Deals of the Year
LOAN DEAL OF THE YEAR
Anheuser-Busch InBev — $75bn November 2015
Nominees:
Pirelli €6.8bn, Teva $33.75bn, Verallia €1bn, Verisure €2bn
LARGE CAP LEVERAGED LOAN OF THE YEAR
Verallia — €1bn July 2015
Nominees:
Altice $1.7bn, Douglas €1.42bn, SIG Combibloc €2.1bn
MID-CAP LEVERAGED LOAN OF THE YEAR
Wittur — €180m October 2015
Nominees:
Ammeraal Beltech €325m, Motor Fuels Group £300m, Sky Bet £340m
BEST TRANSATLANTIC LEVERAGED LOAN
Linxens — $1bn July 2015
Nominees:
Coty $4.8bn, SIG Combibloc €2.1bn
M&A LOAN OF THE YEAR (INVESTMENT GRADE)
Anheuser-Busch InBev — $75bn November 2015
Nominees:
CRH €6.5bn, Pirelli €6.8bn, Teva $33.75bn
BEST PROJECT FINANCE LOAN
Galloper — £1.4bn October 2015
Nominees:
BTC Pipeline $1.6bn, Petro Rabigh $5.2bn, Tank und Rast €1.45bn, Veja Mate €1bn
GERMAN DEAL OF THE YEAR
HeidelbergCement — €4.4bn July 2015
Nominees:
Douglas €1.42bn, Median Kliniken €535m
UK DEAL OF THE YEAR
Hutchison 3G — £6bn March 2015
Nominees:
Royal Dutch Shell £10bn, Worldpay £1.7bn, BBA Aviation $1.65bn, Iglo €325m, Park Resorts £570m
FRENCH DEAL OF THE YEAR
APRR — €1.5bn February 2015
Nominees:
Altice $1.7bn, Vedici €725m, Verallia €1bn
ITALIAN DEAL OF THE YEAR
Pirelli — €6.8bn April 2015
Nominees:
Enel €9.4bn, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles €5bn
SPANISH DEAL OF THE YEAR
Euskaltel — €1bn October 2015
Nominees:
ACS €2.35bn, Telefónica €3bn
BENELUX DEAL OF THE YEAR
Anheuser-Busch InBev — $75bn November 2015
Nominees:
DSM €100m, Royal Dutch Shell £10bn
NORDIC DEAL OF THE YEAR
Statoil — $5bn June 2015
Nominees:
Evry $711m, Fortum (Sigurd Holdco) Skr43.6bn, Nokia €1.5bn
TURKISH DEAL OF THE YEAR
Turkcell — $1bn September 2015
Nominees:
Akbank $1.2bn, Isbank $1.36bn, Yapi Kredi $1.4bn
CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN DEAL OF THE YEAR
Polsat — Z12.5bn September 2015
Nominees:
Cetin Ck32.2bn, Danube Foods €375m, Petrom €1bn
MIDDLE EASTERN DEAL OF THE YEAR
Saudi Aramco — $10bn March 2015
Nominees:
Equate $6bn, First Gulf Bank $1bn, Qatar National Bank $3bn, Teva $33.75bn
AFRICAN DEAL OF THE YEAR
Naspers — $2.5bn November 2015
Nominees:
Cocobod $1.8bn, Kenya Pipeline Co $350m
Most Impressive Borrowers
MOST IMPRESSIVE TMT BORROWER
Altice
Nominees:
Hutchison, Telenet
MOST IMPRESSIVE POWER AND UTILITY BORROWER
Enel
Nominees:
Fortum, Genco, Veolia
MOST IMPRESSIVE INDUSTRIAL BORROWER
CRH
Nominees:
BASF, Ineos, Wittur
MOST IMPRESSIVE AUTOMOTIVE AND TRANSPORT BORROWER
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Nominees:
Jaguar Land Rover, Schaeffler, TI Automotive
MOST IMPRESSIVE CONSUMER AND RETAIL BORROWER
Anheuser-Busch InBev
Nominees:
Action Holdings, Douglas, Dufry
MOST IMPRESSIVE NATURAL RESOURCES BORROWER
Glencore
Nominees:
Shell, Trafigura, Tullow Oil
MOST IMPRESSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE BORROWER
Eiffarie – APRR
Nominees:
Fortum Sweden, Tank und Rast, Thames Tideway
Best Loan Arrangers
LOAN HOUSE OF THE YEAR
JP Morgan
Nominees:
BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, HSBC
BEST ARRANGER OF WESTERN EUROPEAN LOANS
BNP Paribas
Nominees:
Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan
BEST ARRANGER OF M&A LOANS
JP Morgan
Nominees:
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citi, Deutsche Bank
BEST ARRANGER OF MID-CAP LOANS
