The winners: GlobalCapital Bond Awards 2017
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The winners: GlobalCapital Bond Awards 2017

Awards

GlobalCapital is delighted to announce the winners of its Bond Awards for 2017. The results were revealed at a gala dinner at London's Globe Theatre on May 23. Thank you to everyone who supported the event by attending and voting in the polls that decided who were the best and brightest in bonds over the last 12 months.

Click here for a selection of photos from the event.

Lifetime Achievement Awards

Doris Herrera-Pol

Paul Tregidgo


Supranational, Sovereign and Agency Bonds

SSA Investment Banks

SSA Bond House of the Year

1       JP Morgan

2       Citigroup

3       BNP Paribas

Coming Force in SSA Banking

1           BMO Capital Markets

2           Scotia Capital

3=     Commerzbank

         Mizuho

Most Impressive SSA Bond House in Sterling

1       Barclays

2           HSBC

3       RBC Capital Markets

Most Impressive SSA Bond House in Australian, Canadian and New Zealand Dollars

1       TD Securities

2       RBC Capital Markets

3           Deutsche Bank

Most Impressive SSA Bond House in Emerging Market Currencies

1           JP Morgan

2           HSBC

3           TD Securities

Most Impressive SSA Bond Research

1           Citigroup

2           Bank of America Merrill Lynch

3           Barclays

Most Impressive MTNs Dealer for SSAs

1       JP Morgan

2       Citigroup

3=     Bank of America Merrill Lynch

         Barclays

Most Impressive Structured MTNs Dealer for SSAs

1       JP Morgan

2       Goldman Sachs

3       Citigroup

Most Impressive Uridashi Dealer for SSAs

1       Nomura

2       MUFG

3       JP Morgan

SSA Investment Banks - Attributes

Best SSA Bond Bank for Giving Timely and Consistent Updates on the Market

1           Barclays

2           Citigroup

3           TD Securities

Best SSA Bond Bank for Depth and Quality of Experience in Difficult Markets

1           JP Morgan

2           HSBC

3           Citigroup

Best SSA Bond Bank for Creative and Useful Funding Ideas

1           JP Morgan

2           BNP Paribas

3           Citigroup

Best Bank for Providing Swaps and other Derivatives to SSA Borrowers

1           JP Morgan

2           Citigroup

3           BNP Paribas

Best SSA Bond Bank for Willingness to Extend Balance Sheet

1           BNP Paribas

2           TD Securities

3           Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Best Contributor of Secondary Liquidity in SSA Bonds

1           TD Securities

2           JP Morgan

3           BNP Paribas

Best SSA Bond Bank for Sales Expertise

1           HSBC

2=     Bank of America Merrill Lynch

         Goldman Sachs

         JP Morgan

SSA Investment Banks – Teams and Individuals

Most Impressive SSA Bond Syndicate Team

1            JP Morgan

2            HSBC

3            Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Most Impressive SSA Debt Capital Markets Team

