Smoke from Canadian wildfires gave New York City a rather apocalyptic air this week. But the mood at the Metropolitan Club on East 60th Street was one of celebration, as GlobalCapital’s US Securitization Awards returned to their more typical summer slot.
Our awards are the result of an extensive market research process that began back in January with a call for nominations. We asked the market to put forward those it deemed worthy of inclusion on the shortlist, published the shortlist in March, and then opened the vote to the market to select the winners. More than 15,000 votes were cast.
There were also five pitched awards, for Overall Securitization Bank of the Year, Esoteric ABS Bank of the Year, CLO Arranging Bank of the Year, Innovative Securitization Deal of the Year and — for the first time — ESG Securitization Deal of the Year. These categories were chosen by our editorial team and winners were based on pitches received from the nominees themselves.
Congratulations to all our winners and nominees, and huge thanks to all those who took the time to pitch and vote in the poll — the fantastic event would not have been possible without you. The full list of winners and nominees is below.
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Pitched Awards
Overall Securitization Bank of the Year
Citi
Esoteric ABS Bank of the Year
Atlas SP Partners
CLO Arranging Bank of the Year
Morgan Stanley
Innovative Securitization Deal of the Year
ARMI 2022-1
(Amherst; Nomura)
ESG Securitization Deal of the Year
Osprey Securitization I, LLC Solar Asset-Backed Notes
(Atlas SP Partners; DSD Renewables)
Polled Awards
ABS Bank of the Year
Winner: JP Morgan
Nominees: Bank of America, Barclays, Citi, Atlas SP Partners, Goldman Sachs,
ABS Trading Desk of the Year
Winner: Atlas SP Partners
Nominees: Bank of America, Citi, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Wells Fargo
ABS Issuer of the Year
Winners: Freedom Financial
Nominees: Affirm, Freddie Mac, Mosaic, Pagaya
ABS Deal of the Year:
Winner: North Mill Equipment Financing 2022-A
(North Mill Equipment Finance; Truist)
Nominees: BREN 2022-1 (Luminace ABS Issuer LLC), Concord Music ABS, Osprey Securitization I, LLC Solar Asset-Backed Notes, Series 2022-1, Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust 2022-1, Asset-Backed Notes
ABS Law Firm of the Year
Winner: Mayer Brown
Nominees: Clifford Chance, Katten Muchin Rosenman, Morgan Lewis, Sidley Austin
Esoteric ABS Law Firm of the Year
Winner: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel
Nominees: Chapman and Cutler, Latham & Watkins, Mayer Brown, Sidley Austin
RMBS Bank of the Year
Winner: Nomura
Nominees: Bank of America, Barclays, Citi, JP Morgan
RMBS Trading Desk of the Year
Winner: JP Morgan
Nominees: Bank of America, Barclays, Citi, Atlas SP Partners, Wells Fargo
RMBS Issuer of the Year
Winner: Fannie Mae
Nominees: Bayview Asset Management, Freddie Mac, Freedom Financial, JP Morgan
RMBS Deal of the Year
Winner: ARMI 2022-1
(Amherst; Nomura)
Nominees: J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust 2022-DSC1, FREED 2022-HE1, BVINV 2022-6, Western Mortgage Reference Notes, Series 2022-CL4 (WAL 2022-CL4)
RMBS Law Firm of the Year
Winner: Morgan Lewis
Nominees: Clifford Chance, Dentons, Hunton Andrews Kurth, Sidley Austin
CLO Trading Desk of the Year
Winner: Morgan Stanley
Nominees: Bank of America, Citi, Jefferies, JP Morgan
Broadly Syndicated CLO Manager of the Year
Winner: Blackstone
Nominees: BlackRock, CSAM, CVC Capital Partners, PGIM
Middle Market CLO Manager of the Year
Winner: Golub Capital
Nominees: AllianceBernstein, BlackRock, First Eagle, Fortress
Broadly Syndicated CLO Deal of the Year
Winner: Wehle Park CLO
(Barclays; Blackstone)
Nominees: Madison Park Funding LXII, Barings Loan Partners CLO 3, Symphony CLO 34-PS, ZAIS CLO 18, GoldenTree Loan Management US CLO 7
Middle Market CLO Deal of the Year
Winner: BCRED MML CLO 2022-1
(Blackstone; Societe Generale; Wilmington Trust)
Nominees: BlackRock Maroon Bells CLO XI, Cerberus Loan Funding XXXVIII, LJV I MM CLO, Fortress Credit Opportunities XIX CLO
CLO Law Firm of the Year
Winner: Dechert
Nominees: Cadwalader, Clifford Chance, Milbank, Paul Hastings
CLO Trustee of the Year
Winner: U.S. Bank
Nominees: Bank of New York Mellon, Citi, Computershare, Wilmington Trust
CMBS/CRE CLO Bank of the Year
Winner: Wells Fargo
Nominees: Bank of America, Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, Citi, JP Morgan
CMBS/CRE CLO Trading Desk of the Year
Winner: Citi
Nominees: Bank of America, Barclays, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo
CMBS/CRE CLO Issuer of the Year
Winner: Freddie Mac
Nominees: Bank of America, Citi, Fannie Mae, Wells Fargo
CMBS/CRE CLO Deal of the Year
Winner: Freddie Mac Multifamily K-SG3
(Cadwalader, Citi, Dechert; Freddie Mac; Morgan Stanley; Wells Fargo)
Nominees: BX Commercial Mortgate Trust 2022-AHP, KREF 2022-FL3, BANK 2022-BNK40, VMC Finance 2022-FL5
CMBS/CRE CLO Law Firm of the Year
Winner: Dechert
Nominees: Cadwalader, Clifford Chance, Orrick, Sidley Austin
Insurance Investor of the Year
Winner: Apollo
Nominees: Aegon, AIG, MetLife, NY Life, PGIM
Asset Management Investor of the Year
Winner: Blackstone
Nominees: Apollo, Barings, BlackRock, PIMCO
Securitization Research Team of the Year
Winner: Nomura
Nominees: Bank of America, Citi, JP Morgan, KBRA, Moody's Investor Services
Securitization Data Provider of the Year
Winner: Intex Solutions
Nominees: Bloomberg Data Management Services, Solve Advisors, Finsight Group, Moody's Analytics, Clarity Data Intelligence
Securitization Trading Data Provider of the Year
Winner: Finsight Group
Nominees: Bloomberg, Intex Solutions, Solve Advisors, Trepp
Securitization Trustee of the Year
Winner: U.S. Bank
Nominees: Bank of New York Mellon, US Trust, Computershare, Wilmington Trust
Securitization Rating Agency of the Year
Winner: KBRA
Nominees: DBRS Morningstar, Fitch, Moody's, S&P Global
Securitization Accounting Firm of the Year
Winner: Deloitte
Nominees: Grant Thornton, KPMG, PwC
ESG Securitization Bank of the Year
Winner: Bank of America,
Nominees: Atlas SP Partners, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Wells Fargo
ESG Issuer of the Year
Winner: Nuveen Green Capital
Nominees: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, GoodLeap, Mosaic