The GlobalCapital Bond Awards are one of the highlights of the global primary debt capital markets calendar. They are recognised as the only comprehensive Awards for performance in the international bond markets, chosen by the market for the market. The winners are chosen based on a vote by issuers, investment banks, investors and other market participants. This means they reflect the market’s opinion of which borrowers, banks and other players were most impressive in how they handled markets and innovated within them.

Winners will be presented in a live ceremony at The Landmark, London on June 19 – the Wednesday night of the Global Borrowers' and Bond Investors' Forum conference.

Survey opens: March 12 2024
Survey closes: April 12 2024
Winners announced: June 19 2024

The poll has four parts, for Supranational, Sovereign and Agency (SSA) bonds, Financial Institution (FIG) bonds, Corporate bonds and Emerging Market (EM) bonds.

The principle of the poll is that borrowers vote for the best banks and bankers, and banks vote for the best borrowers and funding officials. Other market participants can vote for both. No firm can vote for itself. You can find a list of key categories below.

We are not just looking to commend the biggest players, but those that have shown outstanding market acumen, intelligence and innovation.

The Awards refer to performance from April 1 2023 to March 31 2024.

Rules of the poll:

• Honest opinion. Your vote must be your honest opinion. If your chosen candidate does not win, you would rather a deserving candidate did than an undeserving one. Tactical voting, for example for weak candidates, is forbidden. We reserve the right to ask your reasons for your votes.
• One vote. In each category, one vote is allowed per institution. Please consult with your colleagues before you submit your vote. It is fine for several colleagues to vote in different categories. As far as possible, please try to coordinate with your colleagues to ensure that only one person from your firm votes in each category. However, if this is not possible, do not worry — GlobalCapital will reconcile any excess votes. 
• No self-voting. In the Awards for organisations, you may not vote for your own institution, a subsidiary or an affiliate. In the Awards for deals you may not vote for deals of which your organisation or an affiliate is the borrower. It is permitted to vote for deals your organisation has arranged or bookrun. Investors may only vote for deals they have invested in if there were at least three investors. 
• Campaigning forbidden. GlobalCapital will keep your votes anonymous. We ask you to do the same. You may ask market contacts to vote for you, but you may not check that they have actually voted, fill in the poll for them or discuss how you vote with other market participants outside your firm.