Sponsors:
Arrangers - Credit Suisse
As one of the world's leading banks, Credit Suisse provides its clients with investment banking, private banking and asset management services worldwide. In its Investment Banking business, Credit Suisse is active across the full spectrum of financial services products including debt and equity underwriting, sales and trading, mergers and acquisitions, investment research, and correspondent and prime brokerage services.
Credit Suisse Leveraged Finance Group supports its private equity and corporate clients with a demonstrated global ability to underwrite debt across the capital structure for acquisition and event-driven financings. Credit Suisse is a market leader in leveraged and acquisition finance, with dedicated professionals in New York, London and throughout Asia-Pacific including Hong Kong, Sydney and Tokyo - www.credit-suisse.com.
Arrangers - Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank is a leading global investment bank with a strong and profitable private clients franchise. A leader in Germany and Europe, the bank is continuously growing in North America, Asia and key emerging markets. With roughly 78,000 employees in 76 countries, Deutsche Bank offers unparalleled financial services throughout the world. The bank competes to be the leading global provider of financial solutions for demanding clients creating exceptional value for its shareholders and people.
Serving more then 14 million customers, Deutsche Bank is committed to capturing growth opportunities and shaping market development while serving the interests of its shareholders, staff and society. The globalisation of business activity, the expansion of financial markets and the sustained growth in invested assets in emerging and established economies are trends for which Deutsche Bank is well-prepared. Thanks to its powerful business model, strong international presence and the great commitment of its staff, the bank is assured of success in the future, too. Please go to www.db.com for more information.
Contributing Sponsor - Linklaters
Linklaters specialises in advising the world's leading companies, financial institutions and governments on their most important and challenging transactions and assignments. With offices in major business and financial centres, the firm delivers an outstanding service to clients anywhere in the world.
In Asia, Linklaters is best known for delivering the highest quality across the broadest platform. Representing the pre-eminent mandated lead arrangers, mezzanine providers and sponsors, the firm has acted on some of the most complex and high profile leveraged finance transactions seen in the market, including advising:
- The Korea Development Bank on the US$2.9 billion financing for the acquisition by Doosan Infrastructure and Doosan Engine of the compact business of Ingersoll Rand – a US based business with 69 subsidiaries operating in 25 jurisdictions
- JPMorgan and the other lead arrangers on Permira’s US$2.2 billion acquisition of Arysta LifeScience from Olympus Capital – Best Private Equity Deal, FinanceAsia Japan Awards 2008
- the PIK Facility Arranger, PIK Facility Lenders and PIK Equity Interest Holders in relation to the JPY170 billion financing for a tender offer bid in relation to the acquisition of Tokyo Star Bank by funds advised by Advantage Partners
- Vodafone on the vendor finance and subsequent securitisation aspects of the ¥1.8 trillion (US$15.7 billion) sale of its Japanese subsidiary, Vodafone KK, to SoftBank - M&A Deal of the Year, IFLR Asian Awards 2007; M&A Deal of the Year, Asian Legal Business Awards (Japan) 2007; Japan Deal of the Year, Asian Legal Business Awards (Japan) 2007
- Merrill Lynch on a US$580 million bridge facility for the acquisition of Jaya Holdings
The firm's knowledge of leveraged finance techniques, combined with local legal and commercial expertise in all of Asia's key markets, gives Linklaters the edge in this increasingly complex area.
Your Linklaters contacts:
Hong Kong
Trevor Clark
Patrick Fontaine
David Irvine
John Maxwell
Singapore
Philip Badge
Narayan Iyer
Bangkok
Wilailuk Okanurak
Pichitpon Eammongkolchai
Tokyo
Christopher Bradley
www.linklaters.com
Lunch Sponsor - Paul Hastings
International law firm, Paul Hastings, is a market-leader in the field of acquisition and leveraged finance in the Asia-Pacific region - www.paulhastings.com.
