The primary bond market returned in force on Wednesday night, attending GlobalCapital's Bond Awards Gala Dinner at the Landmark Hotel in central London.
After two years of lockdown, leading issuers, bankers and investors joined together to celebrate their achievements of the last year, across the SSA, FIG, corporate and emerging market sectors.
Awards across a host of categories were handed out, including Most Impressive Corporate Borrower (Vonovia), Overall Most Impressive SSA Funding Team (KfW) and Overall Most Impressive Emerging Market Issuer (Chile).
Key bank awards such as Most Impressive Bank for SSA Bonds (JP Morgan), Most Impressive Bank for Financial Institution Green/SRI Capital Markets (Crédit Agricole CIB) and Most Impressive Emerging Market Origination Banker (Borys Matiash, BNP Paribas) were also revealed on stage.
In addition, two lifetime achievement awards were given out, for Bart Van Dooren, formerly of BNG, and Eila Kreivi of the European Investment Bank.
While these two awards and their recipients were extremely popular with the audience, the standout moment of the evening came when Yuriy Butsa, Ukraine's government commissioner for public debt management, came to the stage to accept his CEE Funding Official of the Year award. The entire audience rose to its feet and applauded his remarkable achievements.
GlobalCapital would like to thank all those who attended the event and helped make it such an enjoyable evening.
Not all the awards were revealed on the night. Please find below a full list of the results.
GENERAL AWARDS
Most Impressive Bank in Using New Technology for Primary Capital Markets
Goldman Sachs
2 JP Morgan
3 Société Générale
Most Impressive Green/SRI Investment Banker
Tanguy Claquin, Crédit Agricole CIB
2 Caroline Haas, NatWest
3= Julie Edinburgh, Credit Suisse
3= Clark Gard, JP Morgan
3= Anjuli Pandit, HSBC
3= Amanda Vainio, MUFG
3= Myriam Zapata, BNP Paribas
SUPRANATIONAL, SOVEREIGN AND AGENCY BOND AWARDS
SSA BORROWER AWARDS
Overall Most Impressive SSA Funding Team
KfW
2 European Investment Bank
3 European Union
Most Innovative SSA Issuer
European Investment Bank
2 World Bank
3 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Most Impressive SSA Issuer across Multiple Markets
World Bank
2 KfW
3 EIB
Most Impressive SSA Issuer in Dollars
European Investment Bank
2= KfW
2= World Bank
4 Asian Development Bank
Most Impressive SSA Issuer in Euros
European Union
2 KfW
3 EIB
Most Impressive Sovereign Funding Team
United Kingdom
2 Italy
3 France
Most Impressive Supranational Funding Team
European Investment Bank
2 World Bank
3 European Union
Best Agency Funding Team with an Annual Borrowing Requirement of Over €30bn
KfW
2 Cades
Best Agency Funding Team with an Annual Borrowing Requirement of Under €30bn
BNG Bank
2 Kommunalbanken
3 NWB Bank
Most Impressive State, Regional or Municipal Funding Team
North Rhine-Westphalia
2 Ontario
3 Québec
Most Impressive Supranational Green/SRI Bond Issuer
European Investment Bank
2 European Union
3 World Bank
Most Impressive Government Green/SRI Bond Issuer
United Kingdom
2 Germany
3 Italy
Most Impressive Agency Green/SRI Bond Issuer
BNG Bank
2 KfW
3 MuniFin
Most Impressive Local Government Green/SRI Bond Issuer
North Rhine-Westphalia
2 Hessen
3 Ontario
Most Impressive SSA MTN Issuer
KfW
2 World Bank
3 EBRD
Most Impressive SSA Borrower in Using New Technology for Primary Capital Markets
European Investment Bank
2 World Bank
3 MuniFin
SSA FUNDING OFFICIAL AWARDS
Most Impressive Sovereign Funding Official
Martin Duffell, UK
Davide Iacovoni, Italy
(joint winners)
3 Sir Robert Stheeman, UK
4 Fabrizio Tesseri, Italy
Most Impressive Supranational Funding Official
Sandeep Dhawan, European Investment Bank
2 Andrea Dore, World Bank
3 Siegfried Ruhl, European Union
Most Impressive Agency Funding Official
