Awards for excellence – Greece

Best bank

National Bank of Greece

Best debt house

Citigroup/Schroder Salomon Smith Barney

Best equity house

EFG Eurobank Ergasias

Best M&A house

CSFB

National Bank of Greece is the country’s largest bank with, analysts estimate, a share of around 40% of national deposits and 30% of loans. The bank is a leader in domestic retail and commercial banking and, increasingly so, in investment banking. “Don’t let the degree of government ownership fool you,” says one Greek investment banker working for a leading international firm, [the state still owns15% of the bank which has been privatized in stages] “National Bank of Greece is an impressive outfit.