KangaNews Awards 2015

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KANGANEWS AWARDS 2015: WINNERS ANNOUNCED

KangaNews Awards methodology

Since their inception at the end of 2007, KangaNews's annual awards have always been based purely on the votes of market participants. We do not employ an awards committee or ask for supporting documentation for nominations. Instead, we conduct a thorough and intensive polling of debt market users in Australia and New Zealand.

Issuers, investors and intermediaries are invited to vote for the best houses, deals and intermediaries in the year, on a confidential basis. In 2015, more than 480 votes were received from participants in the Australian and New Zealand debt markets, and global market participants with an interest in Australasian issuance. This marks yet another record year for votes, and makes the awards an even more valuable and accurate recognition of market acclaim.

After an extensive vote verification process and testing of the validity of results, KangaNews is confident that the KangaNews Awards 2015 truly represent the views of the market on the outstanding performers of 2015.

AUSTRALIAN MARKET AWARDS 2015

HOUSE AWARDS

Australian Domestic Primary Market House of the Year
ANZ

Australian Domestic Secondary Market House of the Year
Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Australian Sovereign/Agency House of the Year
UBS

Kangaroo Primary Market House of the Year
TD Securities

Kangaroo Secondary Market House of the Year
TD Securities

Australian Securitisation House of the Year
National Australia Bank

Offshore Bond House of the Year
J.P. Morgan

US Private Placement Bond House of the Year
ANZ/J.P. Morgan joint venture

Syndicated Loan House of the Year
Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Derivatives House of the Year
National Australia Bank

Australian Rates Fund Management House of the Year
Western Asset Management

Australian Credit Fund Management House of the Year
IFM Investors

Law Firm of the Year
King & Wood Mallesons

Rating Agency of the Year
Moody's Investors Service

DEAL AWARDS

Australian Sovereign/Agency Bond Deal of the Year
Australian Office of Financial Management
A$1.25 billion inflation-linked August 2040
Joint lead managers: Deutsche Bank, UBS, Westpac Institutional Bank

Australian Domestic Financial Institution Bond Deal of the Year
Westpac Banking Corporation
A$200 million 3.5% July 2020 & A$2.7 billion July 2020 FRN
Lead manager: Westpac Institutional Bank

Australian Domestic Corporate Bond Deal of the Year
BHP Billiton
A$1 billion 3% March 2020
Joint lead managers: National Australia Bank, Westpac Institutional Bank

Kangaroo Supranational, Sovereign and Agency Bond Deal of the Year
KfW Bankengruppe
A$600 million 2.4% July 2020 Green Bond
Joint lead managers: J.P. Morgan, Nomura, RBC Capital Markets

Kangaroo Credit Bond Deal of the Year
Apple
A$400 million 2.85% August 2019, A$700 million August 2019 FRN & A$1.15 billion 3.7% August 2022
Joint lead managers: Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs

Australian Listed Debt Deal of the Year
Crown Resorts
A$630 million July 2021 call FRN
Joint lead managers: ANZ, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Deutsche Bank, National Australia Bank, UBS, Westpac Institutional Bank

Australian Securitisation Deal of the Year
Macquarie Bank
A$2 billion PUMA Series 2015-1
Arranger: Macquarie Bank
Joint lead managers: ANZ, J.P. Morgan, Macquarie Bank, National Australia Bank

Australian Syndicated Loan Deal of the Year
TPG Telecom
A$1.98 billion 2018, 2019 & 2020
Mandated lead arrangers, underwriters and bookrunners: ANZ, National Australia Bank, Westpac Institutional Bank

Offshore Financial Institution Bond Deal of the Year
ANZ Banking Group
CNY2.5 billion 4.75% January 2020 call tier-two
Joint global coordinators: ANZ, HSBC
Joint lead managers: ANZ, China Construction Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, HSBC, Standard Chartered

Offshore Corporate Bond Deal of the Year
APT Pipelines
€700 million 1.375% March 2022, €650 million 2% March 2027 & £600 million 3.5% March 2030
Joint lead managers: BNP Paribas, HSBC, National Australia Bank, RBS

Offshore Hybrid Deal of the Year
BHP Billiton
US$1 billion 6.25% October 2020 call, €1.25 billion 4.75% April 2021 call, £600 million 6.5% October 2022 call, €750 million 5.625% October 2024 call & US$2.25 billion 6.75% October 2025 call
Joint lead managers: Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs

US Private Placement Bond Deal of the Year
Transurban Queensland
US$155 million 4.16% September 2025, US$230 million 4.26% September 2027, US$256 million 4.41% September 2030 & A$70 million 5.78% September 2030
Joint lead agents: Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Westpac Institutional Bank/Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Australian Innovative Debt Deal of the Year
Rabobank Nederland
A$225 million 5% July 2020 call & A$475 million July 2020 call FRN tier-two
Joint lead managers: National Australia Bank, Nomura, UBS, Westpac Institutional Bank

ISSUER AWARDS

Australian Sovereign/Agency Issuer of the Year
Queensland Treasury Corporation

Australian Financial Institution Issuer of the Year
Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Australian Corporate Issuer of the Year
Asciano

Kangaroo Issuer of the Year
Apple

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Australian Financial Institution Treasurer of the Year
Curt Zuber, Westpac Banking Corporation

Australian Corporate Treasury Executive of the Year
Simon Milne, Australia Pacific Airports Corporation

Australian Intermediary of the Year
Brad Scott, National Australia Bank

Kangaroo Intermediary of the Year
Tom Irving, TD Securities

Australian Market Achievement Award
Kumar Palghat, Kapstream Capital

Kangaroo Market Achievement Award
Rod Everitt and Craig Johnston, Deutsche Bank

NEW ZEALAND MARKET AWARDS 2015

New Zealand Domestic Bond House of the Year
ANZ

Kauri Bond House of the Year
ANZ

New Zealand Fund Management House of the Year
ACC

New Zealand Domestic Bond Deal of the Year
Rabobank Nederland New Zealand Branch
NZ$400 million 4.592% June 2020
Joint lead managers: ANZ, Westpac Institutional Bank

Kauri Bond Deal of the Year
KfW Bankengruppe
NZ$650 million 3.75% May 2020
Joint lead managers: ANZ, BNZ, TD Securities

New Zealand Issuer of the Year
Auckland Council

Kauri Issuer of the Year
World Bank

New Zealand Treasurer of the Year
Mark Butcher, New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency

New Zealand Market Achievement Award
Ross Pennington, Chapman Tripp