Otto Weyhausen-Brinkmann, KfW
2 Mascha Ketting-Schell, BNG Bank
3 Jörg Graupner, KfW
SSA INVESTMENT BANK AWARDS
Most Impressive Bank for SSA Bonds
JP Morgan
2 Deutsche Bank
3 Citi
Coming Force in SSA Bonds
BMO
2= Danske Bank
2= TD Securities
Most Impressive Bank for SSA Green/SRI Capital Markets
Crédit Agricole CIB
2= BNP Paribas
2= HSBC
4 NatWest
Most Impressive SSA Coverage Team
2 JP Morgan
3= Bank of America
3= TD Securities
Most Impressive Syndicate Team for SSA Bonds
JP Morgan
2 Deutsche Bank
3 Bank of America
Most Impressive SSA House in Euros
BNP Paribas
2 Deutsche Bank
3 Crédit Agricole
Most Impressive SSA House in Dollars
Citi
2 JP Morgan
3 Bank of America
Most Impressive SSA House in Sterling
RBC Capital Markets
2 Barclays
3 NatWest
Most Impressive SSA House in Non-Core Currencies
RBC Capital Markets
2 Danske Bank
3 TD Securities
Most Impressive SSA House for the Canadian Market
RBC Capital Markets
2 TD Securities
3 BMO
Most Impressive SSA House for the Japanese Market
Nomura
2= Daiwa
2= Mizuho
2= MUFG
Most Impressive MTN Dealer for SSAs
JP Morgan
2 Deutsche Bank
3= Bank of America
3= HSBC
SSA BOND BANKER AWARDS
Most Impressive SSA Origination Banker
Ebba Wexler, Citi
2 François Planque, Bank of America
3 François Villemain, Barclays
Most Impressive SSA Syndicate Banker
Keith Price, JP Morgan
2 Neal Ganatra, Deutsche Bank
3 Asif Sherani, HSBC
Rising Star SSA Bond Banker
Tina Nguyen, JP Morgan
2= Assiya Khan, JP Morgan
2= Jake Webster, Morgan Stanley
2= Marium Zaidi, BNP Paribas
OTHER SSA AWARDS
Most Influential Investor in SSA Bonds
BlackRock
2 Pimco
3= Allianz Global Investors
3= Amundi
Best Rating Agency for SSA Bonds
S&P Global
2 Moody’s
3 Fitch Ratings
Best Law Firm for SSA Bonds
Clifford Chance
2 Linklaters
Best Second Party Opinion Provider for SSA ESG Bonds
Sustainalytics
2 Cicero
3 ISS ESG
Best Fintech for Primary Market Operations
Origin
2 Agora
3 NowCM
Best Secondary Market Trading Platform
Tradeweb
2 Bloomberg
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION BOND AWARDS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION BORROWER AWARDS
Most Impressive Financial Institution Borrower
BPCE
2 Société Générale
3 Banco Santander
Most Innovative Financial Institution Borrower
BPCE
2 Berlin Hyp
3 UBS
Most Impressive Financial Institution Issuer of Capital
Rabobank
2 Intesa-Sanpaolo
3 BPCE
Most Impressive Financial Institution Issuer of Senior Unsecured Debt
Société Générale
2 Landesbank Baden-Württemberg
3 BPCE
Most Impressive Debut Financial Institution Issuer
Macif
2 Arion Banki
3 Equitable
Most Impressive Financial Institution Issuer at using Liability Management
Lloyds Bank
2 Rabobank
3 NatWest
Most Impressive Financial Institution Green/SRI Bond Issuer
Société Générale
2 Berlin Hyp
3 Allied Irish Banks
Most Impressive Financial Institution MTN Issuer
BNP Paribas
2 Bank of Nova Scotia
3 BPCE
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FUNDING OFFICIAL AWARDS
Most Impressive Financial Institution Funding Official
Agathe Zinzindohoue, Société Générale
2 Arnaud Mezrahi, Société Générale
3 Petra Mellor, Nordea
Rising Star Financial Institution Funding Official
Arnaud Mezrahi, Société Générale
2 Sietske De Bruine, ING
3 Krishan Hirani, Nationwide Building Society
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION INVESTMENT BANK AWARDS
Most Impressive Bank for Financial Institution Bonds
Bank of America
2 JP Morgan
3 Natixis
Coming Force in Financial Institution Bonds
2 Natixis
3 NatWest
Most Impressive Financial Institution Coverage Team
Bank of America
2 Citi
3 JP Morgan
Most Impressive Syndicate Team for Financial Institutions
Citi
2= Bank of America
2= JP Morgan
4 Goldman Sachs
Most Impressive Bank for Financial Institution Capital
Bank of America
2 JP Morgan
3= Goldman Sachs
3= Morgan Stanley
