OREANDA-NEWS. December 18, 2013. Sberbank CIB has captured awards in three categories at the “Сbonds Аwards – 2013.” The company took first place in the category “Best Initial Corporate Bond Placement Deal” for its involvement in Norilsk Nickel’s issue of series BO-01, BO-02, and BO-04 bonds worth RUB 35 bln. Sberbank CIB also took first place in the category “Best Initial Sub-federal Bond Placement Deal” together with the other organisers of the Krasnoyarsk Region’s RUB 11 bln bond placement. In addition, Sberbank CIB was awarded second place in the category “Best Investment Bank (Company) for Work with Top-tier Borrowers.”

“The accolades that we’ve received at the Cbonds Awards are further proof that our services are of the highest quality,” said Pavel Sokolov, Co-Head of Investment Banking and Managing Director of Sberbank CIB. “Our clients receive financial solutions that meet their needs for borrowing on today’s challenging market thanks to the well-coordinated and highly professional work carried out by our team. We’re delighted that the team’s efforts to provide clients with world-class service have been recognised by the investment community once again.”

This is the second year in a row that Sberbank CIB has been commended at the Cbonds Awards. Last year the company took first place in the category “Best Initial Corporate Bond Placement Deal” for its involvement in JSC NOVATEK’s issue of series BO-2, BO-3, and BO-4 bonds worth RUB 20 bln, and second place in the category “Best Investment Bank for Work with Top-tier Borrowers.” In the past, Troika Dialog won various categories at the Cbonds Awards numerous times.

Sberbank CIB representatives received the awards at the 11th Russian Bond Congress, which was organised by Cbonds-Congress. The winners and runners-up are determined by a survey held on Cbond’s website a month before the Russian Bond Congress.