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102 International Financing Review April 4 2020

ALL FRENCH EQUITIES

BOOKRUNNERS: 1/1/2020–31/3/2020

Managing No of Total Share

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

Including all domestic and international deals and rights issues

Source: Refinitiv SDC code: C4c2r

1 BNP Paribas 4 389.78 16.1

2 SG 5 364.46 15.0

3 Goldman Sachs 2 195.61 8.1

4 Credit Suisse 1 168.73 7.0

5 Natixis 2 166.27 6.9

6 Morgan Stanley 1 162.30 6.7

=6 BBVA 1 162.30 6.7

=6 Deutsche Bank 1 162.30 6.7

=6 JP Morgan 1 162.30 6.7

=6 Commerzbank 1 162.30 6.7

Total 10 2,424.53

ALL GERMAN EQUITIES

BOOKRUNNERS: 1/1/2020–31/3/2020

Managing No of Total Share

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

Including all domestic and international deals and rights issues

Source: Refinitiv SDC code: C4c3r

1 UBS 2 542.22 22.1

2 Morgan Stanley 2 482.76 19.7

3 Goldman Sachs 1 391.92 16.0

4 BofA Securities 1 352.08 14.4

5 Berenberg 1 121.60 5.0

6 BNP Paribas 1 90.85 3.7

=6 JP Morgan 1 90.85 3.7

=6 HSBC 1 90.85 3.7

=6 UniCredit 1 90.85 3.7

=6 Barclays 1 90.85 3.7

Total 8 2,449.94

ALL ITALIAN EQUITIES

BOOKRUNNERS: 1/1/2020–31/3/2020

Managing No of Total Share

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

Including all domestic and international deals and rights issues

Source: Refinitiv SDC code: C4c5r

1 Citigroup 3 276.34 28.2

2 Mediobanca 2 150.62 15.3

3 Goldman Sachs 1 124.99 12.7

=3 Barclays 1 124.99 12.7

=3 Banca IMI 1 124.99 12.7

6 Morgan Stanley 1 107.98 11.0

7 Banca Agricola Man 1 32.58 3.3

=7 BofA Securities 1 32.58 3.3

9 Envent CM 1 6.38 0.7

Total 6 981.47

ALL UK EQUITIES

BOOKRUNNERS: 1/1/2020–31/3/2020

Managing No of Total Share

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

Including all domestic and international deals and rights issues

Source: Refinitiv SDC code: C4c1r

1 Barclays 7 1,136.5525.9

2 Goldman Sachs 5 380.60 8.7

3 Deutsche Bank 4 314.42 7.2

4 JP Morgan 4 300.89 6.8

5 Numis 6 270.77 6.2

6 Credit Suisse 3 260.33 5.9

7 Morgan Stanley 3 196.51 4.5

8 Peel Hunt 5 171.02 3.9

9 Canaccord Genuity 2 161.47 3.7

10 HSBC 2 136.89 3.1

Total 76 4,393.22

ALL NORDIC EQUITIES

BOOKRUNNERS: 1/1/2020–31/3/2020

Managing No of Total Share

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

Including all domestic and international deals and rights issues

Source: Refinitiv SDC code: C4c6

1 Nordea 9 687.97 19.4

2 BofA Securities 1 495.06 13.9

3 Carnegie 14 409.86 11.5

4 Danske Bank 3 333.21 9.4

5 Citigroup 2 302.60 8.5

6 Goldman Sachs 1 228.44 6.4

=6 Morgan Stanley 1 228.44 6.4

8 Sundal Collier 8 165.20 4.7

9 Swedbank 4 139.97 3.9

10 Pareto 5 82.39 2.3

Total 41 3,551.96

10 IFR Equities and SE 2327 p 95 - 106 .indd 102 03 / 04 / 2020 20 : 40 : 33