Competition heats up in Brazilian investment banking

As Brazil’s economy and financial markets pick up, Credit Suisse and UBS face growing competition from other foreign banks and domestic contenders. Chloe Hayward reports.

Top 10 Brazilian ECM Bookrunners 2007 YTD
Pos. Bookrunner Deal value ($mln) No. % share
1 UBS 6,869 32 25.99
2 Credit Suisse 6,169 28 23.34
3 Banco Itaú 2,751 17 10.41
4 JPMorgan 2,503 10 9.47
5 Citi 2,029 5 7.68
6 Merrill Lynch 1,968 10 7.45
7 Unibanco 1,391 5 5.26
8 Morgan Stanley 796 5 3.01
9 Goldman Sachs 672 2 2.54
10 ABN Amro Rothschild 495 2 1.87
Total 26,431 70 100.00
Top 10 Brazilian Crossborder Advisors 2007 YTD
Pos. All advisor parent Deal value at announcement ($mln) No. % share
1 JPMorgan 6,666 6 25.23
2 ABN Amro 6,043 8 22.87
3 Goldman Sachs 5,620 3 21.27
4 Citi 4,159 8 15.74
5 UBS 3,309 6 12.53
6 Credit Suisse 2,840 5 10.75
7 Rothschild 2,098 3 7.94
8 Merrill Lynch 1,551 3 5.87
9 Morgan Stanley 1,193 1 4.51
10 Banco Itaú 1,150 1 4.35
Total 26,419 170 100.00
Top 10 Brazilian DCM Bookrunners 2007 YTD
Pos. Bookrunner Deal value ($mln) No. % share
1 UBS 1,322 12 8.85
2 Merrill Lynch 1,299 6 8.69
3 Credit Suisse 1,223 11 8.18
4 Banco Bradesco 1,190 9 7.97
5 Banco Itaú 1,138 13 7.62
6 ABN Amro 958 7 6.41
7 Citi 887 10 5.93
8 JPMorgan 852 3 5.70
9 Banco Votorantim 799 6 5.35
10 Banco do Brasil 738 10 4.94
Total 14,940 77 100.00
Source: Dealogic

LEADING SWISS BANKS Credit Suisse and UBS continue to fight for the investment banking crown in Brazil. In Euromoney’s Awards for excellence 2007, UBS took the top prize in the equity and debt markets and Credit Suisse was top for M&A.

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