Banks, investors, borrowers, lawyers and private equity houses are all invited to vote for the best performers of 2014. The winners will be revealed at the 12th Syndicated Loans and Leveraged Finance Dinner at the Guildhall in London on February 11, 2015.
A full list of categories for this year’s poll can be found below.
As always GlobalCapital has tried to reflect the changing dynamics of the loan market and to anticipate developing trends. With that in mind, this year’s loans poll includes new categories such as Investment Grade M&A Loan of the Year, as well as Schuldschein and Private Placement Deals of the Year.
The deadline for voting is Friday, November 21. 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.
To register and complete the poll please visit:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/V9X8LZF
GlobalCapital’s awards are the only ones decided by the people in the loans market, and are based solely on a public vote — together with some feedback on an advisory basis from the Loan Syndicate Managers' Forum.
As in previous years, no organisation may vote for itself, though you may vote for deals you have arranged. Tactical voting and campaigning for votes are strictly forbidden and will result in disqualification.
If you have any questions or comments about the poll, please contact Dan Alderson, GlobalCapital’s loans editor, at dan.alderson@globalcapital.com. For details on attending the awards dinner in February, please contact Daniel Elton at daniel.elton@globalcapital.com.
The full categories for the Loans Awards this year are:
| Deal of the year: |
| Large-cap leveraged loan of the year (>€400m equivalent) |
| Mid-cap leveraged loan of the year (<€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: |
| M&A loan of the year (investment grade) |
| Schuldschein deal of the year |
| Private placement deal of the year |
| Deals of the year by region -Western Europe |
| 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: |
| Deals of the year by region -emerging markets |
| CEE deal of the year: |
| Middle Eastern deal of the year: |
| African deal of the year: |
| Turkish deal of the year: |
| Most impressive borrower by sector |
| 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 Turkish loans |
| Best arranger of loans in Central and Eastern Europe |
| Best banks by product |
| 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 Schuldschein |
| Best law firm |
| 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 |