Proudly advising US Steel, this landmark deal tested every aspect of execution: strategic positioning, valuation discipline, and a multi-party process against the backdrop of a change in administration and evolving regulatory considerations. This was one of the transactions that ultimately set a new benchmark for complex global M&A and culminated in the first-ever retention of a US government golden share to secure completion.
Alongside this recognition, IFR also highlighted our role on several Deal of the Year transactions, IFR House Awards and IFR Asia Awards, reflecting our involvement in some of the most consequential financings and strategic advisory assignments of the year across the globe.
Deals of the Year Awards
- M&A: Nippon Steel’s US $14.9bn takeover of US Steel
- Yankee Bond: NTT’s US $11.25bn multi-tranche bond
- Euro Bond & Yankee Reverse Bond: Alphabet’s €6.75bn five-tranche bond
- Europe Investment-Grade Corporate Bond: Danone’s €1.3bn dual-tranche bond
- Corporate Hybrid Bond: CPI Property’s Type A hybrid exchange
- Europe High-Yield Bond: Verisure Holdco’s €1bn PIK notes
- North America ABS Issue: Zayo’s US $1.42bn fibre securitisation
- EMEA Structured Finance Issue: Caister Finance’s €1.54bn CMBS
- Latin America Equity Issue: Grupo Aeromexico’s US $275m IPO
House Awards
- Reverse Yankee Bond House
- EMEA Structured Finance House
- Europe Financial Bond House
IFR Asia Awards
- Asia Bond
- Asia Pacific Structured Equity Issue
Thank you to IFR, and to our teams across the Investment Bank for their hard work and dedication, and of course to our clients for their continued partnership and trust.
