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Islamic finance awards 2009: Most innovative deal

Winner: Jadwa’s acquisition of 30% stake in Luberef ExxonMobil sold its 30% stake in Lubricating Oil Refining Company (Luberef), a joint venture with Saudi Aramco at the very end of 2007. The buyers were a consortium composed of affiliates of the Zamil Group, the Al Subeaei Group and Jadwa Proprietary Investments. Jadwa Investment advised the consortium.

Dominic O’Neill, January 29, 2009

CAPITAL MARKETS

Asian market round up: Best in Japan 2008

The Euromoney Japanese Digest has published a list of deals of the year. The full list of winners is:

Lawrence White, January 29, 2009

CAPITAL MARKETS

Deals of the Year: EEMEA - surprise was the best weapon

The past year's best deals proved that investors were still receptive to a diverse range of issuers. This year will be different.

Dominic O’Neill, January 29, 2009

CAPITAL MARKETS

Deals of the Year in Latin America

January 29, 2009

CAPITAL MARKETS

Debt markets: Asian market breaks bond record

In January the Asian debt market reopened with more than $30 billion of bonds sold, breaking a record that has stood for 10 years. The region’s syndicate bankers are confident that more could be on the way as governments look to fund stimulus packages and the region’s top banks seek to raise fresh capital to shore up their balance sheets.

Lawrence White, January 29, 2009

BANKING

What future for foreign stakes in China’s banks?

Three key questions arise from the recent sale of stakes in Chinese banks by their global counterparts, two of them widely asked, one not. Observers are wondering what the impact will be on global banks’ relations with China, and what will happen when the lock-ups on foreign bank stakes in ICBC expire in April. Rather fewer are asking if, irrespective of the global lenders’ capital positions, this is anyway a good time to be bailing out of Chinese banks.

Chris Wright, January 29, 2009

CAPITAL MARKETS

Deals of the Year: Latin America pushes boundaries

Mexico, OGX and Cencosud showed that innovative, well-timed deals were possible in spite of market turmoil.

Chloe Hayward, January 29, 2009

CAPITAL MARKETS

Deals of the Year in Asia

January 29, 2009

BANKING

Outstanding contribution to Islamic finance 2009: Zeti Akhtar Aziz

Appointed in January to chair the recently established Task Force for Islamic Finance & Global Financial Stability, Bank Negara Malaysia governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz is one of Islamic finance’s most prominent advocates.

Lawrence White, January 29, 2009

A vignette dances before my eyes: Lewis storms up to Thain’s office suite on the 32nd floor of Merrill’s World Financial Center headquarters in New York. Ken is breathing heavily: waves of anger mean that he is virtually hyperventilating

Opinion

Abigail Hofman: Lewis struggles to cope with latest Merrill drama

As the terrible fourth-quarter results were unveiled, Bank of America started briefing against John Thain, Merrill Lynch’s chief executive. This is always a high-risk press strategy. A public relations specialist comments: "Washing dirty laundry in public is dangerous. Now even grannies in Topeka, Kansas, know that Bank of America is in chaos."

Abigail Hofman, January 29, 2009

BANKING

Asia-Pacific G3 International DCM League tables: There’s life in the old Bull yet

Bank of America/Merrill Lynch tops DCM bookrunner tables.

Lawrence White, January 29, 2009

BANKING

Bond Outlook January 28th

Rebuilding the balance sheets of banks, households and governments, with all that implies for higher savings rates and taxation, means the leg of the L-shaped recession will be years long.

January 28, 2009

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