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Global Most Innovative in | Asia's Best Bank | Asia's Best Digital Bank |
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Best Bank in the World | World’s Best Bank 2021 | World's Best |
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Outstanding Leadership | Bank of the Year 2018 |
Industries
Automotive awards
Treasury, Trade, SSC & Risk Management Awards
Best Supply Chain Solution for Regional Non-Recourse ARP Solution for KPIT Technologies, India, 2020
Automotive latest deals
2020 – Green loan to finance EV plant of LG ChemDeal structured based on Green Loan Principles as part of Sustainability agenda of both LG Chem and DBS
2020 - Digitally enabled and bespoke regional ARP solution for Samvardhana Motherson group, a leading global automotive tier-1 supplier
Financial Institutions awards
Best Sub-custodian Bank Awards
- Best Sub-custodian Bank, APAC, 2020
- Best Sub-custodian Bank, Singapore and Indonesia, 2020
World's Best Investment Banks
- Best Debt Bank, Global, 2020
- Best Investment Bank for Sustainable Finance, APAC, 2020
Sustainable Capital Markets Regional Awards
Most Innovative Deal, Bank (FIs/NBFIs), 2019
Deals of the Year
Best Securitisation Deal, APAC, 2020
Best DCM House, Singapore, 2020
Food & Agribusiness latest deals
2020 – Wilmar International Limited and DBS Food & Agribusiness industry’s first corporate loan agreement pegged to the Singapore Overnight Rate Average (SORA) coupled with an Interest Rate Swap (IRS).
2020 – Olam International and DBS Food & Agribusiness industry’s first club loan agreement in Singapore pegged to the Singapore Overnight Rate Average (SORA) coupled with an Cross Country Swap (CCS).
2019 – DBS is the first Asian bank to be appointed as a co-sustainability coordinator for Louis Dreyfus Company’s first sustainability-linked syndicated loan in Asia.
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals awards
Treasury, Trade, SSC & Risk Management Awards
Best Payments and Collections Solution for Mount Alvernia Hospital, 2020
- Corporate Finance Team of the Year, 2019
- Grand Prix, Deal Team of the Year, 2019
Finance House of the Year, 2018
Metals & Mining latest deals
Commodity Hedging & Clearing: DBS is among the top banks with capacity to provide commodity hedging solution and clearing services, clearing iron ore contracts with annual volume of approximately 100mil-200mil tonnes.
2020 – Structured Finance: DBS has led and arranged a number of structured financing deals including prepayment and pre-shipment finance for global traders and large-scale smelters/refineries including India and China. E.g. we have recently arranged and structured a 5-year pre-export advance (PEF) facility for a large-scale steel mill (Seller) in Asia against its supply contract of steel products to an international metal trading house (Off-taker). This structure allows the Seller to raise financing through an intermediary Buyer (Off-taker) by way of assignment of the rights under the Sales & Purchase contracts and Advance Payment & Supply Agreement.
2019 – Financial Advisor and Lead Financing Bank of a US$960mil limited recourse project financing based in Indonesia for Phase 1 and 2 of Alumina Refinery.
2019 – Hedging coordinator for a Group of Lenders for an Indonesia based transaction for up to 7 years in Cross-Currency Swap (CCS) for notional amount of USD380mil.
Oil & Gas awards
- Oil & Gas Deal of the Year, APAC, 2019
- LNG Deal of the Year, 2019
Commodities Acquisition Finance Deal of the Year, 2019
Offshore Project Finance Deal of the Year, 2019
Infrastructure Awards
Project Finance Advisory House of the Year, 2019
Oil & Gas latest deals
- 2020 – Joint Bookrunner for CNPC’s US$2 billion Multi-Tranche Notes Issuance
- 2019 – Mandated Lead Arranger and Hedge Coordinator for Pertamina’s US$1.8 billion Gas Development Financing
- 2019 – Mandated Lead Arranger, Bookrunner and Global Coordinator for PTTEP’s US$600 million Term Loan
- 2020 – Joint Global Coordinator and Joint Bookrunner for MedcoEnergi’s US$650 million Rated Bond Issuance
- 2019 – Mandated Lead Arranger for US$600 million Dhamra LNG Terminal
- 2019 – Mandated Lead Arranger for $2.55 billion APLNG Refinancing
- 2020 – Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner for Reliance Industries Limited’s US$1.2 billion Syndicated Loan
- 2020 – Mandated Lead Arranger and Facility Agent for Viva Energy US$275 million Syndicated
Power & Utilities awards
Achievement Awards
- Project Finance Deal of the Year, Regional, 2020 - Changfang and Xidao
- Best of South East Asia, Regional, 2020 - Star Energy Geothermal Salak – Darajat
- Megatrend Deal of the Year – ESG, Regional, 2020 - Star Energy Geothermal Salak – Darajat
- Yunlin (Wind Power) Project, Joint Lender, 2020
- Cofco International: Sustainability-linked Facilities, Joint Lender, 2020
Infrastructure Awards
- Project Finance House of the Year, Singapore, 2017 - 2020
- Project Finance Advisory House of the Year, Asia, 2019
Real Estate awards
Best Overall Asia Pacific Bank for Real Estate Services, 2021
Best Overall Singapore Bank for Real Estate Services, 2011–2021
In the 2021 edition of Euromoney’s Real Estate Survey, DBS is named the Best Bank for Real Estate Finance (Asia Pacific). It is our first time conferring this regional award. We are also celebrating being named Singapore’s Best Bank for Real Estate Finance for the 12th time, and for the 11th consecutive year.
