Best Borrowers 2008: Deutsche Bank

When Deutsche Bank paid a large premium to issue bonds in August, many derided the deals. But a lot of borrowers would now be very happy to have funded at the same levels.

Deutsche Bank
GECC
GlaxoSmithKline
EEB/TGI
Bank of America



In mid-August last year, it would have been difficult to find a bank that was not of the opinion that the credit crunch would be short-lived. Most were saying that the sub-prime troubles were relatively limited, and that the widening spreads and diminishing liquidity would come back soon, as they had during previous blips in the overall bull market of the past several years. But not everyone was so quick to dismiss the possibility of a prolonged problem.

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