Global Finance Names The World’s Best Investment 2017 NEW YORK, February 16, 2017 – Global Finance magazine has named its 18th annual World’s Best Investment Banks in an exclusive survey to be published in the April 2017 issue. UBS was honored as the Best Investment in the world for 2017. “ continues to drive change,” said Joseph D. Giarraputo, publisher About Global Finance and editorial director of Global Finance. “Our annual awards recognize the banks that have the greatest depth of knowledge — and the skills and knowhow to deploy that Global Finance, founded in knowledge to serve their clients.” 1987, has a circulation of 50,000 and readers in 192 Global Finance editors, with input from industry experts, used a series of criteria— countries. Global Finance’s including market share, number and size of deals, service and advice, structuring audience includes senior capabilities, distribution network, efforts to address market conditions, innovation, corporate and financial pricing, after-market performance of and market reputation—to officers responsible for making investment and strategic score and select winners, based on a proprietary algorithm. Deals announced or decisions at multinational completed in 2016 were considered. companies and financial For editorial information please contact Andrea Fiano, editor: [email protected] institutions. Its website — GFMag.com — offers analysis and articles that are the heritage of 30 years of experience in international financial GLOBAL WINNERS markets. Global Finance is headquartered in New York, Best Investment Bank UBS with offices around the world. Best Boutique Investment Bank Ducera Partners Global Finance regularly selects the top performers among Best in Emerging Markets Standard Bank banks and other providers of . These Best in Citi awards have become a trusted Best Equity Bank J.P. Morgan standard of excellence for the global financial community. Best Debt Bank J.P. Morgan Best M&A Bank UBS To obtain rights to use the Best Up & Comer Co. Global Finance World’s Best Investment Bank 2017 award Best Bank for IPOs logo or any other Global Best Bank for Securitization Citi Finance logos, please contact Chris Giarraputo at: Best Bank for Equity-linked Debt Societe Generale [email protected] The unauthorized use of Global Finance logos is strictly prohibited.

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REGIONAL WINNERS NORTH AMERICA Best Investment Bank Best Investment Bank Samba Capital

Best Equity Bank J.P. Morgan Best Equity Bank J.P.Morgan

Best Debt Bank J.P. Morgan Best Debt Bank NCB Capital

Best M&A Bank Goldman Sachs Best M&A Bank UBS

Best Boutique Investment Bank Moelis & Company Best Boutique Investment Bank BMB Investment Bank WESTERN AFRICA Best Investment Bank Best Investment Bank Standard Bank

Best Equity Bank J.P. Morgan Best Equity Bank Java Capital

Best Debt Bank HSBC Best Debt Bank J.P. Morgan

Best M&A Bank Goldman Sachs Best M&A Bank Standard Bank

Best Boutique Investment Bank Robey Warshaw Best Boutique Investment Bank Java Capital CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE SECTOR WINNERS Best Investment Bank VTB Capital Consumer

Best Equity Bank Sberbank CIB Financial Institutions J.P. Morgan

Best Debt Bank VTB Capital Healthcare J.P. Morgan

Best M&A Bank VTB Capital Industrials/Chemicals Morgan Stanley

Best Boutique Investment Bank KF Finance Infrastructure Barclays ASIA-PACIFIC Media/Entertainment Deutsche Bank Best Investment Bank CITIC Securities Metals & Mining BMO

Best Equity Bank CITIC Securities Oil & Gas Goldman Sachs

Best Debt Bank Mizuho Power Nordea Denmark

Best M&A Bank China Construction Bank Real Estate China Securities Co.

Best Boutique Investment Bank Ivory Capital Technology Goldman Sachs LATIN AMERICA Telecoms Morgan Stanley Best Investment Bank Itau BBA

Best Equity Bank Itau BBA

Best Debt Bank Santander

Best M&A Bank Itau BBA

Best Boutique Investment Bank Tyndall Group Global Finance Names The World’s Best Investment Banks 2017 page 3 of 4

COUNTRY WINNERS

Angola Standard Bank Angola Hong Kong Kingston Financial Group

Argentina Quantum Finanzas Iceland Arion Banki

Armenia Ameriagroup India Arpwood Capital

Australia Indonesia Mandiri Sekuritas

Austria Raffeisen Bank International Iraq Exotix

Bahrain Securities & Investment Co. Ireland Goodbody

Belgium Barclays Israel Excellence Nessuah

Brazil Bradesco BBI Italy UniCredit

Canada Royal Bank of Canada Japan Mizuho

Chile Larrainvial Jordan

China China International Capital Kazakhstan UBS

Colombia Bancolombia Stanbic Bank Kenya

Denmark Nordea Denmark Markaz

Egypt EFG-Hermes Investment Banking J.P. Morgan

Finland Nordea Finland Malaysia Maybank

France BNP Paribas Mauritius Java Captial

Georgia Galt & Taggart Mexico BBVA

Germany Deutsche Bank Mongolia TDB Capital

Ghana Stanbic Ghana Morocco Attijariwafa Bank

Greece Societe Generale Mozambique BCI Global Finance Names The World’s Best Investment Banks 2017 page 4 of 4

COUNTRY WINNERS CONTINUED

Netherlands Goldman Sachs Taiwan Fubon Financial Holding Co.

New Zealand Grant Samuel & Associates Thailand Siam Commercial Bank

Nigeria FBNQuest Turkey Garanti Bank

Norway Nordea UAE Emirates NBD

Oman Bank Muscat Ukraine Unicredit

Pakistan Habib Bank Limited HSBC

Peru Santander Unites States J.P. Morgan

Philippines BDO Capital Techcom Securities

Poland Bank Pekao US REGIONAL MIDDLE MARKET PROVIDERS

Portugal CaixaBI Mid-Atlantic PNC

Puerto Rico Sandler O'Neill & Partners Midwest UMB

Qatar Masraf Al Rayan West Silicon Valley Bank

Russia VTB Capital SouthWest Cullen/Frost Bankers

Saudi Arabia Samba Capital Southeast SunTrust Bank

Singapore DBS

South Africa FirstRand Bank

South Korea NH Investment & Securities Co.

Spain BBVA

Sweden Carnegie

Switzerland UBS

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