1           JP Morgan

2           TD Securities

3           HSBC

Most Impressive SSA Bond Syndicate Banker

1           Keith Price, JP Morgan

2       Adrien de Naurois, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

3           Alex Barnes, Citigroup

Most Impressive SSA Bond Origination Banker

1       Lee Cumbes, Barclays

2       Salvatore Aloisi, TD Securities

3=     John Lee-Tin, JP Morgan

         Ebba Wexler, Citigroup

         Mark Yeomans, Nomura

Rising Star SSA Bond Banker

1           James Taunton, RBC Capital Markets

2           Laura O’Connor, TD Securities

3           François Planque, Barclays

SSA Issuers

Overall Most Impressive SSA Funding Team

1       European Stability Mechanism/European Financial Stability Facility

2       European Investment Bank

3       World Bank

Overall Most Impressive SSA Funding Official

1            Siegfried Ruhl, ESM/EFSF

2       Petra Wehlert, KfW

3       George Richardson, World Bank

Most Impressive Sovereign Funding Team

1           UK Debt Management Office

2           Spanish Treasury

3           Belgian Debt Agency

Most Impressive Sovereign Funding Official

1       Martin Duffell, UK DMO

2       Pablo de Ramón-Laca Clausen, Spanish Treasury

3       Anne Leclercq, Belgian Debt Agency

Most Impressive Supranational Funding Team in Euros

1       European Investment Bank

2       European Stability Mechanism/European Financial Stability Facility

3       Council of Europe Development Bank

Most Impressive Supranational Funding Team in Dollars

1       World Bank

2       European Investment Bank

3       Inter-American Development Bank

Most Impressive Supranational Funding Official

1            Laura Fan, IADB

2            Hassatou N’Sele, AfDB

3            Sandeep Dhawan, EIB

Most Impressive Agency Funding Team — Explicit Government Guarantee

1           KfW

2           Rentenbank

3           Export Development Canada

Most Impressive Agency Funding Official — Explicit Government Guarantee

1           Petra Wehlert, KfW

2           Otto Weyhausen-Brinkmann, KfW

3           Leopold Olma, Rentenbank

Most Impressive Agency Funding Team — Implicit Government Guarantee

1           Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten

2           Kommunalbanken

3           Nederlandse Waterschapsbank

Most Impressive Agency Funding Official — Implicit Government Guarantee

1           Bart van Dooren, BNG

2           Thomas Møller, KBN

3           Tom Meuwissen, NWB

Most Impressive Funding Team at a State, Municipality or Region 

1       Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia

2       Province of Quebec

3       Province of Ontario


SSA Issuers by Region

Best SSA Issuer in Italy and Iberia

1           Spanish Treasury

2           Italian Treasury

3           Instituto de Crédito Oficial

Best SSA Issuer in France and the Benelux

1           Unédic

2           Cades

3           Agence France Trésor

Best SSA Issuer in the UK and Ireland

1           UK Debt Management Office

2           Irish National Treasury Management Agency

3           Bank of England

Best SSA Issuer in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

1           KfW

2           Rentenbank

3           Austrian Treasury

Best SSA Issuer in the Nordic Region

1           Kommunalbanken

2           KommuneKredit

3           Municipality Finance

SSA Rating Agency, Law Firm and Investor

Best Rating Agency for SSA Bonds

1           S&P Global

2           Moody’s

3           Fitch Ratings

Best Law Firm for SSA Bonds

1           Allen & Overy

2           Clifford Chance

3           Linklaters

Best Investor in SSA Bonds

1           BlackRock

2           Pimco

3           Norges Bank Investment Management

Financial Institution Bonds

 

FIG Investment Banks

FIG Bond House of the Year

1       JP Morgan

2       HSBC

3       Goldman Sachs

Coming Force in FIG Bonds

1       Nomura

2       Mizuho

3       Santander

Most Impressive FIG Bond House in Capital

1       Goldman Sachs

2       UBS

3       HSBC

Most Impressive FIG Bond House in Senior Unsecured

1       HSBC

2=     Deutsche Bank

         Goldman Sachs

Most Impressive FIG Bond House in Insurance Debt

1       Barclays

2       HSBC

3       JP Morgan

Most Impressive FIG Bond House for Regulatory Advice

1       BNP Paribas

2       HSBC

3       JP Morgan

Most Impressive FIG Bond House in Dollars

1       JP Morgan

2       Goldman Sachs

3       Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Most Impressive FIG Bond House in Euros

1       UBS

2       HSBC

3       BNP Paribas

Most Impressive FIG Bond House in Sterling

1       Barclays

2       HSBC

3       Nomura

Most Impressive FIG Bond House in Yen

1       Nomura

2       Mizuho

3       Daiwa

Most Impressive FIG Bond House for Liability Management

1       Deutsche Bank

2       Citigroup

3       Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Most Impressive FIG Bond Research

