Welcome to GlobalCapital’s Syndicated Loan, Leveraged Finance and Private Debt Awards 2020!

After a poll of market participants at the end of 2020, GlobalCapital can now reveal the winners of its annual Syndicated Loan and Leveraged Finance Awards. GlobalCapital can also reveal the winners of the Private Debt Awards. Regrettably, we still cannot celebrate the awards with you in person, but we congratulate all the winners and nominees in this exceptionally challenging year.

DEALS OF THE YEAR

Deal of the year
ThyssenKrupp Elevator
$2.87bn and €3.02bn July 2020
Nominations:
Airbus €15bn March 2020
Ineos Styrolution $4bn August 2020
Siemens €15.2bn September 2020

Leveraged loan of the year
ThyssenKrupp Elevator
$2.87bn and €3.02bn July 2020
Nominations:
DP World $9bn February 2020
Másmóvil €3.2bn July 2020
Virgin Media-O2 merger £4bn May 2020

M&A loan of the year
Ineos Styrolution
$4bn August 2020
Nominations:
Siemens €15.2bn September 2020
ThyssenKrupp Elevator $2.87bn and €3.02bn July 2020
Virgin Media-O2 merger £4bn May 2020

Emerging market loan of the year
Qatar National Bank
$3.5bn October 2020
Nominations:
Galaxy Pipeline Assets $7.96bn October 2020
Ghana Cocoa Board $1.3bn September 2020
Mozambique LNG $14.9bn July 2020

Infrastructure finance loan of the year
Galaxy Pipeline Assets
$7.96bn October 2020
Nominations:
Dogger Bank Windfarm £5.5bn November 2020
Mozambique LNG $14.9bn July 2020
Viridor Waste Management £2.5bn September 2020

REGIONAL DEALS OF THE YEAR

UK and Irish deal of the year
BP
$10bn April 2020
Nominations:
Ineos Styrolution $4bn August 2020
Tesco £2.5bn September 2020
Virgin Media-O2 merger £4bn May 2020

French deal of the year
Airbus
€15bn March 2020
Nominations:
Alstom €3.9bn April 2020
Kersia €525m November 2020
Lactalis €10.5bn September 2020

German, Swiss and Austrian deal of the year
Siemens
€15.2bn September 2020
Nominations:
Daimler €12bn April 2020
Schülke €900m April 2020
Traton €3.75bn July 2020

Italian deal of the year
Enel
€5bn May 2020
Nominations:
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles €3.5bn April 2020
Leonardo €2bn May 2020
Telecom Italia €1.7bn May 2020

Iberian deal of the year
Másmóvil
€3.2bn July 2020
Nominations:
Amadeus IT €1bn May 2020
El Corte Inglés €1.31bn April 2020
Rovensa €555m August 2020

Benelux deal of the year
Royal Dutch Shell
$7.2bn and €4.43bn April 2020
Nominations:
Barentz €585m October 2020
Boels Rental €1.81bn June 2020
JDE Peet’s €500m July 2020

Nordic deal of the year
AP Møller-Mærsk
$5bn February 2020
Nominations:
EQT subscription credit facility €2.3bn June 2020
Telenor €2.1bn April 2020
UPM €750m March 2020

Central and eastern European deal of the year
Allegro
Z6bn September 2020
Nominations:
Bina Istra €923m November 2020
Norilsk Nickel $3.8bn February 2020
PKN Orlen €1.75bn July 2020

Turkish deal of the year
Akbank
$388m and €348.5m October 2020
Nominations:
Enerjisa Enerji €650m September 2020
Garanti BBVA $245.5m and €343m May 2020
Türk Eximbank $211m and €465.5m May 2020

Middle Eastern deal of the year
Galaxy Pipeline Assets
$7.96bn October 2020
Nominations:
DP World $9bn February 2020
Qatar National Bank $3.5bn October 2020
Saudi Aramco $10bn May 2020

African deal of the year
Egypt
$2bn July 2020
Nominations:
AngloGold Ashanti $1bn April 2020
Ghana Cocoa Board $1.3bn September 2020
Standard Bank $520m October 2020

BANK AWARDS

Loan house of the year
BNP Paribas
Nominations:
Credit Suisse
JP Morgan
Santander
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Best bank at supporting clients during the Covid-19 pandemic
BNP Paribas
Nominations:
Barclays
Crédit Agricole
Santander

