Best Bank for Capital Raising and M&A winner: Goldman Sachs

Praised for its expertise and investor contacts, Goldman Sachs received a host of positive comments throughout.

“Goldman Sachs is the leader in the insurance industry and has a wide skillset. They are also generally more impressive than others,” said one respondent.

Another said: “Their access to a broad client base and market knowledge is second to none.”

Goldman Sachs is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of financial services.

Working with corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals, the bank has a long established reputation.

Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial centres around the world.

JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank both received praise for their industry knowledge and excellent relationships.

“Goldman Sachs is the leader in the insurance industry and has a wide skillset. They are also generally more impressive than others.”

One participant said that JP Morgan, which has been an active player in the industry for more than 200 years, “provides excellent global advice and has strong industry expertise”. Another praised the bank for its “broad client base and market knowledge”.

Deutsche Bank, which operates in all regions of the world, is the leader in its German home market and enjoys a strong competitive position in Europe and North America as well as in key emerging markets.

The company was commended by longstanding clients, with one saying “we have worked with them for many years and have always been pleased with their work”.

Further acknowledgement surrounded the bank’s work in specific regions such as the Middle East, and the calibre of staff within the company.

Credit Suisse and Barclays were next in line, scoring 6.26 and 6.21 respectively.

The former, a Switzerland-based multinational financial services holding company, headquartered in Zürich, received commendation for its global reach. Barclays, which traces its history back to 1690 when John Freame and Thomas Gould started trading as goldsmith bankers in London’s Lombard Street, was praised for its flexibility.

The companies in the shortlists seen here were selected based on the first stage of the research, conducted via phone interviews and open online polls. Respondents were asked to name two companies they regard highly in this category. They were then asked to give details of why they had chosen these firms.

The shortlist for this category reflects the companies mentioned the most frequently.

The researchers then approached the market a second time and, using this shortlist presented in a random order, asked respondents to score each company out of ten based on how they perceive the quality of the products, services and expertise of each. It is the results of this part of the survey that are shown here.

More than 500 respondents took part in each part of the survey respectively.

The score shows the average score out of ten that each company received in stage two of the survey.

The shortlist was presented to respondents in a random order.