanley, UBS, UniCredit (bookrunners)
2 Nova Ljubljanska Banka
€670m IPO
9 November 2018
Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan (global coordinators)
Citigroup (bookrunner)
3 Royal Bank of Scotland
£2.5bn block trade
5 June 2018
Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley (bookrunners)
Technology or Biotech IPO of the Year
Avast
£602m IPO
10 May 2018
Morgan Stanley, UBS (global coordinators)
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Jefferies (bookrunners)
2 Adyen
€947m IPO
12 June 2018
JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley (global coordinators)
ABN Amro, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup (bookrunners)
3 Siemens Healthineers
€4.2bn IPO
15 March 2018
Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan (global coordinators)
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, UBS (bookrunners)
IPO of the Year under $300m
Team17 Group
£108m IPO
18 May 2018
Berenberg (global coordinator)
2 AJ Bell
£173m IPO
7 December 2018
Numis Securities (bookrunner)
3 Quilter
£243m IPO
25 June 2018
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan (global coordinators)
BNP Paribas (bookrunner)
Avior Capital Markets (lead manager)
Fixed Price IPO of the Year
SPAXS
€600m IPO
29 January 2018
Banca Imi, Credit Suisse (global coordinators)
Equita (bookrunner)
2 Gabelli Value for Italy
€110m IPO
20 April 2018
UBI Banca, UniCredit (global coordinators)
3 Yellow Cake
£152m IPO
26 June 2018
Numis Securities, Berenberg (bookrunners)
Most Innovative ECM Deal
Phoenix Group
£962m rights issue
10 July 2018
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, HSBC, JP Morgan (global coordinators)
BNP Paribas (bookrunner)
Structured Equity Deal of the Year
Swiss Re (ELM BV)
$500m equity-neutral, contingent capital convertible bond
6 June 2018
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan, UBS (bookrunners)
Deals of the Year by Region
ECM Deal of the Year in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Knorr-Bremse
€3.85bn IPO
10 October 2018
Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley (global coordinators)
Berenberg, Commerzbank, UBS, UniCredit (bookrunners)
2 Siemens Healthineers
€4.2bn IPO
15 March 2018
Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan (global coordinators)
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, UBS (bookrunners)
3 DWS Group
€1.3bn IPO
22 March 2018
Deutsche Bank (global coordinator)
Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, ING, Morgan Stanley, UBS, UniCredit (bookrunners)
ECM Deal of the Year in the UK and Ireland
Cineworld
£1.75bn rights issue
20 February 2018
Barclays, HSBC (global coordinators)
Investec (bookrunner)
2 AJ Bell
£173m IPO
7 December 2018
Numis Securities (bookrunner)
3 DS Smith
£1bn rights issue
25 July 2018
Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan (bookrunners)
ECM Deal of the Year in France
Neoen
€697m IPO
16 October 2018
JP Morgan, Natixis (global coordinators)
Barclays, Société Générale (bookrunners)
2 UbiSoft Entertainment
€883m block trade as part of €2bn sale of stake by Vivendi with share buyback, investment by Tencent, cornerstone investment and collar financing for Guillemot brothers
21 March 2018
JP Morgan (global coordinator)
Crédit Agricole (bookrunner)
3 Altran Technologies
€750m rights issue
13 April 2018
Crédit Agricole, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley (global coordinators)
ECM Deal of the Year in the Benelux
Adyen
€947m IPO
12 June 2018
JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley (global coordinators)
ABN Amro, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup (bookrunners)
2 Shurgard Self Storage
€575m IPO
12 October 2018
JP Morgan, BNP Paribas, Société Générale (global coordinators)
HSBC, Kempen (bookrunners)
3 Philips Lighting
€521m block trade
27 February 2018
ABN Amro, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Société Générale (bookrunners)
ECM Deal of the Year in the Nordic Region
Netcompany Group
Dkr3.57bn IPO
7 June 2018
Danske Bank, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley (global coordinators)
SEB (bookrunner)
2 Arion Banki
Ikr39bn IPO
15 June 2018
Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Carnegie, Arion Banki (global coordinators)
Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs (bookrunners)
3 Telia
Skr5.2bn block trade
8 February 2018
Citigroup (bookrunner)
ECM Deal of the Year in Italy
Carel Industries
€290m IPO
7 June 2018
Goldman Sachs, Mediobanca (global coordinators)
2 Piovan
€171m IPO
17 October 2018
Goldman Sachs, UniCredit (global coordinators)
3 Anima Holding
€300m rights Issue
17 April 2018
Banca Akros, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Mediobanca, MPS Capital Services (global coordinators)
ECM Deal of the Year in Iberia
Cellnex Telecom
€600m convertible bond
8 January 2018
BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley (global coordinators)
Citigroup, Société Générale (bookrunners)
2 Aena SME
€697m block trade
16 May 2018
Citigroup, UBS (bookrunners)
3 Solarpack Corp Tecnologica
€100m IPO
3 December 2018
CaixaBank, Société Générale (global coordinators)
JB Capital Markets (bookrunner)
ECM Deal of the Year in Turkey, the Middle East and Africa
Enerjisa Enerji
TL1.33bn IPO
5 February 2018
Citigroup, HSBC (global coordinators)
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, AK Yatirim (bookrunners)
2 Bank Leumi
NIS1.89bn bought deal
5 September 2018
Citigroup (bookrunner)
3 Israel Chemicals
NIS2.4bn block trade
16 January 2018
UBS (bookrunner)
ECM Deal of the Year in CEE, Russia and the CIS
Kazatomprom
$449m IPO
13 November 2018
Credit Suisse, JP Morgan (global coordinators)
China International Capital Corp, Mizuho (bookrunners)
2 Nova Ljubljanska Banka
€670m IPO
9 November 2018
Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan (global coordinators)
Citigroup (bookrunner)
3 LUKoil
$178m block trade
23 January 2018
Goldman Sachs (bookrunner)