The Euromoney Japanese Digest has published a list of deals of the year. The full list of winners is:
| Best M&A deal (Japanese target): | Carlyle Group’s acquisition of majority stake in NH Techno Glass Corp. |
| Best M&A deal (Japanese acquirer): | Nomura’s acquisition of Lehman Brothers’ Europe and Asia operations. |
| Best M&A deal (Japanese target and acquirer): | Oki Electric Industry’s sale of semiconductor business to Rohm |
| Best IPO: | Seven Bank |
| Best equity follow-on: | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s equity follow-on |
| Best equity-linked deal: | Orix’s ¥150 billion convertible bond issuance |
| Best yen bond: | NTT Group’s bonds |
| Best international bond: | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group’s $1.8 billion |
| Best samurai bond: | Wal-Mart’s ¥100 billion |