JP Morgan Cazenove has picked up the prize for bank of the week after managing the largest rights issue from a UK firm since 2010.
DS Smith appointed JP Morgan Cazenove alongside HSBC as co-bookrunner for its £466m rights issue, which completed this week. RBS Hoare Govett was also a co-manager on the deal. The deal priced on Wednesday, with a shareholder take-up of 98.61%.