The Russian Railways deal highlighted the importance of flexibility in volatile markets and secures a Euromoney Deals of the Year 2011 award

Kinder Morgan’s $3.3 billion initial public offering wins a Euromoney Deals of the Year 2011 award

The debut sovereign Eurobond from the Republic of Namibia, with lead managers Barclays Capital, Absa Capital and Standard Bank, in 2011 perhaps best encapsulates the trend of sovereigns that were previously unknown to international markets now being able to grab investors’ attention

Gerdau’s CFO cites the raft of Brazilian bookrunners as the reason for completing an international landmark transaction that won the company a Euromoney Deals of the Year award

Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Nomura and Rabobank help secure a Euromoney Deals of the Year 2011 award, despite a battered European FIG market and grinding regulatory uncertainty, making it an impressive feat to execute in the first place

Establishing a corporation in 2010 to create and issue short-term Shariah-compliant financial instruments to improve cross-border Islamic liquidity management was a great idea.

A European sovereign debt crisis, looming bank regulation, volatile markets – 2011 was a challenging year for those managing money for the world’s wealthiest individuals.

With public spending being cut, wealthy individuals are putting more of their philanthropic dollars to work through social-impact investing.

Refinancing options are running out for many European companies with looming debt maturities.

The State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan has always feared risk.

At long last, investment bankers are bowing to the inevitable.

Until recently, European public-sector finance did not set the pulses racing.

Euromoney reveals that certain markets and parts of investment banking are consolidating much faster than people realise, especially in fixed income, currency and commodities