1       Deutsche Bank

2       Goldman Sachs

3=     JP Morgan

         Citigroup

Most Impressive MTNs Dealer for FIG Borrowers

1       JP Morgan

2       HSBC

3=     Barclays

         Citigroup

Most Impressive Structured MTNs Dealer for FIG Borrowers

1       Citigroup

2       JP Morgan

3       BNP Paribas

FIG Investment Banks - Attributes

Best FIG Bond Bank for Giving Timely and Consistent Updates on the Market

1           Goldman Sachs

2           JP Morgan

3       HSBC

Best FIG Bond Bank for Depth and Quality of Experience in Difficult Markets

1           Goldman Sachs

2           Morgan Stanley

3           JP Morgan

Best FIG Bond Bank for Creative and Useful Funding Ideas

1           Nomura

2           Goldman Sachs

3           HSBC

Best Bank for Providing Swaps and other Derivatives to FIG Borrowers

1           HSBC

2           BNP Paribas

3           Goldman Sachs

Best FIG Bond Bank for Offering Unbiased Advice on Funding Options

1       Barclays

2       HSBC

3       JP Morgan

Best FIG Bond Bank for Willingness to Extend Balance Sheet

1           HSBC

2           Credit Suisse

3           Citigroup

Best FIG Bond Bank for Information on Investor Trends

1       JP Morgan

2       Barclays

3       Deutsche Bank

Best FIG Bond Bank for Investor Education and Diversification

1       UBS

2       JP Morgan

3       Barclays

Best Contributor of Secondary Liquidity in FIG Bonds

1           JP Morgan

2           Bank of America Merrill Lynch

3=     Deutsche Bank

         HSBC

Bank Most Likely to Win Repeat Mandates for FIG Bonds

1       JP Morgan

2       Goldman Sachs

3       HSBC

FIG Investment Banks – Teams and Individuals

Most Impressive FIG Debt Capital Markets Team

1       Barclays

2       Goldman Sachs

3       HSBC

Most Impressive FIG Syndicate Team

1 Goldman Sachs

2 HSBC

3 JP Morgan

Most Impressive FIG Bond Sales and Trading Team

1       JP Morgan

2       UBS

3       Barclays

Most Impressive FIG Bond Origination Banker

1       Tommy Paxeus, Deutsche Bank

2       David Sismey, Goldman Sachs

3       Nik Dhanani, HSBC

Most Impressive FIG Bond Syndicate Banker

1       Dimis Theodorou, JP Morgan

2=     David Bourne, Deutsche Bank

         Nick Dent, Nomura

FIG Issuers

Most Innovative FIG Borrower

1       Crédit Agricole

2       Santander

3       ING

Most Impressive FIG Issuer of Capital

1       Standard Chartered

2       Crédit Agricole

3=     ABN Amro

         BNP Paribas

Most Impressive FIG Issuer of Senior Unsecured Debt

1       Swedbank

2       Wells Fargo

3       Lloyds Bank

Most Impressive FIG Issuer for Liability Management

1       Lloyds Bank

2       Barclays

3       Crédit Agricole

Most Impressive FIG Funding Official

1       Nadine Fedon, Crédit Agricole

2       Richard Staff, Standard Chartered

3       Max Kepel, ABN Amro

Rising Star FIG Funding Official

1       Aurelien Harff, Crédit Agricole

2       David Kirby, Nationwide

3       Fadi Yakoub, Rabobank

FIG Rating Agency, Law Firm and Investor

Best Rating Agency for FIG Bonds

1       Moody’s Investors Service

2       S&P Global

3       Fitch Ratings

Best Law Firm for FIG Bonds

1       Allen & Overy

2       Linklaters

3       Clifford Chance

Best Investor in FIG Bonds

1       Pimco

2       Amundi

3       Algebris Investments


Corporate Bonds

Corporate Bond Investment Banks

Corporate Bond House of the Year

1          BNP Paribas

2          Deutsche Bank

3          Barclays

4=        Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Société Générale

5          Citigroup

Coming Force in Corporate Debt Capital Markets

1          MUFG

2=        Mizuho

RBC Capital Markets

Most Impressive Bank for Corporate Debt Capital Markets in Dollars

1          Bank of America Merrill Lynch

2=        Citigroup

JP Morgan

