Asiamoney China Corporate and Investment Banking Awards
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Citic Securities is the undisputed leader in China’s domestic equities market.
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Citic Securities is the undisputed leader in China’s domestic equities market.
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China Securities Co’s performance in the onshore debt market has gone from strength to strength in the past year. Between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021, Asiamoney’s awards period, CSC claimed a 11.2% market share in bond underwriting and an increase in volume of nearly 23%, making it one of only two securities firms (the other was Citic Securities) to have a share of more than 10%, Wind data shows.
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During Asiamoney’s awards period, Haitong International was busier than all its peers in equity capital markets.
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Citi has long had a reputation of leveraging its unrivalled global network and local market expertise to help clients – no matter where they are based – to find business opportunities, either domestically or internationally.
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China Merchants Bank has once again impressed Asiamoney with its solid performance and growth, making it our choice for best corporate and investment bank in China for 2021.
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China Merchants Bank has once again impressed Asiamoney with its solid performance and growth, making it our choice for best corporate and investment bank in China for 2021.
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One of the big four Chinese state-owned banks, Bank of China has delivered solid results in the onshore debt market, making it the obvious winner of this Asiamoney award.
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In 2020, China International Capital Corp reported an impressive 40% year-on-year jump in investment banking revenues to Rmb5.96 billion ($921 million).
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In 2020, China International Capital Corp reported an impressive 40% year-on-year jump in investment banking revenues to Rmb5.96 billion ($921 million).
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In 2020, China International Capital Corp reported an impressive 40% year-on-year jump in investment banking revenues to Rmb5.96 billion ($921 million).
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Shenzhen-based China Merchants Bank continues to set the standards for corporate and investment banking in the domestic market in almost every segment, under Chen Yujia, general manager of investment banking.
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Citic Securities underwrote Rmb1.1 trillion ($161 billion) of domestic bonds during our awards period, between July 1, 2019, and June 30, 2020, and was the only firm to exceed the Rmb1 trillion mark. That big undertaking was split across 2,479 onshore bonds, proof of the frenetic pace of China’s domestic debt market.
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Haitong International has become a respected player in the offshore equity market. Under Sean Huang, group head of corporate finance and co-chairman of investment banking, the firm has helped a variety of Chinese companies raise cash offshore.
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It is seven years since CLSA was acquired by Citic Securities, becoming a wholly owned subsidiary. CLSA’s staff in Hong Kong now work closely with their domestic counterparts, creating a powerful double-act for M&A advisory.
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As one of the largest and most internationalized Chinese banks, Bank of China (BOC) continued to serve as the bridge for domestic clients venturing offshore, as well as for foreign issuers seeking funding opportunities in mainland China’s Rmb109 trillion ($16 trillion) market.
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Citi’s China business, led by chief executive Christine Lam, delivered Rmb5.95 billion ($871 million) of revenues with Rmb2.07 billion of net profits in 2019.
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Liu Xiaodan almost single-handedly built Huatai United Securities into a top Chinese investment bank for mergers and acquisitions within a decade. But Liu, M&A banker-turned-chair, left Huatai United in August 2019 and set up her own private equity firm this May.
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Citic Securities remains the leader in domestic equities underwriting, with a volume of Rmb304.1 billion during our awards period, according to Wind – an increase of 35% from a year ago, which is an eye-catching rise for such a large firm.
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Citic Securities is the clear winner of this category – just look at the numbers. The firm reported revenues of Rmb43.1 billion ($6.3 billion) in 2019, and a net profit of Rmb12.2 billion, surpassing all of its rivals among the Chinese securities houses.
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During our awards period between July 1, 2019, and June 30, 2020, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) underwrote 2,298 domestic bonds, according to Wind.
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Bank of China (BOC) was involved in nearly 150 M&A projects worth a combined $62 billion during our awards period – between July 1, 2019, and June 30, 2020 – taking the total number of deals it has been involved in over the years to nearly 1,000.
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China Merchants Bank (CMB) provides its clients with advisory services beyond just lending and potential acquisitions; under its president Tian Huiyu, CMB has become one of the most tech-savvy banks in the country, using these skills to provide advice on financing strategy and deal structuring.
