The Awards are the result of a poll of loan market participants, conducted at the end of 2021.
GlobalCapital hosted our 19th annual Syndicated Loans & Leveraged Finance Awards Dinner last night at the Biltmore Hotel in London. It was great to get the market back together after a year of absence.
Deals of the year |
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Deal of the year |
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Vonovia €20.15bn August 2021 | |||
Nominations: Daimler Trucks €18bn August 2021 | |||
EIG Pearl $11bn June 2021 |
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Asda £1.6bn February 2021 |
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Leveraged loan of the year |
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Anticimex $2.7bn-equivalent July 2021 | |||
Nominations: Ineos Quattro $4.8bn-equivalent January 2021 | |||
T-Mobile Netherlands €2.4bn November 2021 | |||
Asda £1.6bn February 2021 | |||
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M&A loan of the year |
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Vonovia €20.15bn August 2021 | |||
Nominations: EIG Pearl $11bn June 2021 |
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Veolia €9bn July 2021 |
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Aercap $19bn March 2021 |
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Emerging market loan of the year | |||
Egypt $3bn November 2021 |
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Nominations: Public Investment Fund $15bn March 2021 | |||
EIG Pearl $11bn June 2021 |
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Telecom Egypt $680m October 2021 | |||
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Infrastructure finance loan of the year | |||
EIG Pearl $11bn June 2021 |
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Nominations: Unsere Grüne Glasfaser €1.6bn March 2021 | |||
GlobalConnect €2.7bn June 2021 | |||
Renewables loan of the year |
Dogger Bank Wind Farm £5.5bn November 2020 |
Nominations: Eoliennes Offshore du Calvados €2.12bn February 2021 |
EDF Courseulles-sur-Mer €2bn March 2021 |
Regional deals of the year |
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UK and Irish deal of the year | |||
National Grid £8.25bn April 2021 | |||
Nominations: Asda £1.6bn February 2021 |
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Huws Gray £1bn November 2021 | |||
AstraZeneca $12.5bn December 2020 | |||
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French deal of the year |
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Faurecia €5.5bn November 2021 | |||
Nominations: Veolia €9bn July 2021 |
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Iliad €4.8bn October 2021 |
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German, Swiss and Austrian deal of the year | |||
Daimler Trucks €18bn August 2021 | |||
Nomination: Vonovia €20.15bn August 2021 | |||
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Italian deal of the year (Joint Winners) |
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Enel €10bn March 2021 |
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Leonardo €2.4bn October 2021 | |||
Nominations: Telecom Italia €4bn May 2021 | |||
Stellantis €12bn July 2021 |
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Iberian deal of the year |
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Acciona €2.5bn May 2021 |
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Nomination: Cellnex €5.9bn February 2021 | |||
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Benelux deal of the year |
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Stellantis €12bn July 2021 |
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Nominations: AB InBev $10bn February 2021 | |||
JDE Peet’s €3.5bn March 2021 | |||
T-Mobile Netherlands €2.4bn November 2021 | |||
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Nordic deal of the year |
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Heimstaden Bostad €6.5bn September 2021 | |||
Nominations: Vår Energi $6bn November 2021 | |||
Assa Abloy $3.75bn October 2021 | |||
GlobalConnect €2.7bn June 2021 | |||
Ørsted €2bn October 2021 |
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Central and eastern European deal of the year | |||
Cetin €1.65bn August 2021 |
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Nominations: Play Z5.5bn March 2021 |
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Uralkali $1.25bn June 2021 |
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Turkish deal of the year |
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Akbank $738m October 2021 |
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Nominations: SOCAR Turkey Enerji $1.3bn August 2021 | |||
Vakıfbank $1bn April 2021 |
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Middle Eastern deal of the year | |||
EIG Pearl $11bn June 2021 |
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Nominations: Public Investment Fund $15bn March 2021 | |||
Abu Dhabi Ports $1bn April 2021 | |||
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African deal of the year |
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Egypt $3bn November 2021 |
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Nomination: Telecom Egypt $680m October 2021 | |||
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Bank awards |
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Loan house of the year |
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Nominations: JP Morgan |
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Bank of America |
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Citigroup |
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Best arranger of leveraged loans | |||
JP Morgan |
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Nominations: Goldman Sachs |
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BNP Paribas |
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Deutsche Bank |
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Best arranger of M&A loans | |||
JP Morgan |
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Nominations: BNP Paribas |
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Bank of America |
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Deutsche Bank |
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Best arranger of project finance loans | |||
Crédit Agricole |
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Nominations: Société Générale |
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BNP Paribas |
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Santander |
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SMBC |
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Best arranger of trade finance loans | |||
Standard Chartered |
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Nominations: Natixis |
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Société Générale |
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Best arranger of mid-cap loans | |||
Commerzbank |
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Nominations: Crédit Agricole |
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Intesa Sanpaolo |
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Natixis |
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Best arranger of infrastructure and renewables loans | |||
BNP Paribas |
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Nominations: Société Générale |
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Santander |
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Crédit Agricole |
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Best secondary loans house |
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JP Morgan |
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Nominations: Citigroup |
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Bank of America |
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Bank regional awards |
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Best arranger of western European loans | |||
BNP Paribas |
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Nominations: Société Générale |
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UniCredit |
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Crédit Agricole |