Best arranger of leveraged loans
JP Morgan
Nominations:
BNP Paribas
Deutsche Bank
Goldman Sachs

Best arranger of M&A loans
JP Morgan
Nominations:
Barclays
BNP Paribas
Citigroup
Goldman Sachs

Best arranger of project finance loans
BNP Paribas
Nominations:
Crédit Agricole
Santander
Société Générale

Best arranger of trade finance loans
(joint winners)
Crédit Agricole
HSBC
Nominations:
BNP Paribas
Société Générale

Best arranger of mid-cap loans
Commerzbank
Nominations:
Bank of Ireland
Lloyds Bank
NatWest Markets
UniCredit
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Best arranger of green and ESG-linked loans
Crédit Agricole
Nominations:
BNP Paribas
ING
Natixis
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Best secondary loans house
JP Morgan
Nominations:
Barclays
Citigroup
Credit Suisse

BANK REGIONAL AWARDS

Best arranger of western European loans
BNP Paribas
Nominations:
Deutsche Bank
JP Morgan
Santander

Best arranger of UK and Irish loans
Barclays
Nominations:
BNP Paribas
HSBC
Lloyds Bank
NatWest Markets

Best arranger of French loans
BNP Paribas
Nominations:
Crédit Agricole
Natixis
Société Générale

Best arranger of German, Swiss and Austrian loans
Deutsche Bank
Nominations:
Commerzbank
UniCredit

Best arranger of Italian loans
UniCredit
Nominations:
BNP Paribas
Citigroup
Crédit Agricole
Intesa Sanpaolo

Best arranger of Iberian loans
Santander
Nominations:
BBVA
CaixaBank
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Best arranger of Benelux loans
ING
Nominations:
ABN Amro
BNP Paribas
Rabobank

Best arranger of Nordic loans
SEB
Nominations:
Danske Bank
DNB Markets
Nordea

Best arranger of loans in central and eastern Europe
ING
Nominations:
Raiffeisen Bank International
Société Générale
UniCredit

Best arranger of loans in Turkey
Standard Chartered
Nominations:
Akbank
Bank of America
Mizuho
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Best arranger of loans in the Middle East
First Abu Dhabi Bank
Nominations:
Deutsche Bank
HSBC
Mizuho
Standard Chartered

Best arranger of African loans
Standard Chartered
Nominations:
Afreximbank
Rand Merchant Bank
Standard Bank
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BEST ADVISERS, INVESTORS AND LAW FIRMS

Best corporate finance adviser
Rothschild
Nominations:
Deloitte
Houlihan Lokey
Lazard
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Best law firm for syndicated loans
Allen & Overy
Nominations:
Clifford Chance
Dentons
Latham & Watkins
Linklaters

Best loan restructuring house
Houlihan Lokey
Nominations:
Alvarez & Marsal
Goldman Sachs
PJT Partners

Best institutional lender
Intermediate Capital Group
Nominations:
Barings
MV Credit
PGIM

Best subordinated debt investor
MV Credit
Nominations:
AlbaCore Capital Group
CVC
Park Square
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Best distressed loan investor
Davidson Kempner
Nominations: 
Attestor
Oaktree
Strategic Value Partners

PRIVATE DEBT AWARDS 

The honours recognise achievement in the Euro PP, Schuldschein and US private placement markets. Having selected the outstanding deals and players through pitches and market sounding, GlobalCapital congratulates the winners.

SCHULDSCHEINE

Schuldschein Deal of the Year
Robert Bosch €2bn June 2020

Schuldschein Deal of the Year for a Small Cap or Midcap Borrower (less than €750m turnover)
Messe Frankfurt €130m September 2020

Best Arranger of Schuldscheine
LBBW
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Best Law Firm for Schuldscheine
White & Case

US PRIVATE PLACEMENTS
(including US PP-style issuance, for example placements using UK documentation)
 
US PP Deal of the Year (for a European borrower)
Safran €566m-equivalent June 2020

Social Infrastructure US PP Deal of the Year
Network Homes £150m July 2020

Best Arranger of International US PPs
NatWest Markets
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Most Influential US PP Investor
Pricoa Private Capital

Best Law Firm for US PPs
Greenberg Taurig

Best Adviser for US PPs
Rothschild
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EURO PRIVATE PLACEMENTS

Euro PP Deal of the Year
bioMérieux €200m June 2020

Best Arranger of Euro PPs
Crédit Agricole CIB

Best Law Firm for Euro PPs
CMS Francis Lefebvre