Debt capital markets: Morgan Stanley makes big comeback

US bank is surprising frontrunner in league tables.

Raj Dhanda, head of debt capital markets at Morgan Stanley Dhanda: pitching hard

A few eyebrows were raised when Dealogic’s first quarter league tables for Latin America were released. The top debt underwriter turned out to be Morgan Stanley – a house many banks had all but written off a year ago.

The ranking was mainly thanks to Morgan Stanley’s position as co-lead on the $3 billion liability management transaction for Mexico in March, alongside Goldman Sachs. But Goldman only came third in the league table: Morgan Stanley had seven other deals under its belt – from Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, and even Uruguay.

Raj Dhanda, head of debt capital markets at Morgan Stanley, sees the pick-up in pace as coming partly from the very top.

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