| Best bank in western Europe | Santander |
| Best investment bank in western Europe | Deutsche Bank |
| Best debt house in western Europe | HSBC |
| Best equity house in western Europe | Goldman Sachs |
| Best M&A house in western Europe | Goldman Sachs |
| Best risk adviser in western Europe | HSBC |
| Best transaction services house in western Europe |
Deutsche Bank |
| Best flow house in western Europe | BNP Paribas |
| Country Awards for Excellence 2014: western Europe | |
| Awards for Excellence 2014: Results index | |
Best bank in western Europe
After five years of balkanization of the European banking system, with many national champions abandoning international ambitions, selling out of positions that commanded little share in foreign markets to repatriate capital that domestic regulators have pressured them to conserve close to home, there are hardly any European banks left worthy of the name.
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