Polls & awards

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  Japan's investment bank of the year: Nomura

  25 Feb 2010 Investment banking, Polls & awards
  Nomura was involved in notable M&A transactions, dominated equity issuance and did a sterling job in bond coverage, too. It rightly wins Asiamoney's award as best investment bank in Japan over the past year.

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  Headhunters Poll 2010: full results revealed

  25 Feb 2010 M&A, Stock & exchange, Hedge funds, Private equity, Structured products, Investment banking, Bonds, Broking, Polls & awards, Private banking
  Asiamoney’s Headhunters Poll 2010 saw some familiar favourites interspersed with new faces rising to the top. We reveal the top recruiters of the past year as voted for by poll respondents, and consider the prospects for 2010.

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  Japan's bond arranger of the year: Mizuho

  23 Feb 2010 Bonds, Polls & awards
  Mizuho has long been a force in domestic, euro-yen and Samurai bond financings, and 2009 proved no exception. It earns Asiamoney's award as Japan's best bond arranger of the past year.

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  Japan's equity arranger of the year: Nomura

  22 Feb 2010 Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Polls & awards
  Nomura is almost the only domestic investment bank willing and able to arrange sizeable equity issues. Its dominance, as bookrunner on nine of the top 10 deals of last year, made it a shoe-in for Asiamoney's award.

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  Japan's M&A adviser of the year: Nomura

  19 Feb 2010 M&A, Investment banking, Polls & awards
  The investment bank was responsible for US$29.4 billion of completed M&A deal flow last year for a 21.5% share of the overall market. It earns Asiamoney's nod as Japan's best M&A adviser over the past year.

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  Japan's deals of the year: international bond

  18 Feb 2010 Bonds, Polls & awards
  Rapid execution and investor familiarity with JBIC’s name ensured that its US$2.5 billion 2% bonds due 2011 went seamlessly. It wins Asiamoney's award for best international bond in Japan over the past year.

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  Japan's best deals: local currency bond

  18 Feb 2010 Bonds, Polls & awards
  Panasonic's three-tranche local bond was the firm's first domestic issue in seven years, offering investors a name diversity they welcomed. It wins Asiamoney's award for best local currency bond in Japan over the past year.

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  Japan's deals of the year: equity offering

  17 Feb 2010 Stock & exchange, Polls & awards
  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group's follow-on offering in December 2008 was the nation's largest since 2006. It was a trendsetter and earns Asiamoney's award in this category.

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  Japan's deals of the year: equity-linked offering

  17 Feb 2010 Stock & exchange, Bonds, Polls & awards
  Takashimaya's issue of zero-coupon, five-year convertible bonds in October helped to open the door for successive issues out of Japan. It earns Asiamoney's award as Japan's best equity-linked offering over the past year.

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  Japan's deals of the year: M&A

  16 Feb 2010 M&A, Polls & awards
  The Itochu-led consortium's acquisition of a 40% stake in Brazil's iron producer Namisa takes the prize for the top M&A from Japan in 2009. The successful bid beat out international competitors to secure some of the raw materials that the island's economy so badly needs.

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  Australia's deals of the year: project financing

  08 Feb 2010 Loans, Project finance, Polls & awards
  Aquasure Finance's dual-tranche project financing was the largest public-private partnership loan of its kind to be syndicated since the start of credit crisis. It earns our prize as best project finance in Australia for the past year.

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  Australia's deals of the year: local currency bond

  05 Feb 2010 Bonds, Polls & awards
  The Australian Office of Financial Management invigorated an overlooked form of funding with its A$4 billion inflation-linked bonds due 2025. It wins Asiamoney's award as the best local currency bond in Australia for the last year.

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  Australia's deals of the year: securitisation

  05 Feb 2010 Securitisation, Polls & awards
  Members Equity Bank’s A$276 million RMBS issue from its Maxis programme was the first deal of its kind to be issued in 2009 with no government support. This trail-blazing transaction earns our best securitisation award for Australia over the past year.

