Awards
World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: Good Times Fizzle Away
A buoyant 2025 has transformed into a precarious 2026 rife with geopolitical instability, including the largest oil shock in history.
News & Features Archive
Join the global community of corporate and public-sector finance industry leaders reading Global Finance monthly in print.
Click Here
Award Winners
World’s Best Investment Banks: Global Winners
Explore the top investment banks of 2025, highlighting their achievements and contributions across key global categories in the industry.
Award Winners
World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: Global Winners By Sector
In 2025, some of the world’s top investment banks demonstrated their leadership across diverse sectors, driving major deals that shaped global markets.
Sponsored Content
Boubyan Bank: Leading Islamic finance through digital innovation
These standout investment banks exemplify the dynamism and growing global relevance of Africa’s financial ecosystem.
Award Winners
World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: Africa
These standout investment banks exemplify the dynamism and growing global relevance of Africa’s financial ecosystem.
Award Winners
World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: Asia-Pacific
This year's top firms in Asia-Pacific underscore the region’s growing influence in shaping global investment banking trends.
Award Winners
World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: Central & Eastern Europe
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has long been a hub for dynamic financial markets, and in 2025, investment banks in the region are capitalizing on a resurgence of complex, sponsor-backed M&A transactions.
Award Winners
World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: Latin America
Latin America's investment banking giants of 2025, driving record M&A deals, booming equity offerings, and landmark debt transactions.
Sponsored Content
Belfius: Setting the standard for service excellence for public-sector, business and corporate clients in Belgium
Investment banks in the Middle East enjoyed a transformative 2025 with record-breaking sukuk issuances and high-profile IPOs.
Award Winners
World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: Middle East
Investment banks in the Middle East enjoyed a transformative 2025 with record-breaking sukuk issuances and high-profile IPOs.
Award Winners
World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: North America
North America's investment banks overcame early market disruptions, then surged with major M&A, IPO, and debt deals in 2025.
Award Winners
World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: Western Europe
Western European investment banks powered through 2025, dominating IPOs, M&As, and debt deals, driving innovation and record-breaking market growth.
Winner Insights
Houlihan Lokey: Hiring Top Talent Is The Key
Houlihan Lokey’s global co-heads of corporate finance, Jay Novak and Larry DeAngelo, discuss the sector-focused strategy that earned their firm the award for Best Investment Bank for M&A in North America.
Sponsored Content
Kapital Bank’s Commitment to Sustainable Banking Showcased at COP29
COP29 in Baku gathered over 190 countries to advance climate action and reinforce Paris Agreement commitments. Kapital Bank, a key player in Azerbaijan's banking sector, has shown strong support for international ESG principles, driving the nation’s sustainability goals forward.
Winner Insights
Rand Merchant Bank: Cautious Optimism
Rob Leon, Co-Head of Investment Banking at Rand Merchant Bank, explains Africa’s opportunities to become a global investment hub.