Awards

Outstanding corporate funding chief at BP for 25 years, whom other treasurers turned to for advice

Leading emerging market bond syndicate banker devoted to his craft

In the spring of 2025, Mr. Lanciné Diaby, Director General of Côte d'Ivoire's Debt Management Office (Direction Générale des Financements, or DGF), stood before GlobalCapital's audience to accept two of the industry's most prestigious distinctions: “Most Impressive Issuer in Africa” and “Most Impressive Funding Official in Africa”. His message at the time was simple: these awards were not an endpoint, but a milestone on a much longer journey. The Republic would continue to innovate and diversify its funding sources. Fast forward to a year later, Côte d'Ivoire has done just that with the execution, among others, of a Samurai bond and a sustainability-linked loan (SLL) with a novel double World Bank Group guarantee.

The awards recognise the market's leading deals, issuers, banks and other participants

The winning organisations will be announced live at ceremonies in both London and New York this September

PIMCO took home Portfolio Buyer and Securitization Senior Investor of the Year at this year’s European Securitization Awards. The awards reflect PIMCO’s scale, execution capability and expertise across public and private securitized credit. GlobalCapital spoke to Rachit Jain, Portfolio Manager, European RMBS, about the acquisition landscape, relative value and evolving opportunities across European credit.

Last year was a strong one for securitization in the US, with solid activity across ABS, RMBS, CMBS and CLOs coming with continued momentum in digital infrastructure and esoteric asset classes. Guggenheim Securities was at the forefront of the esoteric market, taking home the coveted Esoteric ABS Bank of the Year award. GlobalCapital spoke to Cory Wishengrad, head of fixed income, and Richard Onkey, senior managing director for structured product syndicate, about the firm’s competitive advantage – and where it’s seeing more growth opportunities.

For the 10th year running, Deloitte has been recognised as the accounting firm of the year, reflecting its strong commitment to developing the US securitization market and its ability to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to meeting client needs. GlobalCapital spoke to Greg Sobreiro, Audit & Assurance Managing Director and Deloitte & Touche’s US securitization market offering lead about the firm’s secrets to success – and how it plans to stay ahead over the next decade.

The leading institutions, deals, and individuals shaping 2025 were honoured at a ceremony held at The Metropolitan Club in New York City.

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The winning deals, banks, issuers and market participants were revealed at a gala dinner at The Nobu in London.

As credit markets evolve and banks shift assets off balance sheets, specialist servicers play a pivotal role. For the second year running, the market has recognised Pepper Advantage as the leading servicer in Europe. GlobalCapital spoke to Group CEO Fraser Gemmell about the firm’s rapid growth, what’s driving demand and how AI is reshaping servicing.