The awards honoured banks, issuers, attorneys, accounting firms and deals that stood out in 2018, navigating the European structured finance market at a time of rapid transition for the industry.
It was the first time GlobalCapital has hosted these awards since before the financial crisis. The turnout, we think, was outstanding. The publication received nominations over a month long period. These, combined with review among market participants in Europe and GlobalCapital's own research, were used to compile a shortlist of three nominees in each category. The voting for the winners took place over another month.
Separately, we invited banks to pitch for three of the top awards - Securitization Bank of the Year, Private Securitization House of the Year and Securitization Deal of the Year.
In total, we received nearly 1,300 votes in the poll and took pitches from nine banks.
GlobalCapital would like to thank all who attended the event in London, everyone who took the time to vote and the banks that put the time in to pitch. We hope to see you all again next year.
See below for a full list of the night's winners
Editor's Choice Award
Lifetime Achievement - Max Bronzwaer
Pitched Awards
Securitization Bank of the Year - Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Private Securitization House of the Year - Morgan Stanley
Securitization Deal of the Year - Barclays, Project Porto
Polled Awards
ABS Bank of the Year - Citi
CMBS and CRE Finance Bank of the Year - Bank of America Merrill Lynch
RMBS Bank of the Year - BNP Paribas
NPL Finance House of the Year - JP Morgan
CLO Arranging Bank of the Year - Citi
Asset Finance House of the Year - BNP Paribas
Secondary ABS Trading House of the Year - Citi
Secondary CLO Trading House of the Year - Barclays
Securitization Trustee of the Year - Citi
Securitization Research House of the Year - Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Securitization Investor of the Year - TwentyFour Asset Management
Securitization Issuer of the Year - Together Financial Services
ABS Issuer of the Year - BNP Paribas Personal Finance
CMBS Issuer of the Year - Bank of America Merrill Lynch
RMBS Issuer of the Year - Lloyds
CLO Manager of the Year - Credit Suisse Asset Management
NPL Sponsor of the Year - Cerberus Capital Management
Securitization Law Firm of the Year - Allen & Overy
ABS Law Firm of the Year - Clifford Chance
CMBS Law Firm of the Year - Allen & Overy
RMBS Law Firm of the Year - Allen & Overy
CLO Law Firm of the Year - Cadwalader
Securitization Accounting Firm of the Year - PwC
Securitization Data Provider of the Year - European DataWarehouse
ABS Deal of the Year - Delamare 2018-1 – Tesco Personal Finance (issuer), BNP Paribas, Citi (arrangers)
CMBS Deal of the Year - FROSN 2018 DAC – Blackstone (sponsor), Citi, Morgan Stanley (joint lead arrangers)
RMBS Deal of the Year - Silverstone 2018-1 – Nationwide Building Society (issuer), Barclays, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citi, HSBC (arrangers)
CLO Deal of the Year - Aurium CLO IV – Spire Partners (manager), Citi (arranger)
Non-performing loan Deal of the Year - Siena NPL 2018 Srl – Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan, HSBC, Credit Suisse, Mediobanca (arrangers)