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Date Award
December 2009 FinanceAsia Awards for Achievement 2009
House Awards
  • Best International Bond House
  • Best Trade Finance Bank
Deal Awards
  • Best Investment Grade Bond - Hutchison Whampoa
  • Best Islamic Financing - Republic of Indonesia
  • Best Private Equity Deal/Best Leveraged Financing - KKR
  • Best International Bond Deal - National Australia Bank
Asiamoney 2009 Best Bank Awards
  • Best Debt Arranger
  • Best Syndicated Loan - Noble Group
  • Best Domestic Currency Bond - San Miguel Beverage
  • Best Investment Grade Bond - Export-Import Bank of Korea
  • Best Sovereign Bond - Republic of the Philippines
  • Best Leveraged Financing - Oriental Brewery
The Asset Regional House and Deal Awards 2009
House Awards
  • Best Project Finance Advisory House
  • Best Debt House
Deal Section
  • Best Bond/Best Corporate Bond - Hutchison Whampoa
  • Best Sovereign Bond - Republic of the Philippines
  • Best Quasi Sovereign/Best Investment Grade Bond - Export-Import Bank of Korea
  • Best New Bond - Psalm
  • Best Local Currency Bond - San Miguel
  • Best Cross-border M&A/Best LBO - KKR
  • Best Syndicated Loan - Noble Group
The Asset AAA Country Awards 2009
  • Best Debt House in Hong Kong (8th year)
  • Best Domestic Bond House in Hong Kong
  • Best Debt House in Malaysia
  • Best Debt House in Philippines
  • Best Bank Thailand (7th year)
  • Best Bank Vietnam
  • Best Bank in Hong Kong (8th year)
  • Best Bank in Malaysia (7th year)
  • Best Deal in the Philippines - San Miguel
  • Best Deal in Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia
  • Best Deal in Singapore - Cambridge Industrial Trust
  • Best Deal in Vietnam - BIDV
  • Best Deal in Hong Kong - Hutchison Wampoa
  • Best Deal in South Korea - KKR
Financial News Awards for Excellence in Investment Banking, Europe 2009
  • Stuart Gulliver, European Banker of the Year
  • European DCM House of the Year
  • European Corporate Bond House of the Year
  • European Sovereign, Supranational and Agency Bond House of the Year
  • European Financial Institutions Bond House of the Year
  • Most Improved European Investment Bank of the Year
  • European Equity Offering of the Year - HSBC rights issue
November 2009 FX Week Best Banks Awards 2009
  • Best Bank for FX for Corporates
  • Best Bank for Emerging Latin American Currencies
  • Best Bank for Emerging Asian Currencies
  • Best Bank for Emerging EMEA Currencies
  • Best Bank for FX in Asia-Pacific
  • Best Bank for Forward FX
  • Best Bank for FX Research and Strategy
emeafinance African Banking Achievement Awards 2009
  • Best Foreign Investment Bank - Pan-Africa
  • Best Foreign Bank - Egypt
LatinFinance's Deals of the Year 2009
  • Best Sovereign Issuer - Brazil
  • Best Corporate Issuer - Bimbo
  • Best Corporate Liability Management - Transelec
  • Best Syndicated Loan - Bimbo USD1.7bn acquisition facility
  • Best Project Finance Deal - Odebrecht, Norbe VIII & IX - USD1.6bn drill ship financing
  • Best Restructuring Transaction - Cemex USD15bn workout
October 2009 Emerging Markets awards 2009
  • Deal of the Year MENA- Ras Laffan LNG
  • Deal of the Year Asia-Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim)
Global Private Banking Awards 2009
  • Best Structured Product Provider to Private Banks
Lloyd's List Asia Awards 2009
  • Financier of the Year
September 2009 Asiamoney Foreign Exchange Poll 2009
Financial Institutions FX Poll
  • Best Domestic Provider of FX Services in Hong Kong
