VTB Capital was ranked first in Dealogic’s FY 2015 league tables in the DCM Bookrunner, ECM Bookrunner and M&A Advisor categories across Russia and CIS.
VTB Capital once again maintained the top position in Dealogic‘s ranking on the volume of transactions in the Russian domestic debt capital market. In 2015, the company arranged 70 transactions for a total of US $5.447 billion with 25 per cent market share.
VTB Capital also ranked first in ECM in Russia and CIS, having arranged eight transactions, amounting to US $720 million and taking a record 40.8 per cent share of the market.
In M&A, VTB Capital has become one of the top 2 leaders in Central and Eastern Europe. In 2015, the bank advised on a total of 15 transactions, equivalent to a volume of US $11.33 billion with a Russian market share of 23 per cent.
Riccardo Orcel, Deputy CEO of VTB Group and Head of Global Banking at VTB Capital, said: “Whilst the Russian IB market was its smallest for some time in 2015 VTB Capital mitigated this effect by significantly increasing our market share and by again increasing our international deal-flow. We are delighted to extend our leadership positions in DCM, ECM and advisory services in Russia and CIS countries and successfully executed a number of landmark transactions that leave VTB Capital ideally placed for when Russian IB activity picks-up. Internationally VTB Capital executed M&A transactions for clients across the world including leading corporates from China, India, the UK, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Turkey and the United States and was rated as one of the leading M&A advisors in Central and Eastern Europe by Dealogic.“
In 2015, VTB Capital was also named Best Investment Bank in Russia by Euromoney Awards for Excellence and International Finance Magazine (UK). VTB Capital was also named Best Investment Bank for M&A in Russia and the UK, based on the votes of market participants and Finance Monthly’s own research. VTB Capital’s research team has been ranked number one by the Extel Survey 2015.
VTB Capital, the Investment Business of VTB Group, is one of the three strategic business arms of VTB Group, along with the corporate and retail businesses. Since its foundation in 2008, VTB Capital has taken part in more than 580 ECM and DCM deals, which were instrumental in attracting more than USD 230bn worth of investments to Russia and CIS.
VTB Capital offers a full range of investment banking products and services to Russian and international clients, focusing on arranging operations in the debt, equity, global commodities markets, developing investment and asset management, advising clients on M&A and ECM deals in Russia and abroad. VTB Capital operates in London, Singapore, Dubai, Hong Kong, Sofia, New York, Paris and Vienna, with headquarters in Moscow.
VTB Capital holds top positions in debt and equity capital markets, as well as M&A, in Russia, CIS and CEE according to the 2011-2014 league tables by Dealogic, Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters. In 2015 VTB Capital was named Best Investment Bank in Russia by Euromoney Awards for Excellence and International Finance Magazine (UK).
VTB Capital’s research team was ranked #1 in the Extel Survey in 2015. VTB Capital has been named Best Equities Sales and Trading firm in Russia by the annual Extel Survey and Institutional Investor All-Russia Survey since 2011.