Most Impressive Bank for Senior Unsecured Financial Institution Debt
JP Morgan
2 BNP Paribas
3 Citi
Most Impressive Bank for Insurance Debt
Natixis
2 HSBC
3 Bank of America
Most Impressive Bank for Financial Institution Green/SRI Capital Markets
Crédit Agricole CIB
2 ING
3 BNP Paribas
Most Impressive Bank for Regulatory Advice for Financial Institutions
Citi
2 Bank of America
3 JP Morgan
Most Impressive Bank for Liability Management for Financial Institutions
Bank of America
2 JP Morgan
3 Citi
Most Impressive FIG House in Euros
BNP Paribas
2 Deutsche Bank
3 Barclays
Most Impressive FIG House in Dollars
JP Morgan
2 Bank of America
3 Citi
Most Impressive FIG House in Sterling
2 Barclays
3 RBC Capital Markets
Most Impressive FIG House in Yen
Nomura
2 Mizuho
Most Impressive FIG House in Swiss Francs
UBS
2 Credit Suisse
3 Zürcher Kantonalbank
Most Impressive MTN Dealer for Financial Institutions
Citi
2 JP Morgan
FIG BOND BANKER AWARDS
Most Impressive FIG Origination Banker
Sébastien Julienne, Natixis
2= David Hague, Nomura
2= Michael Spies, Citi
Most Impressive FIG Syndicate Banker
Matteo Benedetto, Morgan Stanley
Vincent Hoarau, Crédit Agricole CIB
(joint winners)
3= Edward Markham, Goldman Sachs
3= Dharit Patel, Bank of America
3= Damian Saunders, BNP Paribas
Rising Star FIG Bond Banker
OTHER FIG BOND AWARDS
Most Influential Investor in Financial Institution Bonds
BlackRock
2= Pimco
2= Amundi
4 Norges Bank
Best Rating Agency for Financial Institution Bonds
Moody’s
2 S&P Global
3 Fitch Ratings
Best Law Firm for Financial Institution Bonds
Allen & Overy
2 Linklaters
3 Clifford Chance
Best Second Party Opinion Provider for FIG ESG Bonds
ISS ESG
2 Sustainalytics
3 Moody’s ESG Solutions
Best Fintech for Primary Market Operations
Origin
2= Agora
2= BOTS
Best Secondary Market Trading Platform
Bloomberg
2 Tradeweb
CORPORATE BOND AWARDS
CORPORATE BORROWER AWARDS
Most Impressive Corporate Borrower
Vonovia
2 Haleon
3= BP
3= Volkswagen
Most Innovative Corporate Borrower
Eli Lilly
2 Eni
3 Enel
Most Impressive Non-European Corporate Borrower in European Currencies
Thermo Fisher Scientific
2 Eli Lilly
3 IBM
Most Impressive Corporate Yankee Bond Issuer
BP
2 Roche
3= Haleon
3= Nestlé
3= Vodafone
Most Impressive Borrower in Swiss Francs
Holcim
2 Roche
3 Deutsche Bahn
Most Impressive Corporate Funding Team
Volkswagen
2= BP
2= Vonovia
4 Enel
Most Impressive Corporate Hybrid Capital Issuer
TotalEnergies
2 Volkswagen
3 British American Tobacco
Best Corporate Issuer at using Liability Management
Telefónica
2 BP
Most Impressive Debut Corporate Bond Issuer
Haleon
2 Daimler Truck
3 L’Oréal
Most Impressive Corporate Green/SRI Bond Issuer
Iberdrola
E.On
(joint winners)
3= Segro
3= Vonovia
Most Impressive Sustainability-Linked Bond Issuer
Enel
2= Eni
2= Holcim
Most Impressive Corporate MTN Issuer
National Grid
2 Toyota
3 Holcim
CORPORATE FUNDING OFFICIAL AWARDS
Most Impressive Corporate Funding Official
Alessandro Canta, Enel
Claudio Menghi, Nestlé
(joint winners)
3= Patrick Halpin, BP
3= Olaf Weber, Vonovia
CORPORATE BOND INVESTMENT BANK AWARDS
Most Impressive Bank for Corporate Bonds
BNP Paribas
2 Barclays
3 Bank of America
Coming Force in Corporate Bonds
SMBC Nikko Capital Markets
2 MUFG
3 Wells Fargo
Most Impressive Corporate Bond House in Euros
BNP Paribas
2 Barclays
3 JP Morgan
4= Bank of America
4= Société Générale
Most Impressive Corporate Bond House in Dollars
Bank of America
2 JP Morgan
3 Citi
Most Impressive Corporate Bond House in Sterling
2 NatWest
3 HSBC
Most Impressive Syndicate Team for Corporate Bonds
Bank of America
2 BNP Paribas
3 Barclays
Most Impressive Bank for Corporate Capital Structure Advisory
JP Morgan
2 BNP Paribas
3 Barclays
Most Impressive Bank for Corporate Ratings Advisory
HSBC
Morgan Stanley
(joint winners)
3= Barclays
3= Crédit Agricole CIB
3= Imi-Intesa Sanpaolo
