Deals of the Year 2012: Global markets – Bankers cater for a voracious appetite
International capital markets underwent a remarkable recovery last year as bond and equity markets soared, creating a fertile dealmaking environment that few had foreseen at the start of the year. By the end, an impressive volume and variety of capital raisings had hit the markets, highlighting a voracious appetite for risk and complexity that bankers were only too happy to satisfy. Even in M&A.
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| Return to Deals of Year 2012: Main index |
| Greece |
| Size |
€206 billion private sector involvement debt exchange |
| Date |
February 2012 |
| Lead dealer managers/closing agents |
Deutsche Bank, HSBC |
| Financial adviser to Greece |
Lazard |
| Deal write-up |
| Schaeffler |
| Size |
€8 billion senior secured refinancing package |
| Date |
February 2012 |
| Mandated lead arrangers |
BNP Paribas, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, JPMorgan, LBBW, Royal Bank of Scotland, UniCredit |
| Global coordinators and managing bookrunners |
BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, HSBC and JPMorgan |
| Lead bookrunners for bonds |
Commerzbank, LBBW, RBS, UniCredit |
| Deal write-up |
| Barclays |
| Size |
$3 billion of 10-year contingent capital notes |
| Date |
November 2012 |
| Global coordinating bookrunner and structuring adviser |
Barclays |
| Bookrunners |
Citi, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley |
| Deal write-up |
| Ziggo |
| Size |
€925 million IPO |
| Date |
October 2012 |
| Joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners |
JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley |
| Joint bookrunners |
UBS, Deutsche Bank |
| Joint lead managers |
ABN Amro, HSBC, Nomura, Rabobank |
| Co-lead manager |
Société Générale CIB |
| Sponsor adviser |
STJ Advisors |
| Deal write-up |
| Pentair & Tyco Flow |
| Size |
$4.9 |
