| Deals of the year in Europe and North America | |
| Bank of America | |
| Size: | $6 billion preferred securities |
| Date: | January 24 2008 |
| Lead: | Bank of America |
| Coupon: | 7.25% |
| Société Générale | |
| Size: | €5.5 billion rights issue |
| Date: | February 11 2008 |
| Leads: | Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan |
| InBev's takeover of Anheuser-Busch | |
| Size: | $45 billion loan facility |
| Date: | June 20 2008 |
| Leads: | Banco Santander, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, Fortis, ING Bank, JP Morgan, RBS, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ and Mizuho Corporate Bank |
| Equity bridge: | $9.8 billion, refinanced with A6.4 bln rights issue |
| Leads: | BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan |
| IBM | |
| Size: | $4 billion multi-tranche bond issue |
| Date: | October 9 2008 |
| Leads: | Bank of America, Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank |
| Lloyds TSB | |
| Size: | £400 million senior unsecured |
| Date: | October 17 2008 |
| Leads: | UBS, RBC, Lloyds TSB |
| Coupon: | 6.75% |