KangaNews Awards 2023: institution and deal winners announced
KangaNews is proud to announce the winners of the institutional and deal categories in the KangaNews Awards 2023. At the end of another busy year in the Australian and New Zealand capital markets, KangaNews received votes from hundreds of market participants keen to recognise the achievements of 2023's most outstanding performers.
Since their inception at the end of 2007, the KangaNews Awards have been based purely on the votes of market participants. KangaNews does not employ an awards committee or ask for awards pitches. Instead, it conducts thorough and intensive polling of those involved in the Australian and New Zealand debt markets.
The majority of the KangaNews Awards are for longstanding categories, in many cases dating back to the first ever iteration of the process. The first KangaNews Awards 2023 announcement covers awards for institutions and transactions. The KangaNews Market People of the Year for 2023 will be announced at the KangaNews Awards Gala Dinner on 19 March 2024.
The KangaNews Awards 2023
Australian market house awards
Australian Bond House of the Year
Westpac Institutional Bank
Australian Rates House of the Year
Westpac Institutional Bank
Australian Credit House of the Year
Westpac Institutional Bank
Australian Dollar SSA House of the Year
RBC Capital Markets
Australian Secondary Market House of the Year
Westpac Institutional Bank
Australian Securitisation House of the Year
National Australia Bank
Australian Sustainability Debt House of the Year
ANZ
Global Coverage House of the Year – Rates
UBS
Global Coverage House of the Year – Credit
Citi
US Private Placement House of the Year
National Australia Bank
Australian Rates Fund Manager of the Year
Ardea Investment Management
Australian Credit Fund Manager of the Year
Kapstream Capital
Australian Sustainability Fund Manager of the Year
QIC
Australian Law Firm of the Year
King & Wood Mallesons
Australian Rating Agency of the Year
S&P Global Ratings
Australian Rates Sector Rating Agency of the Year
S&P Global Ratings
Australian Credit Sector Rating Agency of the Year
S&P Global Ratings
Australian Structured Finance Rating Agency of the Year
Moody's Investors Service
Australian Trustee of the Year
Perpetual Corporate Trust
Australian market deal awards
Australian Dollar Rates Bond Deal of the Year
Australian Office of Financial Management
A$8 billion 4.75% June 2054
Lead managers: Barrenjoey, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, J.P. Morgan, UBS, Westpac Institutional Bank
SSA Kangaroo Bond Deal of the Year
World Bank
A$1.5 billion 4.40% January 2028 Sustainable Development Bond
Lead managers: ANZ, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Nomura, TD Securities
Australian Sustainability Bond Deal of the Year
Western Australian Treasury Corporation
A$1.9 billion 4.25% July 2033 green bond
Sustainability advisers: ANZ, UBS
Lead managers: ANZ, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, UBS, Westpac Institutional Bank
Australian Dollar Financial Institution Bond Deal of the Year
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
A$450 million 4.75% January 2026, A$1.8 billion January 2026 FRN, A$750 million 5.00% January 2028 & A$2 billion January 2028 FRN
Lead manager: Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australian Dollar Corporate Bond Deal of the Year
AusNet Services Holdings
A$700 million 6.134% May 2033
Lead managers: ANZ, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, MUFG Securities, National Australia Bank, Westpac Institutional Bank
Australian RMBS Deal of the Year
ING Bank Australia
A$2 billion IDOL 2023-1 Trust
Arrangers: ING Bank, Macquarie Bank
Lead managers: ING Bank, Macquarie Bank, National Australia Bank, Westpac Institutional Bank
Australian ABS Deal of the Year
Judo Bank
A$500 million Judo Capital Markets Trust 2023-1
Arrangers: Citi, Societe Generale
Lead managers: ANZ, Citi, RBC Capital Markets, Societe Generale, Westpac Institutional Bank
Australian Syndicated Loan Deal of the Year
AirTrunk
A$4.58 billion 2027, 2028 & 2030 sustainability-linked loan
Joint sustainability structuring agents: Crédit Agricole CIB, Deutsche Bank, HSBC
Bookrunners and mandated lead arrangers: Crédit Agricole CIB, DBS Bank, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, ING, Morgan Stanley, MUFG
