Best deals – Equity

Best IPO/
Best Equity/
Best ADR

Alibaba US$25 billion IPO
Sole independent adviser: Rothschild
Joint bookrunners: Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Citi
Joint lead managers: BOC International, CICC, CLSA, DBS Bank, HSBC, Mizuho Bank, Pacific Crest, Stifel Nicolaus, Wells Fargo

Best GDR

Inotera US$418 million GDR
Joint global coordinators: Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley
Joint bookrunners: Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, UBS

Best mid-cap equity

Luye Pharma Group US$764 million IPO (pre-greenshoe)
Joint sponsors: Citi, CITIC Securities, UBS
Joint global coordinators, joint bookrunners and joint lead managers: Citi, CLSA, UBS

Best small-cap equity

SSI Group US$144 million IPO
Joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners: BPI Capital, Credit Suisse, HSBC

Best block trade

JD.com US$618.9 million ADR secondary sell down
Joint bookrunners: Bank of America Merrill Lynch, UBS

Best follow-on offering

Ping An Insurance US$4.75 billion share sale
Sole bookrunner: Morgan Stanley

Best Reit

No winner

Best convertible bond

Khazanah Nasional US$500 million exchangeable sukuk into Tenaga Nasional
Shariah advisers: CIMB Islamic Bank, Deutsche Bank, Standard Chartered
Joint bookrunners: CIMB Investment Bank, Deutsche Bank, Standard Chartered

Best deals – Fixed income

Best bond deal/
Best investment grade bond/
Best corporate bond

Hutchison Whampoa US$3.5 billion three-year and 10-year bonds and 1.5 billion euro seven-year issue
Joint bookrunners and joint lead managers (US$ dollar tranches): Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citi, Goldman Sachs, HSBC
Joint bookrunners and joint lead managers (euro tranche): Barclays, Credit Agricole CIB, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC

Best investment grade bond – Highly commended

DBS Group Holdings US$1.25 billion dual-tranche bonds
Sole global coordinator: DBS Bank
Joint bookrunners and joint lead managers: Citi, DBS Bank, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs

Best sovereign bond

Republic of Indonesia one billion euro senior notes due 2021
Joint bookrunners: Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citi, Deutsche Bank

Best quasi-sovereign bond

Export-Import Bank of China US$3 billion 5-year and 10-year bonds
Joint bookrunners: ANZ, Bank of Communications (Hong Kong), Barclays, Credit Agricole CIB, HSBC, ICBC International, J.P. Morgan, Royal Bank of Scotland

Best corporate hybrid

PTT Exploration and Production US$1 billion subordinated perpetual capital securities
Joint bookrunners and joint lead managers: Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, HSBC, J.P. Morgan

Best bank capital bond

Bank of China US$6.5 billion additional tier 1 offshore preference shares
Sole global coordinator and financial adviser: BOC International
Joint bookrunners and joint lead managers: BNP Paribas, BOC International, China Merchant Securities, Citi, CITIC Securities, Credit Suisse, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, Standard Chartered

Best high yield bond/
Best new bond

Tata Steel US$1.5 billion 5.5-year and 10-year bonds
Joint bookrunners and joint lead managers: ANZ, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, Citi, Credit Agricole CIB, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, Rabobank International, Royal Bank of Scotland, SBI Capital Markets, Standard Chartered

Best local currency bond

Olam International S$400 million bonds
Joint bookrunners: DBS Bank, HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland

Best dim sum bond

China Development Bank triple tranche CNH2 billion senior bonds
Joint bookrunners and joint lead managers: Bank of China, Bank of Communications (Hong Kong), BNP Paribas, CCB International, HSBC, Standard Chartered

Best liability management

Republic of the Philippines US$1.5 billion accelerated one-day switch tender offer and concurrent new US$1.5 billion 10-year bonds
Joint global coordinators/Joint dealer managers: Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Standard Chartered
Joint bookrunners: ANZ, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Standard Chartered

Best deals – Structured finance / M&A

Best domestic M&A/
Best privatization

Woori Finance Holdings sale of six non-bank subsidiaries
Financial advisers: Citi, Credit Suisse

Best cross-border M&A

OCBC US$5 billion acquisition of Wing Hang Bank
Financial advisers: Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citi, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, KPMG, Nomura International, Somerly, UBS

Best syndicated loan

CT Corporation US$1.275 billion triple-tranche syndicated loan
Joint mandated lead arrangers and joint bookrunners: ANZ, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse, DBS Bank, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, ING, Maybank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Standard Chartered

Best domestic securitization

Driver China One 799 million renminbi auto ABS from Volkswagen Finance (China)
Sole financial adviser and sub-underwriter: HSBC
Lead underwriter: CICC

Best cross-border securitization/
Best transport finance

Export-Import Bank of China US$581.70 million aircraft finance ABS
Joint bookrunners and joint lead managers: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Standard Chartered

Best LBO

KKR Asia US$1.1 billion acquisition of Goodpack
Financial advisers: Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Provenance Capital, Rippledot Capital
Lead underwriters: Credit Suisse, DBS Bank, Goldman Sachs, KKR Capital, Macquarie Capital, Mizuho Bank, Morgan Stanley, Natixis

Best private equity exit

KKR & Affinity Equity Partners’ US$5.8 billion sale of Oriental Brewery to Anheuser-Busch InBev
Financial advisers: Citi, Deutsche Bank, Lazard, Morgan Stanley

Most innovative deal

Yuexiu Enterprises partial offer for a 75% stake in Chong Hing Bank
Financial advisers: Nomura International, Somerly, UBS