Commerzbank
Nominees:
Barclays, BNP Paribas, Lloyds
BEST ARRANGER OF PROJECT FINANCE LOANS
Crédit Agricole
Nominees:
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Société Générale, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp
BEST ARRANGER OF TRADE FINANCE LOANS
Société Générale
Nominees:
BNP Paribas, HSBC, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp
BEST ARRANGER OF GERMAN LOANS
Deutsche Bank
Nominees:
Commerzbank, JP Morgan, UniCredit
BEST ARRANGER OF UK LOANS
HSBC
Nominees:
Barclays, Lloyds, Royal Bank of Scotland
BEST ARRANGER OF FRENCH LOANS
BNP Paribas
Nominees:
Crédit Agricole, Natixis, Société Générale
BEST ARRANGER OF ITALIAN LOANS
Mediobanca
Nominees:
Intesa Sanpaolo, JP Morgan, UniCredit
BEST ARRANGER OF SPANISH LOANS
Santander
Nominees:
BBVA, Citi, JP Morgan
BEST ARRANGER OF BENELUX LOANS
ING
Nominees:
ABN Amro, BNP Paribas, Rabobank
BEST ARRANGER OF NORDIC LOANS
SEB
Nominees:
Danske Bank, DnB Nor, Nordea
BEST ARRANGER OF TURKISH LOANS
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Nominees:
Citi, Deutsche Bank, Garanti Bank
BEST ARRANGER OF LOANS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
UniCredit
Nominees:
Citi, ING, Société Générale
BEST ARRANGER OF LOANS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
Nominees:
HSBC, National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Standard Chartered Bank
BEST ARRANGER OF LOANS IN AFRICA
Standard Chartered Bank
Nominees:
Barclays, Citi, Standard Bank
BEST LAW FIRM FOR SYNDICATED LOANS
Linklaters
Nominees:
Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance, Freshfields
Best Leveraged Finance Firms
BEST ARRANGER OF LEVERAGED LOANS
JP Morgan
Nominees:
BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank
BEST INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR IN SENIOR LOANS
Alcentra
Nominees:
Babson, M&G
BEST MEZZANINE INVESTOR
MV Credit (formerly MezzVest)
Nominees:
Goldman Sachs PIA, ICG, Park Square
BEST DISTRESSED LOAN INVESTOR
Strategic Value Partners
Nominees:
Anchorage, Oaktree
BEST PRIVATE EQUITY HOUSE
CVC
Nominees:
Advent International, Apollo, Cinven
BEST SECONDARY LOANS HOUSE
Credit Suisse
Nominees:
Barclays, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan
BEST LOAN RESTRUCTURING HOUSE
Houlihan Lokey
Nominee:
Rothschild
Private Placements
US PRIVATE PLACEMENT DEAL OF THE YEAR
Bunzl — $600m September 2015
Nominees:
Aliaxis $50m, EIF (Pio Pico project) $443m, ICG $384m, Tate & Lyle $400m, Markit $500m
SCHULDSCHEIN DEAL OF THE YEAR
ZF Friedrichshafen — €2.2bn January 2015
Nominees:
Aurubis €300m, Freenet €100m, Mann+Hummel €1.1bn
EURO PRIVATE PLACEMENT DEAL OF THE YEAR
Devoteam — €30m June 2015
Nominees:
Altrad €60m, Sonepar €220m
BEST ARRANGER OF US PRIVATE PLACEMENTS
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Nominees:
Barclays, Citi, HSBC, JP Morgan
BEST ARRANGER OF SCHULDSCHEINE
LBBW
Nominees:
BayernLB, Commerzbank, Helaba
BEST ARRANGER OF EURO PRIVATE PLACEMENTS
Société Générale
Nominees:
Crédit Agricole, Natixis
BEST PRIVATE PLACEMENT INVESTOR
Babson Capital
Nominees:
Axa, Generali
BEST LAW FIRM FOR PRIVATE PLACEMENTS
Morrison & Foerster
Nominees:
CMS, Linklaters, White & Case
BEST ADVISER FOR PRIVATE PLACEMENTS
Rothschild
Nominees:
Citi, Deloitte, Oddo & Cie, Royal Bank of Scotland