FBN Capital was awarded ‘Best Debt House in Nigeria’. This award was won as a result of proven leadership in its work on several standout transactions, including seven of the nine bond issuances in 2009 and 2010. FBN Capital was jointly appointed to advise the government on its proposed US$500m bond. Other recent deals concluded include acting as lead issuing house and joint issuing house for the Bayelsa State government’s N50bn bond issuance and the N13.1bn Guaranty Trust Bank bond respectively.