European bond markets have rebounded from March hiatus, and Citi has helmed many deals. 

French bank has led wave of supranational and agency bonds linked to the coronavirus pandemic. 

Canadian bank part of global move away from Libor to alternative benchmarks. 

Timing was of the essence to achieve a strong performance on Italian and Greek sovereign issuances, on both of which Barclays was a joint bookrunner. 

The inaugural social bond by RBS will, it is hoped, support the bank’s commitment to SME lending in areas of high deprivation within the UK.

China has been absent from the euro-denominated bond market for a decade and a half, and UBS announced its exit from the SSA bond business in 2012. This unlikely duo came together, however, for a €4bn deal in November 2019. 

Capitalising on regulatory changes that have breathed new life into Indian high-yield markets, Deutsche is leading the way on non-bank financial company issuance. 

A shift from offering clients hedging to a more solutions-based approach has driven Bank of America’s success in a field dominated by European banks. 

The death of global M&A activity is very much exaggerated, say Mark Shafir and Cary Kochman of Citi, which has advised on four of 2019's mega-deals.

Nomura's expertise in the SSA sector saw it play a key role in issuances by Iceland, Italy and Austria, to notable effect.