WORLD'S BEST INVESTMENT BANKS 2010
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Global Finance names the World’s Best Investment Banks 2010

New York, April 19, 2010 — Global Finance announces its selection of the World’s Best Investment Banks 2010 to be published in its June 2010 issue.

Global Finance editors, with input from industry experts, used a series of criteria to arrive at their selections. These included market share, number and size of deals, service and advice, structuring capabilities, distribution network, efforts to address market conditions, innovation, pricing, after-market performance of underwritings and market reputation. Deals announced or completed in the last three quarters of 2009 or the first quarter of 2010 were considered.

“The last 12 months were decidedly mixed for investment bankers,” said Global Finance publisher Joseph D. Giarraputo. “But many institutions continue to provide the best possible services to their clients, and we salute them.”

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GLOBAL AWARDS
Best Investment Bank
J.P. Morgan
Best Equity Bank
J.P. Morgan
Best Debt BankJ.P. Morgan
Best M&A Bank
Morgan Stanley
Best Up-and-Comer
GulfMerger
Most Creative
Bank of America Merrill Lynch

 

SECTORS
ConsumerLazard
Financial Institutions
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Health CareBarclays Capital
InfrastructureScotia Capital
Industrial/ChemicalsJ.P. Morgan
Media/EntertainmentBank of America Merrill Lynch
Metals & MiningBMO Capital Markets
Oil & GasBank of America Merrill Lynch
PowerMorgan Stanley
Real EstateUBS Investement Bank
Technology

Barclays Capital

TelecomCredit Suisse

 

REGIONAL AWARDS
NORTH AMERICA
Best Investment BankJ.P. Morgan
Best Equity BankJ.P. Morgan
Best Debt Bank
J.P. Morgan
Best M&A BankMorgan Stanley
WESTERN EUROPE
Best Investment BankDeutsche Bank
Best Equity BankJ.P. Morgan
Best Debt BankDeutsche Bank
Best M&A BankMorgan Stanley
ASIA
Best Investment BankMorgan Stanley
Best Equity BankUBS Investement Bank
Best Debt BankNomura
Best M&A BankMorgan Stanley
CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE
Best Investment BankBank of America Merrill Lynch
Best Equity BankBank of America Merrill Lynch
Best Debt BankJ.P. Morgan
Best M&A BankBank of America Merrill Lynch
NORDIC
Best Investment BankHandelsbanken Capital Markets
Best Equity BankHandelsbanken Capital Markets
Best Debt BankDnB NOR
Best M&A BankRothschild
LATIN AMERICA 
Best Investment BankCiti
Best Equity BankCiti
Best Debt BankCiti
Best M&A BankBTG Pactual
MIDDLE EAST 
Best Investment BankSambaCapital
Best Equity BankSambaCapital
Best Debt BankHSBC
Best M&A BankUBS Investment Bank
AFRICA 
Best Investment BankStandard Bank
Best Equity BankRMB Morgan Stanley
Best Debt BankStandard Bank
Best M&A BankJ.P. Morgan

 

COUNTRY AWARDS
NORTH AMERICA

CanadaScotia Capital
United States
J.P. Morgan
EUROPE
France
BNP Paribas
Germany
Deutsche Bank
ItalyMediobanca
NetherlandsING
PortugalCaixa BI
RussiaTroika Dialog
SpainSantander
SwitzerlandCredit Suisse
TurkeyGaranti Securities
United KingdomBarclays Capital
ASIA 
AustraliaUBS Investment Bank
China/Hong Kong

China International

Capital Corporation (CICC)

IndiaKotak Mahindra Bank
IndonesiaMandiri Sekuritas
JapanNomura
South KoreaSamsung Securities
TaiwanFubon Financial Holding
LATIN AMERICA 
ArgentinaCiti
BrazilBTG Pactual
MexicoCiti
MIDDLE EAST 
BahrainUnicorn Investment Bank
EgyptEFG-Hermes
IsraelHSBC Bank
JordanArab Bank
KuwaitNBK Capital
LebanonBankMed
OmanBankMuscat
QatarQNB Capital
Saudi ArabiaSambaCapital
United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi Investment

Company (Invest AD)

AFRICA 
NigeriaStandard Bank
South AfricaStandard Bank

 

LEGAL ADVISERS
GlobalSkadden
North AmericaSkadden
Western EuropeFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
AsiaBaker & McKenzie
Central & Eastern EuropeClifford Chance
Latin AmericaPinheiro Neto Advogado
Mddle East & Africa

Shearman & Sterling

 

DEALS OF THE YEAR

Best Equity Deal

 

Lead underwriters

Lloyd's Banking Group

$22.5 billion rights issue

 

Bank of America Merril Lynch, UBS Investment Bank,

Citi, Goldman Sachs, HSBC and J.P. Morgan Cazenova

Best Debt Deal

 

Lead Managers

$7 Billion Qatar bond

 

Credit Suisse, QNB Capital,Barclays Capital,

Goldman Sachs, and J.P. Morgan

Best M&A Deal

Berkshire Hathaway-Burlington

Northern Santa Fe

Advising targetGoldman Sachs