Corporate FX Poll
  • Hong Kong
    • Best Domestic FX Provider
    • Best for Currency Strategy
    • Best for Competitive and Prompt Spot Pricing
    • Best for Competitive and Prompt Forward Pricing
    • Best FX (Vanilla) Options Provider for Non-Asian Currencies
    • Best Single-Bank Electronic Trading Platform
    • Best Post-Trade Services, including Back-Office
    • Best Customer Service
    • Best FX Prime Broking Services
  • Philippines
    • Best for Currency Strategy
    • Best for Competitive and Prompt Forward Pricing
    • Best for Macroeconomic Research
  • Taiwan
    • Best for Overall FX Services
    • Best for Currency Strategy
    • Best for Competitive and Prompt Spot Pricing
    • Best for Competitive and Prompt Forward Pricing
    • Best FX Prime Broking Services
  • Vietnam
    • Best for Overall FX Services
    • Best for Currency Strategy
    • Best for Competitive and Prompt Spot Pricing
    • Best for Competitive and Prompt Forward Pricing
    • Best FX (Vanilla) Options Provider for non-Asia Currencies
    • Best FX (Vanilla) Options Provider for local (Asian) Currencies
    • Best for Innovative FX Products and Structured Ideas
    • Best FX Prime Broking Services
August 2009 The Banker Investment Banking Awards 2009
  • Most innovative in Infrastructure and Project Finance
July 2009 Credit Awards 2009
  • Best Bank for Islamic finance
Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2009
  • Best Global Bank
  • Best Global Debt House
  • Best Transaction Banking House
  • Best Debt House in Asia
  • Best Debt House in Latin America
  • Best Debt House in the Middle East
  • Best Debt House in Nordic/Baltic Region
  • Best at Risk Management in Asia
  • Best Project Finance House in Asia
  • Best Cash Management House in the Middle East
  • Best Debt House in Turkey
  • Best Debt House in Mexico
  • Best Debt House in Hong Kong
  • Best Debt House in Portugal
  • Best Investment Bank in Saudi Arabia
  • Best Bank in Hong Kong
  • Best Bank in Bermuda
Euromoney Middle East Research poll 2009
  • #1 Banking and Finance
  • #1 Oil and natural gas
  • #1 Real estate
  • #1 Credit
June 2009 Asiamoney Best Bank Award 2009
  • Best Domestic Debt House in Hong Kong
European Extel Survey 2009
European Sector
  • #1 Overall for Telecom Services
  • #2 Overall for Luxury Goods
European Sales
  • #1 Nigel Grinyer (Banks)
  • #1 Oliver Opgen-Rhein (German Small and Mid Sales)
Analysts
  • #1 Stephen Howard (Telecom Services)
  • #1 Hassan Ahmed (MENA)
Emerging Markets Research
  • #1 MENA
FinanceAsia Country awards for achievement 2009
Best Local Houses in Hong Kong
  • Best Bank
  • Best Bond House
  • Best Cash Management Bank
  • Best Forex Bank
  • Best Trade Finance Bank
Best Foreign Houses in Asia
  • Best Foreign Commercial Bank in China
  • Best Foreign Commercial Bank in Malaysia
  • Best Foreign Commercial Bank in Vietnam
Asian Risk-end-user survey 2009
Best for:
  • Interest Rates (Vanilla Hedging) - HK dollar
  • Yield Enhancement - G7 ex Japanese yen
  • Yield Enhancement - Asia ex Japan
  • Currency Vanilla Hedging - HK dollar
  • Currency Vanilla Hedging - G7 ex Japan yen
  • Structuring Hedging Instruments - G7 ex Japanese yen
May 2009 WIFCMC Capital Markets Excellence Award 2009
  • HSBC Amanah Bank Middle East Ltd
The Asset AAA - Islamic Finance Awards 2009
  • Best Islamic Debt House
  • Best Islamic Project Finance Deal in Malaysia, MRCB
  • Most innovative Islamic Finance Deals
    • Cagamas
    • MRCB
The Banker, Deals of the Year 2009
