Event Review

EMEA Finance Charity Awards Dinner took place on Wednesday 17th June, 2009

Description

Award Categories

emeafinance's Project Finance Awards recognise the best deals, the best houses, and the best advisory teams in project finance in the EMEA region over the last year.

Project Finance Awards

Best EMEA Project Finance House: BNP Paribas
Best Emerging Europe Project Finance House: ING
Best Middle East Project Finance House: Samba Financial Group
Best Africa Project Finance House: Societe Generale CIB
Best EMEA Project Finance Advisory: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Best Emerging Europe Project Finance Advisory: Ernst & Young
Best Middle East Project Finance Advisory: HSBC
Best Africa Project Finance Advisory: PricewaterhouseCoopers  

Deals  

Best Emerging Europe Infrastructure Deal: M6 Phase II, Hungary (Deutsche Bank, ING)
Best EMEA Power Deal: Enerjisa, Turkey (WestLB)
Best Middle East Power Deal: Ras Laffan C (RBS, SMBC, HSBC)
Best Emerging Europe Project Finance Deal: Grupa Lotos (Societe Generale, Calyon, BNP Paribas)
Best Middle East Petrochemical Project Finance Deal: Saudi Kayan (Samba Financial Group, HSBC, SMBC)
Best Middle East Project Finance Deal: Yemen LNG (ING, Societe Generale, Calyon, SMBC, RBS)
Best Africa Project Finance Deal: Lekki Epe-Expressway (Standard Bank, Oceanic Bank)
Best Africa Infrastructure Project Finance Deal: TAV Tunisie (Standard Bank, Societe Generale)
Best EMEA Infrastructure Deal: YahSat Satellite (Societe Generale, BNP Paribas, ING, Calyon)
Best EMEA Social Development Deal: Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi (Calyon)
Best EMEA Telecommunications Deal: New Dawn Satellite Project (Nedbank)
Best EMEA Oil Deal: Total Gabon (Societe Generale, Calyon, ING)
Best Emerging Europe Oil Deal: Sakhalin II (SMBC, BNP Paribas)
Best African Power Deal: Suez Gulf and Port Said East (Calyon, Commercial International Bank)
Best Emerging Europe Sustainability Deal: St Nikola Wind Farm (UniCredit)
Best EMEA Sustainability Deal: Olkaria III, Kenya (DEG Invest) 

emeafinances CEE & CIS Banking Awards recognise some of the leading banks across the CEE & CIS. The banks that stand out among their peers, demonstrate leadership in their home markets, the ones that top the performance and deal making tables are being honoured.
 

CEE & CIS Banking Awards

Best overall Bank in CEE CIS: Raiffeisen International
Best bank in Albania: International Commercial Bank, Albania
Best bank in Azerbaijan: International Bank of Azerbaijan
Best bank in Belarus: Priorbank
Best bank in Bulgaria: Bulbank
Best bank in Croatia: Zagrebacka Banka
Best bank in Czech Republic: Komercni Banka
Best bank in Estonia: SEB
Best bank in Georgia: JSC Bank of Georgia
Best local bank in Hungary: OTP Bank
Best foreign bank in Hungary: K&H Bank
Best foreign investment bank in Hungary: Citi
Best local bank in Kazakhstan: Halyk Bank
Best local investment bank in Kazakhstan: Visor Capital
Best foreign investment bank in Kazakhstan: ING
Best bank in Kyrgyzstan: AsiaUniversalBank
Best bank in Latvia: SEB
Best bank in Lithuania: Swedbank
Best investment bank in Poland: UniCredit CAIB
Best local bank in Poland: Bank Pekao
Best bank in Romania: Raiffeisen
Best local bank in Russia: Sberbank
Best local investment bank in Russia: Troika Dialog
Best foreign investment bank in Russia: Raiffeisen
Best bank in Serbia: Raiffeisen
Best bank in Slovakia: VUB
Best bank in Slovenia: Nova Ljubljanska banka
Best local bank in Turkey: Akbank
Best investment bank in Turkey: Garanti Securities
Best foreign bank in Turkey: Citi
Best local bank in Ukraine: Privatbank
Best foreign bank in Ukraine: UkrSibbank
Best local investment bank in Ukraine: Dragon Capital
Best foreign investment bank in Ukraine: ING Bank Ukraine
Best investment bank in Uzbekistan: Ansher Capital

Achievement Awards 2008

Best EMEA investment bank: Deutsche Bank

Debt markets
 

Best EMEA bond house: UBS
Best EMEA CHF bond deal: Bank of Moscow (UBS)
Best EMEA corporate bond: Vimpelcom (Citi, UBS, RBS)
Best EMEA local currency bond house: Standard Bank
Best EMEA local currency bond deal: KfW (Standard Bank)
Most innovative bond deal in EMEA region: Botswana (Standard Bank)
Best EMEA yen bond deal: Republic of Poland (Daiwa Securities SMBC)
Best EMEA FI bond deal: VTB (Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas)
Best securitisation house in CIS: VTB Capital
Best EMEA structured finance house: Citi
Best structured finance deal in Africa: Contact Car Trading Company (CIB)
Best structured finance deal in Middle East: Nakheel (Samba Financial Group)
Best structured finance deal in emerging Europe: Eurolease Auto (Deutsche Bank)

Syndicated loans
 

Best syndicated loan house in EMEA: Standard Bank
Best syndicated loan house in CEE-CIS: WestLB
Best syndicated loan house in the Middle East: RBS
Best syndicated loan deal in Middle East: Saudi Kayan (Samba Financial Group)
Best syndicated loan deal in CEE-CIS: Russian Railways (WestLB)

Equity
 

Best EMEA equity house: Morgan Stanley
Best IPO in CEE: Cyfrowy Polsat (UBS, UnitCredit)
Best secondary offering: AshantiGold (UBS)
Best IPO in Middle East: Al Inma Bank (Samba Capital)
Best IPO in Africa: Bank PHB (Vetiva Capital Management)
Best privatisation in CEE: Turk Telekom (Garanti Securities, Deutsche Bank)

Depositary receipts
 

Best depositary receipt house: The Bank of New York Mellon
Best depositary receipt programme: Commercial Bank of Qatar (Citi)

M&A
 

Best M&A house in Central Europe: Raiffeisen Investment
Best M&A house in CIS: Merill Lynch
Best M&A deal in CIS: Estar’s acquisition of Istil (Alfa Bank, Nomura)
Best M&A deal in CEE: Groupama International’s acquisition of Asiban
Best EMEA M&A deal: Asseco Poland and Prokom Software merger
Best M&A in Middle East: Mobily’s acquisition of Bayant (Samba Financial Group)
Best EMEA private equity house: Dubai International Capital
Best private equity house in CEE: Oyak
Best private equity exit: Oyak
Best private equity house in Africa: Citadel Capital
Best sustainability deal: St Nikola Wind Farm (UniCredit Group, EBRD, IFC)

Islamic finance
 

Best Islamic finance house: Deutsche Bank
Best Islamic bond house: Dubai Islamic Bank
Best Islamic bond deal: Aldar (Dubai Islamic Bank and Barclays Capital)
Most innovative bond deal: Tamweel (Dubai Islamic Bank)

Venue

Accommodation

Delegates are responsible for the arrangement and payment of their own travel and accommodation.