Awards

GlobalCapital announced the winners of its Bond Awards 2018 on Wednesday night at our 11th annual Bond Awards dinner, at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower in London. Some 280 people were there to see the brightest and best performers in the international bond markets in the past year crowned.

GlobalCapital is pleased to announce the winners for this year’s Americas Derivatives Awards. The results were announced at a gala dinner at the Metropolitan Club in New York on Thursday. The awards honour the firms and innovations that have pushed the derivatives market forward over the last 12 months.

GlobalCapital is pleased to announce the winners for this year’s Americas Derivatives Awards. The results were announced at a gala dinner at the Metropolitan Club in New York on Thursday. The awards honour the firms and innovations that have pushed the derivatives market forward over the last 12 months.

For creating an excellent combination of voice and electronic broking services, working to expand its product offering and collaborating with clients to ensure a smooth transition to new regulatory requirements, Tradition is GlobalCapital’s Americas Derivatives Broker of the Year.

For the growth of its business, its broad offering of trading protocols and its innovation in intelligent execution, Tradeweb is GlobalCapital’s Americas Swap Execution Facility of the Year.

For innovation in structuring, its leading role in helping financial institutions comply with regulations and its support for the derivatives industry through its work in drafting standardized documentation, Mayer Brown is GlobalCapital’s Americas Law Firm of the Year.

For its ability to pilot clients through periods of intense volatility, marry technology with advice and to work seamlessly across its investment bank and wealth investment arm, Credit Suisse is GlobalCapital’s Americas Derivatives House of the Year.

For its standout response to the electronification of derivatives markets, attention to regulatory requirements and innovation across a range of clients and trading protocols, NEX Data is GlobalCapital’s Americas Data and Analytics Provider of the Year.

For creating efficiencies through the trade lifecycle, its commitment to launching new products and willingness to innovate, CME Group is GlobalCapital’s Americas Exchange of the Year and Americas Clearing House of the Year.

When GlobalCapital surveyed leaders in the European equity markets as to which deal should be called the deal of the year, the answer was unequivocal. The rights issue for UniCredit was such an important deal and it went so well, that its ramifications are still being felt. It was an outstanding achievement in the face of difficult market conditions and set in play a widespread recovery in European equity capital markets.

To a casual observer, Citi's amazing year in the EMEA equity capital markets might seem to have come out of the blue. In 2017 they made a huge jump up the league tables in terms of deals, volumes and wallet share. But it wasn't just one of those years where everything went right for them. Rather it was the fruit of three or four years investment in the business. It had been a long time in the making

The EMEA IPO market came roaring back to life in 2017 after some tricky years. Banks and financials led the way, but as the economic recovery in the region accelerated, a huge array of other issuers came to market. It was a market where you could get deals done. UBS was bookrunner on seven of the top 10 largest IPOs of the year. UBS has a strong focus on the equity markets and with that focus, the quality to ensure successful transactions.