Real Estate latest deals
Global Coordinator and Mandated Lead Arranger for the S$8.671 billion syndicated financing for Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort and the funding requirements for the development of its fourth tower.
Sole Financial Advisor and Sole Financier to Yanlord Land Group Limited for the S$1.7 billion privatisation of United Engineers Limited.
Sole Lender for the first and largest sustainability-linked loan in Asia’s real estate sector to CapitaLand Limited. This was a S$300 million multi-currency sustainability-linked loan and was also Singapore’s largest sustainability-linked financing provided by a sole lender in 2018.
Shipping, Aviation, Logistics & Transportation latest deals
- 2020 – Joint Lead Arranger & Bookrunner for US$650 million Bond Issue
- 2020 – Sole Bookrunner for S$500 million Bond Issue
- 2019 – Joint Lead Arranger & Bookrunner for US$500 million Bond Issue
2019 – Joint Lead Arranger & Bookrunner for US$600 million Bond Issue
2020 – Joint Bookrunner & Joint Lead Manager for US$700 million and US$300 million Bond Issue
2020 – Joint Global Coordinator, Joint Lead Manager and Joint Bookrunner for US$400 million (5-year) and US$400 million (10-year) Bond Issue
- 2020 – Sole Financial Advisor & Joint Lead Manager for S$8.8 billion Rights and Mandatory Convertible Bonds Issuance
- 2020 – Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner for S$4 billion Syndicated Bridging Loan
- 2019 – Global coordinator for S$750 million Retail Bond Issue
- 2019 – Arranger & Bookrunner for S$600 million Bond Issue
- 2020 – Joint Bookrunner for US$750 million Bond Issue
- 2020 – Joint Global Coordinator and Joint Bookrunner for US$1 billion Bond Issue
- 2019 – Joint Lead Manager & Bookrunner for US$500 million Bond Issue
- 2019 – Joint Lead Manager & Bookrunner for US$750 million Bond Issue
- 2019 – Joint Lead Manager & Bookrunner for US$500 million Bond Issue
2019 – Joint Lead Arranger & Bookrunner for S$1.4 billion and S$1.5 billion Bond Issue
Telecommunications, Media & Technology awards
Infrastructure Awards
- Telecom Deal of the Year, Myanmar, 2019
TPG Global acquisition financing for Pan Asia Majestic Eagle Limited
Country Awards
- Best Acquisition Finance, Myanmar, 2019
PAMEL Holdings US$185 million acquisition and revolving credit facilities / Pan Asia Majestic Eagle Limited US$100 million term loan facilities - Best Privatisation, Singapore, 2019
Joint offer by SPH and Keppel Corporation to privatise M1 Limited for S$1.9 billion - Best Equity Linked, China, 2019
Lenovo Group US$675 million convertible bonds
NetLink NBN Trust's S$2.3 billion IPO
Equity Deal of the year, Singapore, 2018
ByteDance Inc
Harnessing the Power of Technology Winner, 2019
Telecommunications, Media & Technology latest deals
- Mandated Lead Arranger for acquisition financing amounting to an aggregate of USD 331 million Bridge Loan Facility in relation to Centratama Group’s acquisition of Telecom Towers in Indonesia (2020)
- Joint Lead Arranger, Joint Bookrunner and Co-Documentation Agents for acquisition financing amounting to an aggregate USD 15.5 billion Syndicated Term Loan Facilities in relation Broadcom Inc.’s acquisition of Symantec Corporation’s enterprise security business (2019)
- Mandated Arranger for acquisition financing facilities amounting to an aggregate USD 165 million in relation to Platinum Equity’s acquisition of PCI Limited (2019)
- Joint Lead Manager & Bookrunner for SingTel Group Treasury Pte Ltd’s USD 750 million Senior Unsecured Notes (2020)
- Joint Lead Manager & Bookrunner for Lenovo Group Limited’s USD 650 million Senior Unsecured Notes (2020)
- Joint Lead Manager & Bookrunner for Broadcom Inc USD 4.5 billion Senior Unsecured Notes (2020)
- NetLink NBN Trust's SGD 2.3 billion IPO in Singapore (2017)
- Joint Financial Adviser to Broadcom Inc. on their USD 10.7 billion acquisition of Symantec enterprise security business (2019)
- Sole Financial Adviser to Pagani Holding III Limited (a special purpose vehicle of Platinum Equity) on their SGD 265 million acquisition of PCI Limited (2019)
- Sole Financial Adviser to UST Global on Temasek Holding’s strategic investment for a minority stake in UST Global Inc (2018)
- Joint Financial Adviser to SingPost on Alibaba’s SGD 187 million strategic investment in SingPost (2017) and Sole Financial Adviser to SingPost on Alibaba’s SGD 313 million strategic investment for a minority stake in SingPost (2014)