Most Impressive Bank for Corporate Debt Capital Markets in Euros

1          BNP Paribas

2          Deutsche Bank

3=        Barclays

Société Générale

Most Impressive Bank for Corporate Debt Capital Markets in Sterling

1          Barclays

2          HSBC

3          Lloyds Bank

Most Impressive Bank for Corporate Debt Capital Markets in Yen

1          MUFG

2          Mizuho

3          Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group

Most Impressive Bank for Corporate Debt Capital Markets in Swiss Francs

1          Credit Suisse

2=        BNP Paribas

UBS

Most Impressive Bank for Corporate Debt Capital Markets in Niche Currencies

1          Deutsche Bank

2          HSBC

3          UBS

Most Impressive Bank for Corporate Debt Capital Markets in Nordic Currencies

1          Nordea

2          SEB

3          Deutsche Bank

Most Impressive Bank for Corporate Hybrid Capital

1          Barclays

2=        BNP Paribas

Citigroup

Deutsche Bank

JP Morgan

Most Impressive Bank for Corporate Liability Management

1          BNP Paribas

2          Société Générale

3=        Barclays

Deutsche Bank

HSBC

JP Morgan

Most Impressive Corporate Bond Research

1          Barclays

2          Citigroup

3=        Deutsche Bank

Santander

UniCredit

Most Impressive MTNs Dealer for Corporate Borrowers

1          BNP Paribas

2          Societe Generale

3          Barclays

Corporate Bond Investment Banks - Attributes

Best Corporate Bond Bank for Giving Timely and Consistent Updates on the Market

1=        Barclays

Deutsche Bank

2          BNP Paribas

3          Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Best Corporate Bond Bank for Depth and Quality of Experience in Difficult Markets

1          Barclays

2          Deutsche Bank

3          BNP Paribas

Best Corporate Bond Bank for Creative and Useful Funding Ideas

1=        Citigroup

HSBC

2          Bank of America Merrill Lynch

3          Deutsche Bank

Best Bank for Providing Swaps and other Derivatives to Corporate Borrowers

1          Societe Generale

2          BNP Paribas

3=        Barclays

Citigroup

Best Corporate Bond Bank for Offering Unbiased Advice on Funding Options

1          BNP Paribas

2          Bank of America Merrill Lynch

3          Barclays

Best Corporate Bond Bank for Willingness to Extend Balance Sheet

1          BNP Paribas

2          Société Générale, UniCredit

3          HSBC

Boldest Bank in Securing the Best Pricing for Corporate Issuers

1          Bank of America Merrill Lynch

2          BNP Paribas

3          Citigroup

Best Contributor of Secondary Liquidity in Corporate Bonds

1          Citigroup

2=        BNP Paribas

Deutsche Bank

UniCredit

3=        Crédit Agricole

Morgan Stanley

Bank Most Likely to Win Repeat Mandates for Corporate Bonds

1          BNP Paribas

2          Citigroup

3          Barclays

Best Bank for Embracing Technology in Corporate Bond New Issue Markets

1          Deutsche Bank

2          JP Morgan

3=        Citigroup

HSBC

Corporate Bond Investment Banks – Teams and Individuals

Most Impressive Corporate Bond Syndicate Team

1          Deutsche Bank

2          BNP Paribas

3          JP Morgan

Most Impressive Corporate Debt Capital Markets Team

1          BNP Paribas

2          JP Morgan

3          HSBC

Most Impressive Corporate Bond Sales and Trading Team

1          BNP Paribas

2          Barclays, Morgan Stanley

3=        Citigroup

Societe Generale

Most Impressive Corporate Bond Syndicate Banker

1          Frazer Ross, Deutsche Bank

2          Sarwat Faruqui, MUFG

3          Fred Zorzi, BNP Paribas

Most Impressive Corporate DCM Banker

1          Pascal Bay, BAML

2=        Federica Sartori, BNP Paribas

            Francesco Sebastiani, BNP Paribas

            Michele Croci, JP Morgan

            Tomas Lundquist, Citi


Corporate Issuers

 