  • Asia-Pacific
    • Capital Raising: Fig - Wing Hang Bank
    • Structured Finance - Shinhan Bank
  • Europe
    • Structured Finance - BAA
    • Islamic Finance - SEERA and BWA
  • Middle East
    • Bonds: Corporate - Sabic
    • Restructuring - JAC
    • Islamic Finance - Saudi Binladin Group
Euromoney, Foreign Exchange Poll 2009
  • Ranked number one for:
    • Best for currencies - Hong Kong Dollar
Euroweek bond market awards 2009
  • Public Sector Awards
    • Most Impressive Bank for Public Sector Issuers in Sterling
    • Most Impressive Bank for Public Sector Issuers in Euros
    • Most Impressive Bank for Sovereigns in Sterling
    • Most Impressive Bank for Sovereign Borrowers
    • Most Impressive Bank for Supranational and Agencies in Euros
    • Most Impressive Bank for Supranational and Agencies in Sterling
  • Corporate Sector Awards
    • Most Impressive Bank for Corporate Borrowers in Sterling
    • Most Impressive Corporate Banker - Dominic Kerr
EMEA Finance, Project Finance Awards 2008
  • Best Middle East Project Finance Advisory
  • Best Middle East Power Deal - Ras Laffan C
  • Best Middle East Petrochemical Project Finance Deal - Saudi Kayan
March 2009 Infrastructure Journal Awards 2008
  • Financial Adviser of the Year
  • Power Deal of the Year - Angamos
Project Finance magazine Deals of the Year 2008
  • Middle East Power Deal of the Year - Ras Laffan C
  • Middle East Petrochemicals Deal of the Year - Saudi Kayan
  • Middle East Telecoms Deal of the Year - YahSat
  • European Airports Deal of the Year - BAA Funding
  • Asia-Pacific Industrial Deal of the Year - Hyundai Steel
  • Asia-Pacific Petrochemicals Deal of the Year - PTT Asahi
  • Latin American Oil & Gas Deal of the Year - Quintero LNG
  • Latin American PPP Deal of the Year - Turks & Caicos Hospitals
Private Equity Real Estate magazine awards 2008
  • Global Exit of the Year
Private Equity Magazine International Awards 2008
  • Best Debt Provider in Asia
  • Best Mid-market Private Equity firm in Asia
Trade Finance Magazine Deals of the Year 2008
  • Pemex Samurai, Mexico
  • Taishan, China
  • Hyundai Steel, South Korea
  • Arik Air, Nigeria
  • Sabafon, Yemen
  • Saudi Kayan, Saudi Arabia
GTR Best Deals of 2008
  • Cove Power Project, Trinidad
  • Hyundai Steel, Korea
  • Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, Mexico
  • Golden Rock/Huscoke, Hong Kong
Institutional Investor Emerging EMEA poll 2009
  • #1 MENA equity research
February 2009 Latin Finance Deals of the Year 2008
  • Best Bond House
Euromoney Islamic Finance Awards 2009
  • Best Sukuk House
  • Best Islamic Fund Manager
  • Best Takaful House
The Treasurer Deals of the Year 2008
  • Loans: UK Mid-Market Corporates - Invensys
January 2009 IFR Awards 2008
House Awards
  • Sterling Bond House
  • Islamic Bond House
  • Latin American Bond House
  • Middle East Loan House
Deal Awards
  • Americas Equity Issue of the Year
    • Visa
  • Latin American Bond of the Year
    • Brazil
  • EMEA Securitisation of the Year
    • Driver Five
  • Asia-Pacific Loan
    • Arysta LifeScience
  • Asia-Pacific Leveraged Loan
    • Arysta LifeScience
Credit Magazine Deal of the Year 2008
  • Emerging Markets Deal of the Year
    • Vimpetcom
  • Sterling Investment Grade Corporate Deal of the Year
    • Centrica
  • Euro Investment Grade Financial Deal of the Year
    • Santander
  • Islamic Finance Deal of the Year
    • MRCB
Euroweek Asia Awards 2008
  • Best bookrunner of Asian international bonds
