Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group was named Americas Bank of the Year for 2015 by IJGlobal, the project finance and infrastructure magazine’s top annual regional honor.

In addition, MUFG Americas’ Project Finance team also won nine IJGlobal Deal of the Year awards, with seven of the winning transactions derived from North America and two from Latin America.

“We are extremely grateful to IJGlobal for having recognized MUFG’s success and efforts in the project finance sector,” said Jon Lindenberg, MUFG’s head of project finance for the Americas. “For us, these awards signify an appreciation of the faith our clients have placed in us. Their trust in MUFG allows us to more effectively support them as they seek to achieve their financing goals.”

The following are the IJGlobal Deal of the Year awards won by MUFG Americas’ Project Finance team:

• North American Power Bond Deal of the Year: Pio Pico Gas-Fired Peaker Plant, California
• North American LNG Deal of the Year: Corpus Christi, TX
• North American M&A Deal of the Year: Indiana Toll Road Acquisition
• North American Rail Deal of the Year: Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit Line, Canada
• North American Roads Deal of the Year: New Champlain Bridge Corridor Project, Canada
• North American Solar Deal of the Year: Silver State South Photovoltaic Project, Nevada
• North American Midstream Deal of the Year: Waha San Elizario & Presidio Gas Pipelines, Mexico/US Border
• Latin American Airport Deal of the Year: Mexico City New International Airport/NAICM
• Latin American Multi-Source Financing Deal of the Year: Lima Metro Line