Most Impressive Investment Grade Corporate Borrower   

1       Air Liquide

2=     Shire

         Telefónica

3=     BP

         Deutsche Telekom

Most Impressive Non-European Borrower in European Currencies     

1       Pfizer

2=     Coca-Cola

         Verizon Communications

3       McKesson

Most Innovative Investment Grade Corporate Borrower   

1       Electricité de France

2       Vodafone

3       Snam

Most Impressive Debut Corporate Bond Borrower   

1       Shire

2       SCA Hygiene 

3       Italgas

Most Impressive Corporate Hybrid Borrower    

1       Total 

2       SSE     

3       Telefónica

Most Impressive Unrated Corporate Borrower

1       Bureau Veritas

2       Louis Dreyfus        

3       Bolloré

Most Impressive Investment Grade Corporate Funding Team    

1       Telefónica

2       Shire

3       BP

Most Impressive Investment Grade Corporate Funding Official 

1       Neil Garrod, Vodafone

2       Eduardo Álvarez Gómez, Telefónica

3       Stéphane Tortajada, EDF

Corporate Rating Agency, Law Firm and Investor

Best Rating Agency for Investment Grade Corporate Bonds

1          Moody’s

2          S&P Global

3          Fitch Ratings

Best Law Firm for Investment Grade Corporate Bonds

1          Allen & Overy

2          Clifford Chance

3          Linklaters

Best Investor in Investment Grade Corporate Bonds

1          Amundi

2          BlackRock

3          DWS Investments

Emerging Market Bonds

 

Emerging Market Investment Banks

Emerging Market Bond House of the Year

1       JP Morgan

2       Citigroup

3       BNP Paribas

Coming Force in Emerging Market Bonds

1       Societe Generale

2       Bank of America Merrill Lynch

3=     Standard Chartered

         UniCredit

Most Impressive House for African Bonds

1       Barclays

2       HSBC

3       JP Morgan

Most Impressive House for CEE Bonds

1       BNP Paribas

2       Citigroup

3       JP Morgan

Most Impressive House for Middle Eastern Bonds

1       Standard Chartered

2       Citigroup

3       BNP Paribas

Most Impressive House for Latin American Bonds

1       JP Morgan

2       Bank of America Merrill Lynch

3       Citigroup

Best Bank for Innovation in Emerging Market Bonds

1       JP Morgan

2       BNP Paribas

3=     Bank of America Merrill Lynch

         Standard Chartered

Most Impressive Emerging Market Bond Research

1           JP Morgan

2           BNP Paribas

3           Citigroup

Emerging Market Investment Banks – Attributes

Best Emerging Market Bond Bank for Giving Timely and Consistent Updates on the Market

1           JP Morgan

2           Citigroup

3           BNP Paribas

Best Emerging Market Bond Bank for Depth and Quality of Experience in Difficult Markets

1           BNP Paribas

2           JP Morgan

3           Citigroup

Best Emerging Market Bond Bank for Creative and Useful Funding Ideas

1           JP Morgan

2=     BNP Paribas

         Standard Chartered

Best Bank for Providing Swaps and other Derivatives to Emerging Market Borrowers

1           BNP Paribas

2           Bank of America Merrill Lynch

3           JP Morgan

Best Emerging Market Bond Bank for Offering Unbiased Advice on Funding Options

1           Citigroup

2           BNP Paribas

3           Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Best Emerging Market Bond Bank for Willingness to Extend Balance Sheet

1=     BNP Paribas

         Citigroup

3       JP Morgan

Boldest Bank in Securing the Best Pricing for Emerging Market Issuers

1           JP Morgan

2           BNP Paribas

3           HSBC

Best Emerging Market Bond Bank at Providing Hard-Underwritten Deals

1           BNP Paribas

2           JP Morgan

3           Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Best Contributor of Secondary Liquidity in Emerging Market Bonds

