Survival of the fittest
Primary debt poll: Overall
Primary debt poll: Best service provision
Primary debt poll: Best by currency
Primary debt poll: Best by product
Primary debt poll: Full methodology
EXACTLY 12 MONTHS ago we wrote that ‘in a benign credit environment, banks might point to their profits as the only indicator of performance they need but when liquidity begins to dissipate and business is not so abundant, borrowers will remember the debt houses that took the best care of them and reward them accordingly.’
And that is exactly what has happened. As liquidity disappeared along with the benign environment, many investment banks were left badly exposed. And the borrowers have taken note. "Some banks have been affected more by the crunch than others," says Barbara Bargagli-Petrucci, head of capital markets at European Investment Bank. "We have continued with our normal dialogue but can now differentiate more...
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