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Thakur joins Merrill Lynch

A new head of debt origination begins work at Merrill Lynch to help expand its Indian debt franchise.

By Rosie Slater

February 14, 2008

Avinash Thakur has begun work at Merrill Lynch in Hong Kong as director and head of South Asia debt origination. He was formerly director, head of debt capital markets for Southeast Asia and South Asia origination at Deutsche Bank in Singapore.

ôAvinash is an experienced DCM banker. He was one of the key players driving the DCM business in India at Deutsche, a sector in which the German bank was very successful last year,ö says a source at Merrill Lynch. ôHe brings execution expertise on Indian deals, and strong relationships from the region.

India was Deutsche BankÆs most active market for bonds last year, amounting to 40% of its league table credit managing, deals for...

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