KangaNews Awards 2007

Monday, 26 November 2007

Updated

KangaNews is pleased to announce the winners of its first annual awards for the Kangaroo and Kauri markets. KangaNews would like to thank all the market participants who contributed to the awards process, and to congratulate the award winners on their achievements. Full coverage and analysis of the winners will be included in the December/January edition of KangaNews.

The winners are:

Kangaroo Primary Market House of the Year
RBC Capital Markets

Kangaroo Secondary Market House of the Year
TD Securities

Kangaroo Originator of the Year
Peter Christie, Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Kangaroo Deal of the Year
Joint winners
Wachovia’s A$1.45 billion multi-tranche senior and subordinated deal
Lead managers: nabCapital, Wachovia Capital Markets, Westpac Institutional Bank
Swiss Re’s A$750 million two tranche T1 deal
Lead managers: Deutsche Bank, UBS Australia, Westpac Institutional Bank

Kangaroo Issuer of the Year
European Investment Bank

Kangaroo Issuing and Paying Agent of the Year
BNY Trust Australia

Kangaroo Law Firm of the Year
Mallesons Stephen Jaques

Kangaroo Rating Agency of the Year
Standard & Poor’s

Kauri Market House of the Year
ANZ Institutional

Kauri Deal of the Year
World Bank’s NZ$350 million 7.5 per cent 2014 bond
Lead managers: ANZ Institutional and TD Securities

Kauri Issuer of the Year
Rentenbank