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  Australia's best deals of 2009: M&A

  03 Feb 2010 M&A, Polls & awards
  The US$3.1 billion merger between Vodafone Australia and Hutchison 3G Australia was a lesson in second-tier rivals cooperating to offer a threat to industry leaders. It wins Asiamoney's award as Australia's best M&A transaction of the past year.

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  Australia's best deals of 2009: IPO

  03 Feb 2010 Stock & exchange, Polls & awards
  Macquarie Capital launched Carsales.com's IPO into a vulnerable market, confident in its business model, and investors agreed. The deal was a success and wins Asiamoney's nod as Australia's best IPO of the past year.

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  Austalia's deals of the year: equity offering

  03 Feb 2010 Stock & exchange, Polls & awards
  Asciano Group's A$2.35 billion share sale allowed it to cut its net debt and rebuff the advances of the avaricious private equity companies. It wins Asiamoney's award for best equity offering in Australia over the past year.

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  Country deals of the year: Taiwan

  02 Feb 2010 M&A, Polls & awards
  KGI Securities’ purchase of Taishin Securities is the largest merger in Taiwan's brokerage sector and was the largest completed M&A deal on the island in 2009. It wins Asiamoney's nod as Taiwan's best deal of the past year.

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  Country deals of the year: Thailand

  02 Feb 2010 M&A, Polls & awards
  Bank of Ayudhya’s US$540 million acquisition of AIG Retail Bank and AIG Card (Thailand) was not just the largest completed M&A deal in Thailand last year, it was a real statement of intent from the firm. It wins Asiamoney's award as the country's best deal over the past year.

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  Country deals of the year: Singapore

  01 Feb 2010 Bonds, Polls & awards
  Temasek Holdings' US$500 million, 30-year bond issue last year cemented its name as a rare but intelligent borrower. It wins Asiamoney's award as Singapore's best transaction of the past year.

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  Country deals of the year: South Korea

  01 Feb 2010 Bonds, Polls & awards
  Regular borrower Kexim was the perfect candidate to re-open Asia ex-Japan’s G3 currency debt markets with its US$2 billion, five-year deal last January. It earns our nod as South Korea's best deal of the past year.

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  Country deals of the year: Malaysia

  29 Jan 2010 Stock & exchange, Polls & awards
  The US$3.3 billion IPO of Maxis Communications is likely to have far-reaching positive consequences for Malaysia's capital markets, and as such it wins Asiamoney's award as the country's best deal of the past year.

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  Country deals of the year: Philippines

  29 Jan 2010 Nations & economies, Bonds, Polls & awards
  San Miguel's US$802 million multi-tranche bond issue broke domestic records and finally put to rest the notion that the country's local market could not support a deal of significant size. It earns Asismoney's award as the best deal in the Philippines over the past year.

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  Country deals of the year: Indonesia

  28 Jan 2010 Bonds, Islamic finance, Polls & awards
  The Republic of Indonesia's US$650 million Islamic bond last April was a brave move and effectively reopened the international mafket for subsequent Islamic issuers. It earns our award as best Indonesia deal of the past year.

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  Country deals of the year: India

  28 Jan 2010 Stock & exchange, Bonds, Polls & awards
  Larsen & Toubro’s US$600 million combined share sale and convertible bond issue was the first of its kind out of India. The innovative transaction earns Asiamoney's nod as India's best deal of the past year.

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  Country deals of the year: China

  27 Jan 2010 Stock & exchange, Polls & awards
  There has been a tidal wave of Chinese IPOs, but one stood out above the others. Sinopharm Group's US$1.3 billion debut in Hong Kong attracted huge interest and wins Asiamoney's award as China's best of the past year.

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  Country deals of the year: Hong Kong

  27 Jan 2010 Bonds, Polls & awards
  Hutchison Whampoa's US$3 billion dual-tranche bond issue in September stood out during 2009 for timing, size and execution. It duly earns Asiamoney's award as Hong Kong's best deal over the past year.

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  Asiamoney’s Corporate Governance Poll: results

  08 Jan 2010 Polls & awards
  A year of marked volatility had a telling impact on the corporate governance standards of Asian companies. Some businesses showed marked improvement, while others fell away, as demonstrated in Asiamoney’s Corporate Governance Poll 2009.