In November, GlobalCapital polled loan market participants for its 16th Syndicated Loan and Leveraged Finance Awards. The nominations are listed below in alphabetical order.
We will reveal the winners at the Awards Dinner, to be held on February 6, 2019 at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower in London. For details on attending the event, please contact Daniel Elton at delton@euromoneyplc.com, +44 20 7779 7305.
DEAL OF THE YEAR
Abertis HoldCo
AkzoNobel
Flora
Refinitiv
EMERGING MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR
Akbank
PPF Group
Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia
Qatar National Bank
LEVERAGED LOAN OF THE YEAR
AkzoNobel
Flora
Refinitiv
TDC
INFRASTRUCTURE LOAN OF THE YEAR
Gas Natural
Open Fiber
Triton Knoll Wind Farm
M&A LOAN OF THE YEAR
Abertis HoldCo
E.On
GlaxoSmithKline
Melrose GKN
Refinitiv
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PEOPLE
LOANS BANKER OF THE YEAR
Jon Abando, JP Morgan
David Pepper, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Keith Taylor, Barclays
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Clare Dawson, Loan Market Association
Mathias Noack, MUFG
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REGIONAL DEALS OF THE YEAR
UK AND IRISH DEAL OF THE YEAR
GlaxoSmithKline
Melrose GKN
Paysafe
Sainsbury’s
FRENCH DEAL OF THE YEAR
Atos
Axa
Unibail-Rodamco
Vinci
BENELUX DEAL OF THE YEAR
AkzoNobel
Jacobs Douwe Egberts
Refresco
Roompot
IBERIAN DEAL OF THE YEAR
Abertis HoldCo
El Corte Inglés
Iberdrola
Rioja Bidco (Repsol sale of shares in Gas Natural)
ITALIAN DEAL OF THE YEAR
Abertis HoldCo
Enel
Open Fiber
Prysmian
GERMAN, SWISS AND AUSTRIAN DEAL OF THE YEAR
Abertis HoldCo
Daimler
E.On
Hochtief
NORDIC DEAL OF THE YEAR
Ahlstrom-Munksjö
Epiroc
Mehiläinen
TDC
CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN DEAL OF THE YEAR
Cyfrowy Polsat
PPF Group
Zentiva
TURKISH DEAL OF THE YEAR
Akbank
Garanti Bank
İşbank
We Soda
Yapı Kredi
MIDDLE EASTERN DEAL OF THE YEAR
Emirates NBD
Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia
Qatar National Bank
Ministry of Finance, Saudi Arabia
AFRICAN DEAL OF THE YEAR
AngloGold Ashanti
Aspen Pharmacare
Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank
MTN Group
Naspers
**NEW AWARDS**
MOST VALUABLE INNOVATION FOR THE LOAN MARKET
Blockchain
ESG-linked loans
BEST ARRANGER OF GREEN AND ESG-LINKED LOANS
BBVA
BNP Paribas
ING
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BANK AWARDS
LOAN HOUSE OF THE YEAR
BNP Paribas
Credit Suisse
JP Morgan
UniCredit
BEST ARRANGER OF WESTERN EUROPEAN LOANS
BNP Paribas
Credit Suisse
JP Morgan
UniCredit
BEST ARRANGER OF LEVERAGED LOANS
BNP Paribas
Credit Suisse
Deutsche Bank
Goldman Sachs
JP Morgan
BEST ARRANGER OF M&A LOANS
BNP Paribas
Deutsche Bank
HSBC
JP Morgan
BEST ARRANGER OF PROJECT FINANCE LOANS
Crédit Agricole
MUFG
Natixis
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp
BEST ARRANGER OF TRADE FINANCE LOANS
BNP Paribas
HSBC
Rabobank
Société Générale
BEST ARRANGER OF MID-CAP LOANS
BNP Paribas
Commerzbank
Lloyds Bank
Natixis
UniCredit
BEST SECONDARY LOANS HOUSE
Barclays
Citigroup
Credit Suisse
JP Morgan
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REGIONAL BANK AWARDS
BEST ARRANGER OF UK AND IRISH LOANS
Barclays
HSBC
Lloyds Bank
NatWest Markets
BEST ARRANGER OF FRENCH LOANS
BNP Paribas
Crédit Agricole
Natixis
Société Générale
BEST ARRANGER OF GERMAN, SWISS AND AUSTRIAN LOANS
BNP Paribas
Commerzbank
Deutsche Bank
UniCredit
BEST ARRANGER OF ITALIAN LOANS
Intesa Sanpaolo
Mediobanca
UniCredit
BEST ARRANGER OF IBERIAN LOANS
BBVA
CaixaBank
Santander
BEST ARRANGER OF BENELUX LOANS
ABN Amro
BNP Paribas
ING
Rabobank
BEST ARRANGER OF NORDIC LOANS
Danske Bank
DNB Markets
Nordea
SEB
BEST ARRANGER OF LOANS IN TURKEY
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Citigroup
Garanti Bank
Mizuho
Standard Chartered
BEST ARRANGER OF AFRICAN LOANS
Citigroup
First Rand Bank
Standard Bank
Standard Chartered
BEST ARRANGER OF LOANS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
ING
Société Générale
UniCredit
BEST ARRANGER OF LOANS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Citigroup
First Abu Dhabi Bank
HSBC
Standard Chartered
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LAW FIRMS, ADVISERS AND INVESTORS
BEST CORPORATE FINANCE ADVISER
Goldman Sachs
JP Morgan
Lazard
Rothschild
BEST LAW FIRM FOR SYNDICATED LOANS
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Latham & Watkins
Linklaters
BEST LOAN RESTRUCTURING HOUSE
Houlihan Lokey
Rothschild
BEST INSTITUTIONAL LENDER
Alcentra
Barings
Partners Group
PGIM
BEST SUBORDINATED DEBT INVESTOR
MV Credit
Partners Group
Park Square Capital
PSP Investments
BEST DISTRESSED LOAN INVESTOR
Angelo, Gordon & Co
Davidson Kempner Capital Management
GoldenTree Asset Management
Strategic Value Partners