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Best arranger of UK and Irish loans | |||
Barclays |
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Nominations: Lloyds Bank |
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HSBC |
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NatWest Markets |
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Best arranger of French loans | |||
Crédit Agricole |
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Nominations: BNP Paribas |
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Société Générale |
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Natixis |
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Best arranger of German, Swiss and Austrian loans | |||
Deutsche Bank |
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Nominations: Commerzbank |
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UniCredit |
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Best arranger of Italian loans | |||
UniCredit |
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Nominations: Intesa Sanpaolo |
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Mediobanca |
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Crédit Agricole |
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Best arranger of Iberian loans | |||
Santander |
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Nominations: BBVA |
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CaixaBank |
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Best arranger of Benelux loans | |||
ING |
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Nominations: BNP Paribas |
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ABN Amro |
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Best arranger of Nordic loans | |||
SEB |
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Nominations: Nordea |
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Danske Bank |
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DNB Markets |
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Best arranger of central and eastern European loans | |||
ING |
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Nominations: UniCredit |
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Société Générale |
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Raiffeisen Bank International | |||
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Best arranger of Turkish loans | |||
Emirates NBD |
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Nominations: Bank of America |
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Citigroup |
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First Abu Dhabi Bank |
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Standard Chartered |
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Best arranger of Middle Eastern loans | |||
First Abu Dhabi Bank |
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Nominations: HSBC |
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Citigroup |
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Standard Chartered |
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Best arranger of African loans | |||
First Abu Dhabi Bank |
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Nominations: Standard Chartered |
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Afreximbank |
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Rand Merchant Bank |
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Sustainable lending awards |
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CEEMEA sustainability-linked loan of the year | |||
Etihad Airways $1.2bn October 2021 | |||
Nominations: Uralkali $1.25bn June 2021 |
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Gulf International Bank $625m October 2021 | |||
Raben Group €225m July 2021 | |||
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Western European investment grade sustainability-linked loan of the year | |||
AB InBev $10bn February 2021 | |||
Nominations: British Airways £2bn February 2021 | |||
Enel €10bn March 2021 |
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Telecom Italia €4bn May 2021 | |||
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield €3bn April 2021 | |||
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Sustainability-linked leveraged loan of the year | |||
Flender €1.32bn January 2021 |
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Nominations: Beauparc €675m July 2021 |
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Klöckner Pentaplast €1.35bn February 2021 | |||
Tarkett €1.4bn July 2021 |
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Best arranger of green and ESG-linked loans in western Europe | |||
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Nominations: ING |
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BNP Paribas |
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BBVA |
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Best arranger of green and ESG-linked loans in CEEMEA | |||
ING |
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Nominations: UniCredit |
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Société Générale |
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Most innovative bank for ESG lending | |||
Crédit Agricole |
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Nominations: ING |
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BNP Paribas |
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BBVA |
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Best private equity house issuer of green and ESG-linked loans | |||
CVC |
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Nominations: Carlyle |
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EQT |
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Ardian |
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Most innovative private equity house for ESG | |||
EQT |
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Nominations: CVC |
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Carlyle |
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Most impressive law firm for ESG | |||
Allen & Overy |
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Nominations: Linklaters |
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Clifford Chance |
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Best advisers, investors and law firms | |||
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Best corporate finance adviser | |||
Rothschild & Co |
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Nominations: Ernst & Young |
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Alvarez & Marsal |
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Best law firm for syndicated loans | |||
Allen & Overy |
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Nominations: Clifford Chance |
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Linklaters |
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Dentons |
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Best loan restructuring house | |||
Houlihan Lokey |
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Nominations: PJT Partners |
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Lazard |
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Best institutional lender (Joint Winners) |
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Axa |
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Barings |
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Nominations: Intermediate Capital Group |
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BlackRock |
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Best subordinated debt investor | |||
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Nominations: Park Square |
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Albacore |
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Goldman Sachs Capital Partners | |||
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Best distressed loan investor | |||
SVP Global |
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Nominations: Cheyne Capital |
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Sculptor Capital Management | |||
Triton |
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