Sameera Anand

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Co-deputy Editor, FinanceAsia

Sameera Anand is the co-deputy editor of FinanceAsia and covers mergers and acquisitions including private equity, as well as market developments in the Indian sub-continent. She spent more than 12 years working as an investment banker with the ICICI group in Mumbai before becoming a financial journalist in 2005. Sameera is an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management at Ahmedabad.



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Magazine Highlights
Investor Dialogue: David Pinkerton
The chief investment officer of Zurich-based Falcon Private Bank talks about how the private bank intends to grow and why Asia is the focus.
23 November 2011
M&A
Goldman leads on M&A revenues
Companies have announced a spate of M&A deals this month, leading Dealogic to estimate that up to $1.2 billion in M&A fees could have been banked this year, with the lion's ...
17 November 2011
Business Moves
UBS solves leadership puzzle
Sergio Ermotti is formally anointed group CEO of UBS, while Axel Weber's appointment to chairman of the board is accelerated.
16 November 2011
Business Moves
UBS loses India CEO
UBS India CEO Manisha Girotra resigns at a time when the investment banking units at both UBS and rival firm, Credit Suisse, are being restructured.
15 November 2011
Private Banking
Credit Suisse confident of private banking business
We speak to Marcel Kreis, head of private banking Asia-Pacific for Credit Suisse, about why the Swiss bank has been able to attract substantial new assets into its wealth ...
8 November 2011
People Moves
Andrew Richards joins BarCap
Andrew Richards jumps ship from Morgan Stanley in Europe to Barclays Capital in Asia.
8 November 2011
M&A
Pepsi strikes China deal with Tingyi
Pepsi swaps its China bottling business for a stake in Tingyi-Asahi Beverages as it aims to consolidate its position in what will soon be the world's biggest beverage market.
7 November 2011
Private Banking
Emergensee glasses win top invention award
Spectacles that can be adjusted by the user to address near- or far-sightedness win their developer top honours as the most innovative invention from Asia-Pacific.
4 November 2011
Private Banking
DBS discusses private banking strategy
Tan Su Shan, who heads wealth management for DBS, talks about how the Singaporean bank intends to leverage its competitive advantage.
31 October 2011
Private Banking
Asia's private banks face high cost base, says UBS
Allen Lo, deputy CEO, UBS Wealth Management, APAC, discusses how the financial crisis has affected private banking clients and why he expects consolidation in the industry soon.
27 October 2011
Private Banking
Citi's Duttagupta talks private banking
Debashish Duttagupta from Citi Private Bank explains why his confidence in the bank's offering has only increased in the wake of the financial crisis.
26 October 2011
M&A
RBS's Netterfield bullish about Asian M&A
The head of corporate finance for Asia at RBS talks about why the firm is redeploying resources towards M&A.
21 October 2011
M&A
European brands turn to China
We speak to Kroll's Melvin Glapion about why Chinese buyers are targeted when European brands put themselves up for sale.
18 October 2011
M&A
Compelling case for Asian M&A, says Nomura's Nath
Nikhil Nath is confident about Asian M&A and says that even if deals don't yield blockbuster fees, banks can book indirect revenues and still come out ahead.
14 October 2011
Private Banking
Clariden Leu targets expat Indians
Mohit Gupta and Sadaf Behbahany join Clariden Leu as the Swiss private bank enhances its drive to win non-resident Indian clients.
14 October 2011
View Point
Asia's banks still selectively hiring
We talk to Charlie Thomson, founder of Singapore-based search firm Meridian Partners, about who’s hiring in Asia and why he remains bullish on the region.
13 October 2011
M&A
Denny from Clifford Chance optimistic on M&A
We talk to Roger Denny, head of Asia-Pacific M&A for law firm Clifford Chance, about the continued deal activity being driven by strategic opportunities and depressed valuations.
12 October 2011
M&A
Asian buyers eye M&A opportunities
Troubles elsewhere in the world are presenting M&A opportunities for Asian buyers, according to respondents to our fifth annual M&A survey, conducted jointly between FinanceAsia...
11 October 2011
M&A
Sinopec buys Daylight for $2.1 billion
Sinopec inks a deal to buy Canada's Daylight Energy for more than $2 billion as China’s government-controlled companies remain hungry for natural resources.
11 October 2011
People Moves
Societe Generale builds cash equities team
Societe Generale adds to its Asia cash equities team with the hire of Craig Harvey in London, after a number of additions in Hong Kong.
10 October 2011
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