Full write-ups of the awards will appear in the coming issue of FinanceAsia and we will toast the winners at a cocktail reception at the Shangri-La in Tokyo in May.
BEST INVESTMENT BANK
Morgan Stanley [joint venture with Mitsubishi UFJ]
BEST FOREIGN INVESTMENT BANK
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
BEST M&A HOUSE
Morgan Stanley [joint venture with Mitsubishi UFJ]
BEST INTERNATIONAL M&A HOUSE
J.P. Morgan
BEST EQUITY HOUSE
Daiwa
BEST INTERNATIONAL EQUITY HOUSE
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
BEST ELECTRONIC EQUITY BROKERAGE
Credit Suisse
BEST BOND HOUSE
Morgan Stanley [joint venture with Mitsubishi UFJ]
BEST INTERNATIONAL BOND HOUSE
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
BEST SAMURAI HOUSE
J.P. Morgan
BEST FX HOUSE
Deutsche Bank
BEST SECURITISATION HOUSE
Nomura
BEST DERIVATIVES HOUSE
Deutsche Bank
BEST ISSUER
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
BEST INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
BEST DOMESTIC LAW FIRM
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu