The leading financial publication has named BNP Paribas Europe’s Best Bank for Securities Services, Europe’s Best Investment Bank for Debt Capital Markets, Europe’s Best Investment Bank for Financing, and Nordics and Baltics’ Best Investment Bank, along with 10 other accolades.
Regional awards
- Europe’s Best Bank for Securities Services
- Europe’s Best Investment Bank for DCM
- Europe’s Best Investment Bank for Financing
- Nordics and Baltics’ Best Investment Bank
Country awards
- Belgium’s Best Bank for Large Corporates (BNP Paribas Fortis)
- Belgium’s Best Investment Bank (BNP Paribas Fortis)
- Denmark’s Best Investment Bank
- Finland’s Best Investment Bank
- France’s Best Bank
- France’s Best Investment Bank
- India’s Best Bank for Sustainable Finance
- Indonesia’s Best Investment Bank for M&A
- Ireland’s Best Investment Bank for DCM
- Luxembourg’s Best Bank (BGL BNP Paribas)
These recognitions are a testament to the Bank’s ability to innovate and deliver consistently across the full spectrum of its client needs.
A future-ready custodian
In its Awards for Excellence 2025, naming BNP Paribas Europe’s Best Bank for Securities Services, Euromoney noted that “BNP Paribas’ Securities Services delivered a standout performance in 2024 and into the first quarter of 2025, keeping up momentum and innovation in its European markets.”
After previously naming BNP Paribas World’s Best Bank for Securities Services in 2024, Euromoney has again singled out its European business this year. Editors applauded “the Bank’s diversified, multi-local model, operating proprietary custody and fund-administration capabilities in 27 European and global markets, translated into the strongest first-quarter revenue performance among the industry’s big five custodians” and highlighted that “the Bank’s scale positions it to lead industry-wide change and extract efficiency gains.”
As the only European player among the top five global custodians, BNP Paribas’ Securities Services business has adapted its model for growth over the past 30 years, to become a global leader with European roots, with assets under custody of EUR13.25 trillion in 2024, and assets under administration of EUR2.76 trillion. Editors also noted that product development has kept pace with commercial advance.
A DCM powerhouse
Named as Europe’s Best Investment Bank for DCM, BNP Paribas retained its #1 position in the Eurobond market and ranked #5 globally in international DCM volume in 2024, according to Dealogic data. Euromoney editors recognised the Bank’s ability to “translate consistent, currency-agnostic advice into tangible gains across investment grade, high-yield and emerging market segments, cementing its role as Europe’s best DCM franchise.”
Euromoney underscored the Bank’s addition of incremental share in euros in 2024 and its emergence as the leading non-Swiss arranger, positioning itself third overall, and standing as the number one non-UK-headquartered sterling bookrunner. It highlighted the leveraged finance industry, where “BNP Paribas now ranks alongside the traditional Wall Street lenders.”
The DCM franchise spans across sovereigns, supranationals and agencies, corporates, and financial institutions, each benefiting from the Bank’s deep structuring expertise and flawless execution. Euromoney noted that “product innovation has been another engine of growth”, from leading 40 debut transactions to structuring the largest-ever green hybrid bond, and delivering across market conditions, with pioneering firsts such as the eurozone’s first digital bond issuance by a sovereign issuer and unlocking new markets in CEEMEA.
Financing client journeys
Applauded as Europe’s Best Investment Bank for Financing, BNP Paribas led the EMEA loan bookrunner league table in 2024. Euromoney noted “BNP Paribas cemented its lead in European loan markets with a run of headline financings that showcased both balance sheet firepower and advisory depth.”
Editors recognised a financing platform that supported some of the year’s most transformative deals, as BNP Paribas delivered tailored, high-impact solutions that helped clients fund growth, manage risks, and accelerate their sustainability journeys.
According to Euromoney: “Threading through these deals is a financing platform that marries sector insight with capital-structure intuition and distributes risk across a pan-European investor loan base.” The publication particularly highlighted the Bank’s active role in acquisition finance, real-asset lending and presence on every marquee transaction its clients brought to market.
A pioneer in the Nordics and Baltics region
BNP Paribas has been named the Nordics and Baltics’ Best Investment Bank, a recognition that celebrates the remarkable journey in the region.
Euromoney notes that “BNP Paribas has rapidly converted a long-standing Nordic footprint into a fully integrated regional franchise,” adding that it is “the largest international bank with on-the-ground staff in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland.”
Editors highlight flagship transactions that have reinforced the Bank’s trajectory, along with record-breaking debt mandates, and differentiating features such as cross-border connectivity. They specifically noted “full-service desks now embedded in each mainland Nordic country, a proven ability to deliver multi-product solutions around complex M&A, and a reputation for stepping in during market stress.”
The full list of BNP Paribas 2025 Euromoney awards accolades