Awards for Excellence 2014: Best emerging markets M&A house

Best emerging markets M&A house:

Goldman Sachs

For years, Goldman’s rivals scoffed that the bank’s relatively modest DCM position, the limited supply of lucrative bespoke and structured trades compared to the pre-crisis era, and challenges of generating returns from principal investments in a new regulatory environment, would imperil its emerging market franchise.

Goldman’s EM franchise is now more diverse across product offering, from debt, IPOs to margin financing, propelled by an ever-expansive geographic footprint.