Banks, investors, borrowers, lawyers and private equity houses were all invited to vote for the best performers of 2013. The winners will be revealed at the 11th Syndicated Loans & Leveraged Finance Dinner in on February 12, 2014.
EuroWeek’s awards are the only ones decided by the loan market itself and they are based solely on the public vote.
However, EuroWeek understands that in previous years certain institutions have undertaken determined campaigns to solicit votes from other voters — a process that risks skewing the results.
To counterbalance this, we have invited the Syndicate Managers’ Forum to audit the votes after the public poll, to ensure that the final results are the most accurate and relevant reflection of the loan market.
The deadline for voting is Friday, November 22. Each institution only has one vote, so please sit down with your team and decide on your selection for each of the categories below before filling in the survey online.
If you have any questions about the poll, please contact Michael Turner, EuroWeek’s loans editor, at mturner@euroweek.com. For details on attending the awards dinner in February, please contact Daniel Elton at delton@euroweek.com
The categories:
DEALS OF THE YEAR
Deal of the year
Large cap leveraged loan of the year (loan of >€400m-equivalent)
Mid-cap leveraged loan of the year (loan of <€400m-equivalent)
Best transatlantic leveraged loan (ie a European deal including a dollar tranche sold in the US market)
Project finance deal of the year
French deal of the year
UK deal of the year
German deal of the year
Spanish deal of the year
Benelux deal of the year
Italian deal of the year
Nordic deal of the year
Russian deal of the year
CEE deal of the year
Middle Eastern deal of the year
African deal of the year
Turkish deal of the year
MOST IMPRESSIVE BORROWERS
Most impressive TMT borrower
Most impressive power and utility borrower
Most impressive industrial borrower
Most impressive auto and transport borrower
Most impressive consumer and retail borrower
Most impressive natural resources borrower (including commodities, oil, gas, metals and mining)
BEST BANK AWARDS
Loan House of the year
Best arranger of Western European loans
Best arranger of German loans
Best arranger of French loans
Best arranger of Spanish loans
Best arranger of Italian loans
Best arranger of Nordic loans
Best arranger of UK loans
Best arranger of African loans
Best arranger of loans in the Middle East
Best arranger of loans in Turkey
Best arranger of loans in Russia
Best arranger of loans in Central and Eastern Europe
Best arranger of project finance loans
Best arranger of trade finance loans
Best arranger of M&A loans
Best arranger of mid-cap loans
Best arranger of Schuldscheine
Best law firm for the loan market
LEVERAGED FINANCE AWARDS
Best arranger of leveraged loans
Best institutional investor in senior loans
Best mezzanine investor
Best distressed loan investor
Best private equity house
Best secondary loans house
Best loan restructuring house