Most Impressive Bank for Corporate Liability Management
Deutsche Bank
2 Citi
3 Bank of America
Most Impressive Investment Bank for Corporate Green and ESG-Linked Bonds
2 BNP Paribas
3 Crédit Agricole
Most Impressive Bank for Corporate Swaps and Other Derivatives
Barclays
2 JP Morgan
3= BNP Paribas
3= SMBC Nikko Capital Markets
Most Impressive Bank for Corporate Hybrid Capital
BNP Paribas
2 Bank of America
3 Citi
Most Impressive Corporate MTN Dealer
BNP Paribas
2 Barclays
3 NatWest
CORPORATE BOND BANKER AWARDS
Most Impressive Corporate Bond Syndicate Banker
Rupert Lewis, BNP Paribas
2= Marco Baldini, Barclays
2= Angus Reynolds, Bank of America
OTHER CORPORATE BOND AWARDS
Most Influential Investor in Senior Corporate Bonds
BlackRock
2 DWS
3 Legal & General
Most Influential Investor in Hybrid Corporate Bonds
BlackRock
2 Amundi
3 Neuberger Berman
Best Debt Advisory Firm for Companies
Rothschild & Co
2= Chatham Financial
2= Newbridge Advisors
Best Second Party Opinion Provider for Corporate ESG Bonds
Sustainalytics
2 Moody’s ESG Solutions
3 ISS-ESG
Best Rating Agency for Corporate Bonds
Moody’s
2 S&P Global
3 Fitch Ratings
Best Law Firm for Corporate Bonds
Allen & Overy
2 Linklaters
3 White & Case
EMERGING MARKET BOND AWARDS
EMERGING MARKET BORROWER AWARDS
Overall Most Impressive Emerging Market Issuer
Chile
2 Qatar Energy
3 First Abu Dhabi Bank
Most Impressive CEE Issuer
Hungary
2= CPI Property Group
2= Ukraine
Most Impressive Middle East Issuer
First Abu Dhabi Bank
2 Qatar Energy
3 Saudi Aramco
Most Impressive African Issuer
Benin
2 Access Bank
Most Impressive Latin American Issuer
Chile
2 Mexico
Most Impressive CEEMEA Green/SRI Bond Issuer
First Abu Dhabi Bank
Most Impressive Latin American Green/SRI Debt Issuer
Chile
2 Suzano
3 Belize
EM FUNDING OFFICIAL AWARDS
Most Impressive CEE Funding Official
Yuriy Butsa, Ukraine
2 David Greenbaum, CPI Property Group
3 Zoltán Kurali, Hungary
Most Impressive Middle East Funding Official
Rula AlQadi, First Abu Dhabi Bank
2 Talal Al-Mulla, Qatar National Bank
3 Noor Al-Naimi, Qatar National Bank
Most Impressive Latin American Funding Official
Patricio Sepúlveda, Chile
2 María del Carmen Bonilla, Mexico
EM BOND INVESTMENT BANK AWARDS
Most Impressive Bank for CEE Bonds
JP Morgan
2 Citi
3 BNP Paribas
Most Impressive Bank for Middle Eastern Bonds
HSBC
2 JP Morgan
3 Standard Chartered
Most Impressive Bank for African Bonds
Citi
2 JP Morgan
3 Standard Chartered
Most Impressive Bank for Latin American Bonds
JP Morgan
2 Bank of America
3 BNP Paribas
Most Impressive Local Bank for Middle Eastern Bonds
First Abu Dhabi Bank
2 Emirates NDB
3 Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
Most Impressive Local Bank for African Bonds
Rand Merchant Bank
2 ABSA Bank
3 Afreximbank
Most Impressive Local Bank for Latin American Bonds
2 Banco Itaú
3 BBVA Bancomer
Most Impressive Investment Bank for CEEMEA Green/SRI Capital Markets
Citi
2 JP Morgan
3 BNP Paribas
4 ING
Most Impressive Investment Bank for Latin American Green/SRI Capital Markets
JP Morgan
2 BNP Paribas
3 Crédit Agricole
EM BOND BANKER AWARDS
Most Impressive Emerging Market Origination Banker
Borys Matiash, BNP Paribas
2 Stefan Weiler, JP Morgan
Most Impressive Emerging Market Syndicate Banker
Alexander Karolev, JP Morgan
2 Matt Doherty, BNP Paribas
3 Nick Darrant, Citi
Rising Star Emerging Market Bond Banker
Aroushi Murthy, JP Morgan
2 Baiju Ganatra, BNP Paribas
OTHER EM BOND AWARDS
Best Rating Agency for Emerging Market Bonds
Fitch
2 Standard & Poor’s
3 Moody’s
Most Influential Investor in Emerging Market Bonds
BlackRock
2 Pimco
3 Barings
Best Law Firm for Emerging Market Bonds
White & Case
2 Allen & Overy
3 Linklaters
Best Second Party Opinion Provider for EM ESG Bonds
Sustainalytics
2 Moody’s ESG Solutions
Best Secondary Market Trading Platform
Bloomberg
MarketAxess
(joint winners)
3 Euronext Dublin
