GlobalCapital's Bond Awards recognise the issuers, investment banks, rating agencies, law firms and investors that have performed most impressively in each sector of the international bond market.
They are the result of a poll of market participants, conducted in April. Issuers vote for the best banks, while banks vote for the best issuers. Both sets of voters choose the best rating agency, law firm and investor.
This unique polling is an important part of why GlobalCapital's Awards are recognised by the industry as prestigious accolades that truly reflect the opinion of the market.
GlobalCapital thanks all who voted in our poll and who came to our Awards Dinner. We congratulate all the winners and nominees.
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