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Global Finance Names the World’s Best Investment Banks 2014
New York, February 25, 2014 - Global Finance magazine has named the World’s Best Investment Banks by country, region and sector in an exclusive survey to be published in the Aprill 2014 issue.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch was honored as the best investment bank in the world for 2014.
The past year saw investment banks restructuring and streamlining to focus on core competencies. Restructuring was—and continues to be—an essential step in both dealing with complex new regulatory regimes, under Basel III, Dodd-Frank and EMIR, and increasing return on equity.
“Those banks that excel in this market have focused on controlling costs, managing regulatory developments—and employing technology to further both of these goals,” said Joseph D. Giarraputo, publisher and editorial director of Global Finance .
Global Finance editors, with input from industry experts, used a series of criteria—including 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—to select the winners. Deals announced or completed in 2013 were considered.
AWARDS CEREMONY - An Awards Ceremony for all winners will be conducted the morning of October 11, 2014, at The National Press Club in Washington DC.
Best Investment Bank | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
Best in Emerging Markets | Morgan Stanley |
Best in Frontier Markets | Standard Bank |
Best Equity Bank | Goldman Sachs |
Best Debt Bank | Deutsche Bank |
Best M&A Bank | Goldman Sachs |
Best Up-and-Comer | Vetiva Capital Management |
Most Creative | Rabee Securities |
Best Equity Deal | Japan Tobacco’s $10 billion share sale |
Bookrunners | Daiwa Securities |
Goldman Sachs | |
Mizuho | |
J. P. Morgan | |
Best Debt Deal | Verizon Communications’ $49 billion bond issue in September 2013 |
Lead Managers | Barclays |
Bank of America Merrill Lynch | |
J. P. Morgan | |
Morgan Stanley | |
Best M&A Deal | Verizon Communications’ acquisition of a 45% stake in Verizon Wireless |
Advising Target | UBS |
Goldman Sachs | |
Advising Acquirer | Barclays |
Guggenheim Partners | |
Bank of America Merrill Lynch | |
J. P. Morgan | |
Morgan Stanley |
Consumer | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
Financial Institutions | Goldman Sachs |
Healthcare | Jefferies |
Industrials/Chemicals | Goldman Sachs |
Infrastructure | China Development Bank |
Media/Entertainment | J. P. Morgan |
Metals & Mining | BMO Capital Markets |
Oil & Gas | Goldman Sachs |
Power | Citi |
Real Estate | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
Technology | J. P. Morgan |
Telecoms | J. P. Morgan |
Global | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett |
North America | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett |
Western Europe | De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek |
CEE | Freshfields |
Latin America | Souza Cescon Barrieu & Flesch Advogados |
Asia-Pacific | Herbert Smith Freehills |
Middle East | Freshfields |
Africa | Freshfields |
NORTH AMERICA | |
Best Investment Bank | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
Best Equity Bank | Goldman Sachs |
Best Debt Bank | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
Best M&A | Bank Goldman Sachs |
WESTERN EUROPE | |
Best Investment Bank | Deutsche Bank |
Best Equity Bank | Deutsche Bank |
Best Debt Bank | Deutsche Bank |
Best M&A Bank | Barclays |
NORDIC | |
Best Investment Bank | Nordea Markets |
Best Equity Bank | Morgan Stanley |
Best Debt Bank | Nordea Markets |
Best M&A Bank | Goldman Sachs |
CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE | |
Best Investment Bank | PKO Bank Polski |
Best Equity Bank | Citi |
Best Debt Bank | VTB Capital |
Best M&A Bank | VTB Capital |
LATIN AMERICA | |
Best Investment Bank | Itaú BBA |
Best Equity Bank | Itaú BBA |
Best Debt Bank | Citi |
Best M&A Bank | BTG Pactual |
ASIA-PACIFIC | |
Best Investment Bank | Nomura |
Best Equity Bank | Goldman Sachs |
Best Debt Bank | Mizuho |
Best M&A Bank | Morgan Stanley |
MIDDLE EAST | |
Best Investment Bank | Gulf International Bank |
Best Equity Bank | Rabee Securities |
Best Debt Bank | HSBC |
Best M&A Bank | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
AFRICA | |
Best Investment Bank | Standard Bank |
Best Equity Bank | Java Capital |
Best Debt Bank | Rand Merchant Bank |
Best M&A Bank | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
NORTH AMERICA | |
Canada | RBC Capital Markets |
US | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
EUROPE | |
Austria | Raiffeisen Bank International |
Belgium | BNP Paribas |
France | BNP Paribas |
Germany | Deutsche Bank |
Italy | UniCredit |
Netherlands | Goldman Sachs |
Poland | PKO Bank Polski |
Portugal | CaixaBI |
Russia | VTB Capital |
Spain | BBVA |
Sweden | Svenska Handelsbanken |
Switzerland | Credit Suisse |
Turkey | Akbank |
Ukraine | UniCredit Bank |
United Kingdom | HSBC |
LATIN AMERICA | |
Argentina | Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires |
Brazil | Itaú BBA |
Chile | Banco de Chile |
Colombia | Grupo Aval |
Mexico | Santander Mexico |
ASIA-PACIFIC | |
Australia | Macquarie |
China | China Development Bank |
Hong Kong | HSBC |
India | Citi |
Indonesia | Mandiri Sekuritas |
Japan | Nomura |
Kazakhstan | Halyk Finance |
Malaysia | CIMB |
Mongolia | Daiwa |
New Zealand | Macquarie |
Philippines | BDO Capital & Investment |
Singapore | DBS |
South Korea | KB Financial Group |
Taiwan | China Development Financial |
Thailand | Siam Commercial Bank |
MIDDLE EAST | |
Bahrain | Gulf International Bank |
Egypt | CI Capital |
Iraq | Rabee Securities |
Israel | Barclays |
Jordan | Arab Jordan Investment Bank |
Kuwait | Markaz |
Lebanon | Fransabank |
Oman | HSBC |
Qatar | Qatar National Bank |
Saudi Arabia | Samba Capital |
UAE | National Bank of Abu Dhabi |
AFRICA | |
Angola | Standard Chartered |
Ghana | IC Securities |
Kenya | EFG-Hermes |
Morocco | BNP Paribas |
Mozambique | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
Nigeria | FBN Capital |
South Africa | Rand Merchant Bank |