2016 Media Releases

Deutsche Bank has been awarded Best M&A House Australia in 2015 by FinanceAsia magazine for its role leading some of the most innovative and complex transactions of the year and topping the league tables in its field.

On announcing the award, FinanceAsia said" "Deutsche Bank shot to the top of the announced M&A league tables at the end of the year following a stellar piece of advisory work on the New South Wales government’s sale of TransGrid (also awarded Best M&A Deal). But this was by no means a last-minute flourish – the bank worked steadily on a number of clever transactions throughout 2015.“

Deal highlights included advising Santos on the AUD 7.1bn takeover proposal from Scepter Partners; acting as sole financial adviser to ANZ on its AUD 8.2bn disposal of Esanda; and working together with consortium partners KKR and Varde Partners on the AUD 8.2bn acquisition of GE Capital’s Australia and New Zealand consumer finance business (also awarded Best Debt Finance Deal).

Co-Head of Investment Banking Coverage, Bruce MacDiarmid, said: “We are delighted to be named Best M&A House in Australia. It is a significant achievement that we put down to our consistent commitment to servicing our clients’ needs which is evidenced in the deals we worked on.”

Deutsche Bank was also awarded five deal awards. James Roth, Co-Head of Investment Banking Coverage, said: “What is particularly pleasing about our deal awards is that they demonstrate the breadth of our platform as they cut across M&A, ECM, DCM and Structured Finance.”

• Best M&A Deal - NSW Electricity Networks’ AUD 10.3bn lease of TransGrig
• Best IPO - Link Administration, AUD 947m
• Best Hybrid Deal - Crown Resorts subordinated notes, AUD 630m
• Best Local Bond Deal (Joint) - Apple Inc Kangaroo bond, AUD 2.2bn
• Best Debt Finance Deal - GE Consumer acquisition warehouse financing, AUD 6.7bn