Debt Capital Markets (DCM) Support and Services

Debt Capital Markets (DCM)

A comprehensive suite of debt capital markets (DCM) solutions for investment banks and advisory firms across the bond issuance lifecycle

Debt Capital Markets (DCM) Support

As economies across the globe recover from the ill-effects of the pandemic, we witness increased bond issuance activity in the global DCM markets, primarily driven by favourable financing conditions, increased investors’ appetite and growing importance of sustainability for issuers and investors.

At Acuity Knowledge Partners, we provide bespoke support to DCM teams of investment banks and advisory firms across the world through a wide range of solutions for corporate DCM, FIG DCM, SSA DCM and sustainable DCM teams. Our team of experts regularly tracks macroeconomic factors affecting the markets and provides end-to-end, support from deal origination to execution, including the most intricate financial analysis and after-market support. We bring years of experience and proprietary tech solutions to drive overall efficiency and results, and act as an extension of your teams for deal origination and execution activities.

DCM Services - Support we Offer

Debt Capital Markets (DCM)

  • Market updates

  • Credit positioning

  • Credit / sales memos

  • New bonds/ pipeline issuance database

  • Secondary pricing refresh

  • Covenant analysis

  • Debt maturity profiles

  • Pitch book support

  • Investor presentation

  • Peer group analysis

  • Regulatory capital structure analysis

  • Pricing updates

  • Banks benchmarking

  • Issuer profiles

  • Orderbook analysis

  • Investor profiles

Sustainable Debt Capital Markets (DCM)

  • SDG mapping of assets

  • Peer benchmarking – sustainable initiatives

  • SPO providers analysis

  • Green/social/sustainable bond financing pitches

  • ESG sector analysis

  • Idea Generation – Thematic Studies

  • Green / sustainable framework analysis

Automation and workflow management platforms

How we are different

DEEP FUNCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE
DEEP FUNCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE
Deep functional knowledge of all aspects of DCM support gained from working with global leaders in the space
WIDE SECTOR COVERAGE
WIDE SECTOR COVERAGE
Expertise and experience in supporting DCM functions across a broad range of sectors and markets
STRONG INTEGRATION AND HIGH BUSINESS VALUE
STRONG INTEGRATION AND HIGH BUSINESS VALUE
Strong analytical capabilities and industry expertise coupled with high integration with client teams enable us to bring high business value to our customers through our DCM solutions
EXPERIENCED TEAM TO UNDERTAKE COMPLEX TASKS
EXPERIENCED TEAM TO UNDERTAKE COMPLEX TASKS
Highly experienced and effective analysts who do the heavy lifting for you across various debt raising, funding and advisory processes, including capitalisation, market and headroom analysis and other tasks

What we have done

DCM, loan syndication and leveraged finance support to a UK-based bulge-bracket investment bank
What we are proud of

18-20%

more client-facing time

35-40%

productivity gains

Debt capital markets (DCM) support to a Europe-based mid-size investment bank
What we are proud of

Established a strong relationship

Freed up onshore team’s capacity to handle more-value-adding tasks

Debt capital markets (DCM) support to a US-based commercial bank
What we are proud of

USD30k annual cost savings per resource

Timely turnaround on regular tasks and flexibility to handle urgent work

Debt capital markets (DCM) and rating advisory support to a Singapore-based commercial bank
What we are proud of

15%

more client-facing time, with 3-FTE support

USD30k

annual cost savings per headcount

Capital markets support to a Middle East-based bank
What we are proud of

Enabled more focus on clients and investors

Provided real-time support through virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)

Credit markets support to a UK-headquartered global bank
What we are proud of

18-20%

more client-facing time

35-40%

productivity gains

Debt Capital Markets (DCM) support to a UK-based European bank
What we are proud of

Faster turnaround time, with increased accuracy

More capacity for core functions

Support for Consulting and Corporate Firms
Support for a Europe-based mid-size investment bank
What we are proud of

6 years

of engagement

6,000+

projects delivered

Support for Consulting and Corporate Firms
Debt Capital Markets Support for a APAC-based, mid-sized Investment Bank
What we are proud of

5-year

partnership in DCM research

>35%

time savings on weekly updates

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