Australian-Origin Offshore Financial Institution Bond Deal of the Year
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank
€500 million 4.02% October 2026 covered bond
Lead managers: Barclays, Natixis, UBS
Australian-Origin Offshore Corporate Bond Deal of the Year
Sydney Airport Finance
€1 billion 4.375% May 2033
Lead managers: BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB, RBC Capital Markets, Societe Generale
Australian-Origin US Private Placement Deal of the Year
Ausgrid
A$1.488 billion equivalent 2030, 2033, 2035 & 2037
Joint lead agents: BofA Securities/Westpac Institutional Bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Scotiabank
Australian market issuer awards
Australian Government Sector Issuer of the Year
Australian Office of Financial Management
Kangaroo Issuer of the Year
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Australian Bank Issuer of the Year
Westpac Banking Corporation
Australian Nonbank Financial Institution Issuer of the Year
Pepper Money
Australian Corporate Issuer of the Year
NBN Co
Australian Sustainability Issuer of the Year
NBN Co
Australian market innovation awards
Australian Innovative Deal of the Year
Worley Financial Services
A$350 million 5.95% October 2028 sustainability-linked bond
Lead managers: BNP Paribas, BofA Securities, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, HSBC
Australian Market Innovation of the Year
Australian Financial Markets Association new debt primary market conventions
New Zealand market awards
New Zealand Bond House of the Year
Westpac Banking Corporation New Zealand Branch
New Zealand Rates House of the Year
ANZ
New Zealand Credit House of the Year
Westpac Banking Corporation New Zealand Branch
Kauri House of the Year
ANZ
New Zealand Secondary Market House of the Year
Westpac Banking Corporation New Zealand Branch
New Zealand Sustainability Debt House of the Year
Westpac New Zealand
New Zealand Securitisation House of the Year
Westpac New Zealand
New Zealand Fund Management House of the Year
Milford Asset Management
New Zealand Law Firm of the Year
Chapman Tripp
New Zealand Rating Agency of the Year
S&P Global Ratings
New Zealand Trustee of the Year
New Zealand Guardian Trust
New Zealand Dollar Rates Bond Deal of the Year
New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency
NZ$1.1 billion 4.50% May 2030 sustainable financing bond
Arranger: Westpac Banking Corporation New Zealand Branch
Lead managers: ANZ, BNZ, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Westpac Banking Corporation New Zealand Branch
New Zealand Dollar Credit Bond Deal of the Year
Kiwibank
NZ$650 million 6.254% October 2028
Arranger: Westpac Banking Corporation New Zealand Branch
Lead managers: ANZ, BNZ, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Westpac Banking Corporation New Zealand Branch
Kauri Bond Deal of the Year
World Bank
NZ$950 million 5.00% June 2026 Sustainable Development Bond
Lead managers: ANZ, BNZ, Westpac Banking Corporation New Zealand Branch
New Zealand Sustainability Deal of the Year
New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency
NZ$1.1 billion 4.50% May 2030 sustainable financing bond
Arranger: Westpac Banking Corporation New Zealand Branch
Lead managers: ANZ, BNZ, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Westpac Banking Corporation New Zealand Branch
New Zealand Securitisation Deal of the Year
Motor Trade Finance
NZ$280 million MTF Opala Trust 2023
Arrangers and lead managers: Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Westpac New Zealand
New Zealand Issuer Offshore Deal of the Year
New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency
A$1 billion 4.70% August 2028
Lead managers: ANZ, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, National Australia Bank, Westpac Institutional Bank
New Zealand Innovative Debt Deal of the Year
New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency
NZ$1.1 billion 4.50% May 2030 sustainable financing bond
Arranger: Westpac Banking Corporation New Zealand Branch
Lead managers: ANZ, BNZ, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Westpac Banking Corporation New Zealand Branch
New Zealand Issuer of the Year
New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency
Kauri Issuer of the Year
Nordic Investment Bank
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