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Asiamoney has dived deep into China’s burgeoning corporate and investment banking markets to reveal the best banks and securities firms
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Mergers and acquisitions are at the heart of Huatai United Securities’ investment banking business.
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China International Capital Corp maintained its leadership in cross-border equity capital markets during our awards period, and worked on more ECM deals involving Chinese issuers than any of its Chinese and global peers, with an overall deal volume of $10 billion, according to Dealogic.
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The investment banking arm of Bank of China, BOCI, together with other BOC entities including the bank’s Hong Kong branch, has always shown leadership in both Chinese and Asian offshore bonds, ranking alongside global firms such as HSBC and Citi.
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Over the years, Citi has transformed itself into a household brand and a go-to foreign bank in China, both in institutional banking and consumer banking. Last year was a strong one for the firm, which saw 22% growth in its revenues to Rmb6.46 billion ($908 million), and a 63% jump in net profit to Rmb2.55 billion.
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By deal volume, China International Capital Corp ranked number one on the M&A financial advisers’ league table involving Chinese companies during our awards period, with a market share of more than 11%, according to data supplied by Dealogic.
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Having been one of the top three domestic bond underwriters by market share since 2012, China Securities Co (CSC), whose bond underwriting department is headed by Guo Chunlei, has maintained strong growth momentum in recent years, from an already very high base.
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Citic Securities maintained its market leading position in domestic equity capital markets underwriting during our awards period. Between June 1, 2018 and May 31, 2019, Citic was involved in 57 ECM transactions with a volume of Rmb217 billion ($31 billion) – 64% higher than the second-place name, according to Wind.
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To say that Citic Securities is an indisputable leader among Chinese securities houses is not an overstatement. Serving more than 8,000 clients, including over 1,600 listed companies, the investment banking business headed by Ma Yao is well-established and highly reputable. With 1,100 bankers based out of 13 domestic offices, the brokerage serves a full range of clients from state-owned enterprises to private companies and local government financing platforms.
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Up against state-owned banks such as Bank of China and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the biggest lenders even at a global scale, CMB found a space among the very best in leverage finance.
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There is no denying that Industrial and Commercial Bank of China is a volume house, just like its Chinese big four peers. During our awards period of June 1, 2018 to May 31, 2019, ICBC ranked first among all banks in terms of domestic bond underwriting, with a volume of Rmb1.36 trillion ($191 billion) and a 12.3% market share, according to Wind.
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China Merchants Bank is China’s premier joint stock commercial bank; its investment banking business has a team of more than 500 bankers in offices across the mainland, headed by general manager Han Gang from the Shenzhen headquarters.
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View the results of the 2018 Asiamoney China corporate and investment banking awards here
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China Merchants Bank underwrote a total of Rmb33.86 billion ($5 billion) of various debt capital market products for other financial institutions between June 2017 and May 2018, putting it top of the league tables among Chinese banks and brokerage houses, according to financial data provider Wind Information Technology.
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Huatai United Securities, a mid-sized brokerage house, specializes in restructuring and mergers and acquisitions, especially for private enterprises.
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Bank of China was top of the league table for loan bookrunners among all Chinese banks and ranked second among debt capital market bookrunners for the year to May, according to Dealogic. The bank helped its clients – the majority of them state-owned conglomerates – to raise $54.4 billion in bond financings and $51 billion through loans.
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China International Capital Corp leads Dealogic’s league tables when it comes to cross-border M&A advisory among Chinese banks, completing a total of 11 deals with a combined value of $18.5 billion.
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According to Dealogic, China International Capital Corp leads the league tables when it comes to domestic M&A advisory, with a total of 74 deals done between June 2017 and May 2018. The deals, worth a combined $160 billion, give it a big lead over the next mainland rival, Citic Securities, which in the same period advised 56 deals with a collective valuation of $101 billion.
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Even though China International Capital Corp was not the leader in the league table for offshore fund-raisings of Chinese enterprises, it was the most successful among Chinese brokerage houses.
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China’s leading brokerage house, Citic Securities, was the clear dominant player in China’s equity markets. According to Dealogic, the firm achieved 55 initial public offerings in the 12 months to May, putting it in first place in the league tables by deal count.