Alfa-Bank has been ranked as the largest bookrunner among Russian banks and one of the largest among global players in the CIS in 2015.

The bank jumped up six positions in Bloomberg’s ranking, overtaking JP Morgan, Citi, Raiffeisen, BNP Paribas, and Sberbank CIB.

This achievement is partly a result of the five transactions the bank closed in the region for syndicated lending to borrowers. The total amount of the transactions exceeded USD 500m.

Alfa-Bank’s market share also grew by 5% in 2015.

Alexey Chirkizyanov, Alfa-Bank’s Debt Capital Branch Director, said: “In 2015, Alfa-Bank increased its share of the syndicated lending market thanks to the team’s expertise and effective interaction with the market makers and key clients.”