Deal of the Year, Best Equity Deal, Best IPO, Best Privatization
China Construction Bank's restructuring and $9.23 billion IPO
Lead managers CICC, Credit Suisse First Boston, Morgan Stanley
POWL Daiwa SMBC, Nomura
Legal counsel Herbert Smith, Skadden Arps, Freshfields, Davis Polk
Once China Construction Bank CCB had proved itself during secondary market trading, there was never any doubt in our minds that this was the deal of the year bar none. Indeed when pitching for this award, Morgan Stanley bankers lovingly dubbed it the 'deal of the decade'.
CCB ranks as the...