2020-04-04 IFR Magazine

80 International Financing Review April 4 2020

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Managing No of Total Share

bank or group issues US$(m) (%)

Proportional credit

Source: Refinitiv SDC code: R1

1 BofA Securities 309 87,585.32 10.4

2 JP Morgan 259 81,437.74 9.7

3 Citigroup 175 59,332.96 7.1

4 Wells Fargo 198 44,690.01 5.3

5 Mizuho 231 40,305.00 4.8

6 MUFG 315 33,150.12 3.9

7 Sumitomo Mitsui 258 27,353.14 3.3

8 Credit Suisse 94 25,633.69 3.1

9 Morgan Stanley 68 25,146.58 3.0

10 Barclays 129 24,541.45 2.9

Total 1,877 839,879.44

GLOBAL LOANS BOOKRUNNERS – FULLY

SYNDICATED VOLUME (EX US)

BOOKRUNNERS: 1/1/2020–31/3/2020

Managing No of Total Share

bank or group issues US$(m) (%)

Proportional credit

Source: Refinitiv SDC code: R4

1 Mizuho 174 26,773.49 9.9

2 Sumitomo Mitsui 225 20,669.00 7.7

3 MUFG 246 20,302.32 7.5

4 Bank of China 64 10,001.44 3.7

5 HSBC 48 8,345.81 3.1

6 CIBC 30 8,115.41 3.0

7 Deutsche Bank 31 7,992.65 3.0

8 Scotiabank 34 7,748.98 2.9

9 Credit Agricole 38 7,414.74 2.8

10 BMO 30 7,158.81 2.7

Total 1,044 269,264.64

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