Awards

For the sixth consecutive year, Mayer Brown took the ABS Law Firm of the Year award and was also named the SRT Law Firm of the Year. These wins reflect the firm’s strengths across structured finance products and deep experience in nearly every securitized asset class, both testament to the firm’s 150 structured finance lawyers in offices across the Americas, Asia and Europe. GlobalCapital spoke to Ger O’Donnell, Eric T. Mitzenmacher, and Steven Kaplan from Mayer Brown about how it’s differentiating itself from peers — and where it’s seeing growth opportunities in the future.

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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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