Global Finance names Ameriabank as The Best Investment Bank in Armenia 2016

ArmInfo. Global Finance magazine has named its 17th annual World's Best Investment Banks in an exclusive survey to be published in the April 2016 issue. Armenia's Ameriabank has been named as The Best Investment Bank in Armenia 2016. UBS was honored as the Best Investment Bank in the world for 2016.

Global Finance editors, with input from industry experts, used a series of criteria-including market share, number and size of deals, service and advice, structuring capabilities, distribution network, efforts to address market conditions, innovation, pricing, after-market performance of underwritings and market reputation-to score and select winners, based on a proprietary algorithm. Deals announced or completed in 2015 were considered.

Ameriabank Director for Invest Banking Arno Mosikyan considers it a great honor for Ameriabank to receive such award.

"Our bank's success is in its individual approach to customers, regular innovative approaches, highly- qualified staff and balanced risk management. This helped us get competitive advantages in the market, gain confidence of customers, and establish long-term and effective cooperation with them," Moskyan said.  The Bank provides a full package of invest banking services, all types of M&A transactions, whether public, private, cross border or domestic in nature. The Bank offers full range of services starting from identifying and analyzing the target to overall deal management, aiming to help our clients maximize the benefits derived from the contemplated deal.

Global Finance, founded in 1987, has a circulation of 50,050 and readers in 180 countries.Global Finance's audience includes senior corporate and financial officers responsible for making investment and strategic decisions at multinational companies and financial institutions. Global Finance also targets the 8,000 international portfolio investors responsible for more than 80% of all global assets under professional management.

As an absolute leader in the market by assets, loans, liabilities and deposits, Ameriabank provides full- fledged solutions in corporate, retail and investment banking. Having multiple excellency awards by Euromoney (2014, 2012, 2011), Global Finance (2015, 2012, 201 3), The Banker/FT (2015, 2013, 2010), Ameriabank is committed to invest in cutting-edge technologies and unparalleled customer service.  Ameriabank and EBRD launched cooperation in 2010. Since then, the Bank received financing through TFP for trade, SME and energy efficient projects. Ameriabank has raised $345 million from international financial institutions in total. Ameriabank shareholders are America Group CY Ltd - 80% and ERD - 20%.