WORLD'S BEST INVESTMENT BANKS 2011
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Global Finance names the World’s Best Investment Banks 2011

 
 

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New York, February 22, 2011 — Global Finance announces its selection of the World's Best Investment Banks 2011 to be published in its April 2011 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 2010 were considered.


"The investment banking industry has changed as a result of the financial crisis," said Global Finance publisher Joseph D. Giarraputo. "The best institutions are those that have a business model focused on customer needs."


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GLOBAL AWARDS
Best Investment Bank
Morgan Stanley
Best Equity Bank
Morgan Stanley
Best Debt BankBarclays Capital
Best M&A Bank
Morgan Stanley
Best Up-and-Comer
QInvest
Most Creative
Bank of America Merrill Lynch

 

SECTORS
ConsumerCredit Suisse
Financial Institutions
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Health CareJ.P. Morgan
InfrastructureScotia Capital
Industrial/ChemicalsJ.P. Morgan
Media/EntertainmentJ.P. Morgan
Metals & MiningBMO Capital Markets
Oil & GasBank of America Merrill Lynch
PowerMorgan Stanley
Real EstateJ.P. Morgan
Technology

Credit Suisse

TelecomJ.P. Morgan

 

REGIONAL AWARDS
NORTH AMERICA
Best Investment BankMorgan Stanley
Best Equity BankMorgan Stanley
Best Debt Bank
Barclays Capital
Best M&A BankMorgan Stanley
WESTERN EUROPE
Best Investment BankMorgan Stanley
Best Equity BankMorgan Stanley
Best Debt BankDeutsche Bank
Best M&A BankMorgan Stanley
ASIA
Best Investment BankMorgan Stanley
Best Equity BankMorgan Stanley
Best Debt BankStandard Chartered Bank
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 BankMorgan Stanley
NORDIC
Best Investment BankSEB
Best Equity BankBank of America Merill Lynch
Best Debt BankDnB NOR
Best M&A BankSEB
LATIN AMERICA 
Best Investment BankCiti
Best Equity BankBank of America Merrill Lynch
Best Debt BankCiti
Best M&A BankCredit Suisse
MIDDLE EAST 
Best Investment BankSambaCapital
Best Equity BankSambaCapital
Best Debt BankHSBC
Best M&A BankMorgan Stanley
AFRICA 
Best Investment BankStandard Bank
Best Equity BankVetiva Capital Management
Best Debt BankStandard Bank
Best M&A BankJ.P. Morgan

 

COUNTRY AWARDS
NORTH AMERICA

CanadaScotia Capital
United States
Morgan Stanley
EUROPE
France
BNP Paribas
Germany
Deutsche Bank
ItalyMediobanca
NetherlandsING
PortugalCaixa BI
RussiaVTB Capital
SpainMorgan Stanley
SwitzerlandCredit Suisse
TurkeyGaranti Securities
United KingdomJ.P. Morgan
ASIA 
AustraliaUBS Investment Bank
China/Hong Kong

China International

Capital Corporation (CICC)

IndiaMorgan Stanley
IndonesiaMandiri Sekuritas
JapanDaiwa Capital Markets
KazakhstanHalyk Finance
SingaporeStandard Chartered Bank
South KoreaBank of America Merrill Lynch
TaiwanFubon Financial Holding
LATIN AMERICA 
ArgentinaCiti
BrazilBTG Pactual
ChileLarrainVial
ColombiaBanca de Inversion Bancolombia
MexicoCiti
MIDDLE EAST 
BahrainGulf International Bank (GIB)
EgyptArab African International Bank
IsraelHSBC Bank
JordanArab Bank
KuwaitMarkaz
LebanonBankMed
OmanBankMuscat
QatarQInvest
Saudi ArabiaSambaCapital
United Arab Emirates

Emirates NBD Capital

AFRICA 
NigeriaVetiva Capital Management
South AfricaStandard Bank

 

LEGAL ADVISERS
GlobalSkadden
North AmericaSkadden
Western EuropeFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
AsiaLinklaters
Central & Eastern EuropeCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Latin AmericaCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Middle East & Africa

Linklaters

 

DEALS OF THE YEAR

Best Equity Deal

 

Lead manager:

 

Global Bookrunners:

Petrobas $70 Billion Stock Sale

 

Banco Bradesco BBI

 

Bank of America Merrill Lynch,
Citi, Santander, Morgan Stanley, and Itau BBA

Best Debt Deal

 

Lead Managers

$4.4 Billion Merck bond

 

Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, and Commerzbank

Best M&A Deal

Bharti Airtel's acquisition of Zain's African operations

Advising targetUBS Investment Bank
Advising AcquirerStandard Chartered Bank, Barclays Capital, SBI Group, and Global Investment House