Country Awards 2014 write-ups: Day 3

INDIA

BEST INVESTMENT BANK, BEST ECM HOUSE
Kotak Investment Banking

Kotak Investment Banking bags our best investment bank award as its franchise has a good mix between equity capital markets and MA advisory, due in part to its roots. Kotak started out as a strategic joint venture between Kotak Mahindra Bank Goldman Sachs until 2006, when it became fully owned by the Kotak group.

Despite the exit of Goldman Sachs, Kotak has maintained a strong focus on investment banking and advisory. It was an adviser to the committee of independent directors of Glaxo Smithkline Pharmaceuticals, on the open offer...