IJGlobal Awards 2025 – APAC shortlist

The shortlist for the Asia Pacific chapter of the IJGlobal Awards 2025 is announced today, identifying the organisations that the independent panel of judges selected for recognition…with the winners to be announced mid-April in Singapore.

The awards ceremony will be hosted on Thursday 16 April at Singapore’s Raffles Hotel. For more information, go to the site for IJGlobal Awards 2025.

As with all IJ awards, we take great pride in their peer-review nature, judged by an independent panel of industry experts that has the final say on all company winners. To read about the judges, click here…

This story identifies the organisations that have been shortlisted for the APAC Company section… with the winners revealed on the night. However, there are several other Company awards – where the judges chose an outright winner (see end) – that will be announced on the night.

The transaction awards are judged by the IJGlobal regional editorial team based on submissions. They are not shortlisted.

In addition to Company Awards (listed below in alphabetical order) and Transaction Awards, individual trophies will be presented on the night.

MLA of the Year

• BNP Paribas
• DBS Bank
• MUFG
• SMBC
• Societe Generale
• Standard Chartered Bank
• Westpac

Financial Adviser of the Year

• DBS Bank
• Macquarie Capital
• MUFG
• SMBC
• Synergy Consulting

Legal Adviser of the Year

• A&O Shearman
• Milbank
• Orrick
• White & Case

Local Legal Adviser of the Year

• Ashurst OSP
• Nishimura & Asahi

Market Innovation of the Year

• Capella Capital
• Citi
• GuarantCo
• Pentagreen Capital

Ratings Agency of the Year

• Fitch Ratings
• Moody's Ratings

The following categories will be revealed on the night:

• Bond Arranger of the Year
• Corporate Trust Provider
• DFI of the Year
• Guarantor of the Year
• Model Auditor
• Newcomer
• Outstanding Individual
• Project Sponsor of the Year
• Technical Adviser
• All Transaction and Individual Awards