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International Financing Review April 4 2020 101

EQUITIES EMEA

EMEA COMMON STOCK ISSUER LEGAL ADVISERS

1/1/2020–31/3/2020

No of Total Share

Legal adviser issues US$(m) (%)

1 Bar & Karrer 1 2,402.5 9.3

2 Cooley 5 728.5 2.8

3 Law Firm of Salah 1 699.7 2.7

Al-Hejailan

4 Sullivan & Cromwell 1 635.9 2.5

5 Kromann Reumert 1 411.5 1.6

6 Simpson Thacher 1 364.3 1.4

& Bartlett

7 Roschier Advokatbyra 2 291.6 1.1

8 Mayer Brown 2 253.2 1.0

9 Linklaters 1 250.1 1.0

=9 Webber Wentzel 1 250.1 1.0

Total 181 23,993.91

Including all domestic and international deals and rights issues

Source: Refinitiv SDC code: AX3

EMEA COMMON STOCK MANAGER LEGAL ADVISERS

1/1/2020–31/3/2020

No of Total Share

Legal adviser issues US$(m) (%)

1 Linklaters 4 2,628.1 10.2

2 Freshfields Bruckhaus 2 879.4 3.4

Deringer

3 Baker Mckenzie 6 569.6 2.2

4 Allen & Overy 2 562.4 2.2

5 Proskauer Rose 1 411.5 1.6

=5 Plesner 1 411.5 1.6

7 Davis Polk & Wardwell 1 250.1 1.0

=7 ENSafrica 1 250.1 1.0

9 Attorneys At Law Borenius 1 198.1 0.8

10 Covington & Burling 3 194.6 0.8

Total 181 23,993.91

Including all domestic and international deals and rights issues

Source: Refinitiv SDC code: AX4

EMEA EQUITIES

BOOKRUNNERS: 1/1/2020–31/3/2020

Managing No of Total Share

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

Note: All deals submitted as of 2pm GMT as of Mar 31 2020

Including all domestic and international deals and rights issues

Source: Refinitiv SDC code: C4cr

1 Credit Suisse 7 3,089.87 12.9

2 Goldman Sachs 15 2,255.28 9.4

3 Morgan Stanley 11 1,873.80 7.8

4 Citigroup 14 1,738.69 7.2

5 JP Morgan 13 1,619.56 6.7

6 Barclays 11 1,531.03 6.4

7 UBS 5 1,285.78 5.4

8 BofA Securities 6 1,257.11 5.2

9 Jefferies 5 878.80 3.7

10 Nordea 9 687.97 2.9

Total 181 23,993.91

EMEA IPOs

BOOKRUNNERS: 1/1/2020–31/3/2020

Managing No of Total Share

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

Including all domestic and international deals

Source: Refinitiv SDC code: C7c

1 Riyadh Bank 1 233.23 14.1

=1 Jadwa Investment 1 233.23 14.1

=1 EFG Hermes 1 233.23 14.1

4 Peel Hunt 1 122.67 7.4

5 Cenkos Securities 1 103.75 6.3

6 Credit Suisse 1 72.86 4.4

=6 Citigroup 1 72.86 4.4

=6 Goldman Sachs 1 72.86 4.4

=6 Barclays 1 72.86 4.4

=6 HSBC 1 72.86 4.4

Total 11 1,652.40

EMEA RIGHTS ISSUE UNDERWRITING

BOOKRUNNERS: 1/1/2020–31/3/2020

Managing No of Total Share

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

Note: All deals submitted as of 2pm GMT as of Mar 31 2020

Source: Refinitiv SDC code: C8fr

1 Nordea 2 210.91 29.5

2 Citigroup 1 205.7528.8

3 Renta 4 Banco 1 163.18 22.8

4 Attijari Bank 1 41.62 5.8

5 BMCE Cap Conseil 1 41.62 5.8

6 Elana Financial 1 19.97 2.8

7 Mid-Capital 1 8.82 1.2

8 DNB 2 8.08 1.1

9 Ip De Novo Ead 1 6.86 1.0

10 Carlsquare 1 3.84 0.5

Total 14 715.60

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