1           BNP Paribas

2           Citigroup

3           JP Morgan

Bank Most Likely to Win Repeat Mandates for Emerging Market Bonds

1           JP Morgan

2=     BNP Paribas

         Citigroup

Emerging Market Investment Banks – Teams and Individuals

Most Impressive Emerging Market Bond Syndicate Team

1       JP Morgan

2       BNP Paribas

3       Standard Chartered

Most Impressive Emerging Market Debt Capital Markets Team

1       Citigroup

2       JP Morgan

3       BNP Paribas

Most Impressive Emerging Market Bond Sales and Trading Team

1            JP Morgan

2            HSBC

3            Citigroup

Most Impressive Emerging Market Bond Syndicate banker

1       Alexander Karolev, BNP Paribas

2       Nick Darrant, JP Morgan

3       Hussain Zaidi, Standard Chartered

Most Impressive Emerging Market Bond Origination Banker

1       Alexis Taffin de Tilques, BNP Paribas

2       Kirill Kondrashin, JP Morgan

3=     Odilbek Isakov, HSBC

         Tommaso Ponsele, Citgroup

Rising Star Emerging Market Bond Banker

1            Trent Wilkins, Barclays

2=     Borys Matiash, BNP Paribas

         Kirill Dikijs, BNP Paribas

Emerging Market Issuers

Most Impressive Borrower in CEE

1       Poland

2       Slovenia

3       Turkey

Most Impressive Borrower in the Middle East

1       Saudi Arabia

2       Majid Al Futtaim

3       Teva Pharmaceutical Industries

Most Impressive Borrower in Africa

1       Nigeria

2       IHS Nigeria

3       Egypt

Most Impressive Borrower in Latin America

1       Argentina

2       Pemex

3       Mexico

Most Impressive Emerging Market Sovereign Borrower

1       Saudi Arabia

2       Argentina

3=     Poland

         Turkey

Most Impressive Emerging Market Financial Institution Borrower

1       Qatar National Bank

2=     National Bank of Abu Dhabi

         Qatar Insurance Co

Most Impressive Emerging Market Corporate Borrower

1       Teva Pharmaceutical Industries

2       Gazprom

3       Taqa

Most Impressive Funding Official in CEEMEA

1       Marjan Divjak, Republic of Slovenia

2       Robert Zima, Republic of Poland

3       Zeynep Boğa, Republic of Turkey

Most Impressive Funding Official in Latin America

1       Luis Caputo, Argentine Republic

2       Roberto Cejudo, Pemex

3       Alberto Torres, United Mexican States

Emerging Market Rating Agency, Law Firm and Investor

Best Rating Agency for Emerging Market Bonds

1       Fitch Ratings

2       Moody’s Investors Service

3       S&P Global

Best Law Firm for Emerging Market Bonds

1       Allen & Overy

2       Clifford Chance

3       Linklaters

Best Investor in Emerging Market Bonds

1=     Goldman Sachs Asset Management

         Pimco

3       BlueBay Asset Management

High Yield Bonds

High Yield Investment Banks

High Yield Bond House of the Year

1       Deutsche Bank

2       BNP Paribas

3       Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Most Impressive High Yield Syndicate Team

1       BNP Paribas

2=     Deutsche Bank

         NatWest Markets

3       JP Morgan  

High Yield Issuers

Most Impressive High Yield Issuer

1       Schaeffler Group

2       Ardagh

3       Altice

Most Impressive Debut High Yield Issuer

1       DEA Deutsche Erdoel

2=     Schoeller Allibert

         NewDay

         Spie

         Saipem

Most Impressive Funding Team at a High Yield Issuer

1       Liberty Global

2       Altice

3=     Schaeffler

         Schmolz + Bickenbach

Most Impressive Private Equity Firm at Using the High Yield Bond Market

1       CVC

2       Cinven

3=     Bain

         Clayton, Dubilier & Rice

High Yield Rating Agency

Best Rating Agency for High Yield Bonds       

1       Moody’s Investors Service

2       S&P Global

3       Fitch Ratings


MTNs

MTN Investment Banks

Overall Most Impressive MTNs Dealer

1       JP Morgan

2       Barclays

3       Citigroup

Overall Most Impressive Structured MTNs Dealer

1       JP Morgan

2       Citigroup

3       BNP Paribas

Most Impressive Bank at Sourcing New Borrowers for the MTN Market

1       Crédit Agricole

2       Nomura

3          Societe Generale

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