  • Best Asian bond - Hong Kong and China Gas USD1.6 billion 6.25% August 2018
  • Best Asian corporate bond - Hong Kong and China Gas USD1.6 billion 6.25% August 2018
  • Best Asian financial institutional bond - Korea Development Bank
  • Most impressive bookrunner of USD,EUR,YEN bonds
  • Most impressive bookrunner of Asian currency bonds
  • Most competitive on pricing
  • Best provider of swaps
  • 1st in best bank of overall advice
Euroweek Deals of the Year by Category 2008
  • Sovereigns, supranationals and agencies
    • US Dollar supranational/agency
    • Euro Supranational/Agency
  • Companies and banks
    • Sovereign Guaranteed Bank
Euroweek Loan awards 2008
  • Best emerging market loan
    • 1st - Vimpelcom USD3.5 billion
  • Best Russian loan
    • 1st - Vimpelcom USD3.5 billion
  • Best UK loan
    • 1st - Biffa GBP1.1 billion
Euroweek Middle East Loan awards 2008
  • Best arranger of acquisition loans in the Middle East
    • 1st - Dubai World USD5.5 billion
  • Best arranger of Middle Eastern project financing
    • 1st - Dubai World USD5.5 billion
  • Best Middle East loan in dollars
    • 1st - Dubai World USD5.5 billion
  • Best Middle Eastern loan for corporate borrowers
    • 1st - Dubai World USD5.5 billion
  • Best Middle Eastern loan for sovereign-level borrowers
    • 1st - Dubai World USD5.5 billion
  • Best UAE loan
    • 1st - Dubai World USD5.5 billion
  • Best Qatari loan
    • 1st - Commercial Bank of Qatar USD380 million
  • Best Kuwaiti loan
    • 1st - Agility USD525 million
  • Best arranger of acquisition loans in the Middle East
  • Best arranger of Middle Eastern project financing
Euroweek Asia Loans Awards 2008
  • Best bank at executing deals
  • Best bank at leading pricing discussions
  • Best bank for Hong Kong borrowers
  • Project Financing deal- Resorts World
Islamic Finance News Deals of the Year 2008
  • Syndicated Deal of the Year - Project Blue (Guernsey Ltd) - "Chelsea Barracks"
  • Mudarabah Deal of the Year - Purple Island Group
  • China and Hong Kong Deal of the Year - Noble Resources (Hong Kong)
  • Kuwait Deal of the Year - The Investment Dar Company
  • Qatar Deal of the Year - Al Wa'ab City WLL
  • Saudi Arabia Deal of the Year - Purple Island Corp
  • United Kingdom Deal of the Year - Project Blue (Guernsey Ltd) - "Chelsea Barracks"
The Asset Regional House and Deal Awards 2008
House Awards
  • Best Debt House
  • Best Bond House
  • Best Loan House
  • Best Project Finance House
Deal Section
  • Best Bond - Hong Kong and China Gas Co
  • Best Investment Grade Bond - Hong Kong and China Gas Co
  • Best New Bond - Hong Kong and China Gas Co
  • Best Corporate Bond - Hong Kong and China Gas Co
  • Best Sovereign Bond - Republic of Indonesia
  • Best Bank capital Bond - Wing Hang Bank
  • Best Syndicated Loan - Reliance Industries
  • Best Project Finance - MRCB Southern Link
Project Finance International awards 2008
  • Global Corporate Deal of the Year - BAA Refinancing
  • European Power Deal of the Year - Sloe Centrale
  • European Renewables Deal of the Year - Fred Olsen
  • Middle Eastern Power Deal of the Year - Ras Laffan C IWPP
  • Middle Eastern PPP Deal of the Year - Al Yah Satellite (Yahsat)
  • Middle Eastern Industrial Deal of the Year - Ma'aden Fertiliser
  • Americas Power Deal of the Year - Angamos
  • Asia Pacific Leisure Deal of the Year - Resorts World @ Sentosa
  • Americas Oil & Gas Deal of the Year - GNL Quintero
  • Asia Pacific PPP Deal of the Year - ITE College

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