Corporate Finance
With a global presence and extensive expertise, Santander CIB provides industry leading support for the full range of Corporate Finance activities.
Our services
Equity Capital Markets
Equity Capital Markets
Our global ECM team provides clients innovative advice on accessing the equity capital markets. We offer our clients top-tier structuring, underwriting and distribution capabilities in both emerging and developed markets. Our origination services include initial public offerings, follow-on offerings, equity linked solutions and private placements delivered globally.
Leveraged Finance
Leveraged Finance
Our global Leveraged Finance team provides global corporate and institutional clients solutions for acquisition financing, leveraged buyouts, refinancing or recapitalization. We specialize in offering tailored solutions for our clients across products including leveraged loans, high-yield bonds and other junior debt instruments.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Mergers and Acquisitions
Our specialized M&A team advises global corporations and institutions on transactions across all sectors of the economy, providing strategic advice in local markets with global impact. We offer our clients thoughtful advice on valuation, transaction structuring and negotiation, paired with thorough hands-on execution.
Meet our team
Darren Jones is the global head of Banking & Corporate Finance. He is a member of the CIB Global Executive Committee and the Banking & Corporate Finance Global Executive Committee.
Darren joined Santander in January 2018 as Head of UK Banking & Corporate Finance. Prior to this, Darren spent over 30 years with Barclays, where he was Head of UK & Ireland Corporate Finance within the Investment Banking Division. Darren was responsible for raising over $400bn in debt and equity for clients in many transformational transactions. He also held a number of senior management positions, including Global Head of Structured Trade and Export Finance and Head of Capital Strategy, EMEA. Darren joined Barclays Capital in the late 1990’s from Barclays Group, where he had held a number of strategy, client management and senior project roles, both within the UK and overseas.