Iceland

Awards of Excellence

Awards of Excellence

Nordic and Baltic regional awards

Best Bank: Kaupthing
Best Debt House: Citi
Best M&A House: PricewaterhouseCoopers

The Icelandic banking market is one of the most dynamic in the world and has also shown itself to be among the most resilient. Following some tough times in early 2006 when international investors got jittery about Iceland’s economy, the international expansion strategies of the main banks – Kaupthing, Glitnir and Landsbanki – have proved to be far-sighted. Kaupthing is undeniably the most aggressive of the big three: it appears to have an ability to spot opportunities, make acquisitions and integrate better than any other bank its size in Europe, if not the world.

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