Australasia

Bhavin Shukla will become managing director, head of infrastructure investment banking, Japan Asia North and Australia & Asia South, at the US bank.

Read on for the winners of the 30th edition of the FinanceAsia Awards, across Australia and New Zealand.

The rationale behind all the winners for the best capital markets and advisory deals across Asia Pacific - including bonds, digital bonds, equities, IPOs, M&A, and syndicated loans.

The rationale behind all the winners for the best financing, private markets & innovation deals across Apac - including infrastructure, Islamic finance, private credit, private equity, project finance, property, structured finance, sustainable finance, VC and innovation.

The rationale behind all the winners for the best finance houses across Asia Pacific.

Two M&A deals in Australia’s financial services sector hit major turbulence in March, underlining some of the recent challenges in completing deals, including higher interest rates and the war in the Middle East.

Anders Svensson is joining the bank in Sydney from Morgan Stanley.

As oil moves above $115 a barrel, Apac governments are scrambling to reduce energy demand as the OECD sees US inflation rising to 4.2% this year. Markets are bracing for more turmoil as the war escalates with the Houthis joining the fight.

Despite growing investor confidence, a challenging fundraising environment in the region persists. The role of AI in deals is gaining in importance.