Financial News last night hosted its 13th annual awards for excellence in European investment banking. The awards were presented at a dinner held at The Magazine restaurant at London's Serpentine Sackler Gallery.

Goldman Sachs remains at the cutting edge of the industry, and is the envy of rivals for the way it has preserved a partnership culture. Its talent management is second to none and it continually displays an ability to bring on the next generation of rainmakers. Last year, the bank used technology to overhaul the way it conducted interviews on college campuses, for example, to ensure it was reaching as broad a range of applicants as possible. Goldman Sachs won this award with a clear lead over rivals in the judging.