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Trade
Bank trio extends export finance facility to Bhushan Steel
DBS, Standard Chartered and DZ Bank announce a $258 million export finance facility to the Indian steel manufacturer.
By Jonathan Barlow | 9 August 2011
Equities
Citi reduces HDFC stake to below 10%
HDFC's largest shareholder raises $236.5 million from a block trade as it seeks to reduce its risk levels ahead of the implementation of Basel III.
By Anette Jönsson | 14 June 2011
M&A
Terumo pays $2.6 billion for US blood-processing firm
Japanese firms continue on the M&A trail with Terumo entering a $2.6 billion deal to buy US blood-processing technologies company CaridianBCT from its Swedish owners.
By Sameera Anand | 8 March 2011
Private Banking
Credit Suisse names SE Asia private banking head
The bank appoints Francesco de Ferrari as market area head of private banking for Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Meanwhile, Julius Baer appoints Peter Siber as chief risk ...
By Sameera Anand | 7 March 2011
Corporate
Costs and ROE target cast a shadow on HSBC's results
Despite declaring strong profit growth and a stellar year in global banking and markets, HSBC's share price fell yesterday as investors questioned the higher costs and a ...
By Sameera Anand | 1 March 2011
Business Moves
Goldman Sachs restructures PIA in Asia
Ankur Sahu and Andrew Wolff will co-head the principal investment area of Goldman Sachs in Asia, in a restructuring that sees the bank cover Asia, including Japan, out of Hong ...
By Sameera Anand | 25 February 2011
M&A
BP and Reliance agree on mammoth India partnership
British Petroleum agrees to invest up to $20 billion in India in partnership with Reliance Industries. The deal catapults advisers Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to the top ...
By Sameera Anand | 23 February 2011
People Moves
Vikram Gandhi departs Credit Suisse
After six years as global head of FIG at Credit Suisse, the not-for-profit sector convinces Vikram Gandhi to hang up his investment banking shoes.
By Sameera Anand | 22 February 2011
People Moves
Valenzuela joins BarCap in key equities distribution role
Barclays Capital strengthens its equities distribution capabilities in the region by adding veteran banker Adrian Valenzuela.
By Sameera Anand | 22 February 2011
View Point
Busting the myths about Chinese and Indian investments into Africa
Investment by Indian and Chinese firms into Africa does not dominate the flow of FDI into the continent and it is not a new phenomenon, according to a study.
By Sameera Anand | 21 February 2011
Macro & Markets
Asia still attracted by all that glitters, despite prices
Demand for gold touched an all-time high of $150 billion last year, buoyed by gold jewellery purchases in India and investment demand in China.
By Sameera Anand | 18 February 2011
People Moves
HSBC promotes Quinn to Asia-Pacific commercial banking head
Noel Quinn transfers from HSBC in the UK to head commercial banking for Asia-Pacific.
By Sameera Anand | 17 February 2011
M&A
PetroChina invests $5.4 billion in Canada JV
PetroChina becomes the latest Asian company to invest in oil sands, shelling out $5.4 billion in a joint venture with Canada's Encana.
By Sameera Anand | 11 February 2011
M&A
Tencent buys developer of League of Legends
Tencent acquires Riot Games, the creator of online game League of Legends, for around $400 million.
By Sameera Anand | 7 February 2011
M&A
CNOOC and Chesapeake announce second M&A deal
In its second deal with Chesapeake in less than six months, CNOOC agrees to pay up to $1.27 billion for a one-third interest in a shale-gas acreage in the US.
By Sameera Anand | 1 February 2011
M&A
Lenovo and NEC to combine their Japan PC businesses
The deal will catapult Lenovo to pole position in the Japanese PC market and give NEC up to $500 million of new capital.
By Sameera Anand | 31 January 2011
M&A
Moelis and Richard Orders join hands
New York-based independent investment bank Moelis & Company acquires Richard Orders' firm Asia Pacific Advisers in a deal that sees Orders and his colleague Bert Grisel become ...
By Sameera Anand | 28 January 2011
M&A
FountainVest acquires stake in LK Technology
China-focused private equity fund FountainVest acquires a minority interest in LK Technology, a China-based die casting manufacturer, for an outlay of up to $92.5 million.
By Sameera Anand | 27 January 2011
People Moves
HSBC strengthens senior bench in Hong Kong
HSBC appoints Ronald Tham head of coverage and family office for Hong Kong, Roger de Basto head of transaction management for equity capital markets in Asia-Pacific and Rajeev ...
By Sameera Anand | 21 January 2011
People Moves
Sidharth Punshi joins J.P. Morgan in India
J.P. Morgan hires Sidharth Punshi to bolster its India investment banking team.
By Sameera Anand | 19 January 2011
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