Daiwa Capital Markets named Best Lead Manager of Yen Bonds
18 January 2010
Daiwa Capital Markets (Daiwa) has won EuroWeek’s prestigious "Best Lead Manager of Yen Bonds" Award for the fourth consecutive year, further reinforcing its position as the leading investment bank for Asian financial markets. The firm also won first place in the “Yen Deal of the Year” category, for its role in the Westpac Samurai deal of February 2009.
The accolades, which are published in the magazine’s review of the Year 2009, recognise excellence and innovation during the past year and are voted for by peers, demonstrating Daiwa’s leading position in the capital markets.
Keith Meekins, Head of Fixed Income at Daiwa Capital Markets Europe, commented: “Being honoured in this way for a fourth year running is clearly a major achievement. Thanks to the team’s unwavering commitment amid challenging markets we have continued to deliver for our clients and I am confident we will continue to do so throughout 2010.”
Sam Amalou, Head of Debt Capital Markets (DCM) at Daiwa Capital Markets Europe, added: “EuroWeek has once again recognised our leading position in the Yen market and I’d like to thank the DCM team for their hard work, as well as the firms that voted for us. 2010 is already shaping up to be a busy year, with the most recent Westpac Samurai attracting strong demand, and a numberof other major deals in the pipeline.”
EuroWeek, published by Euromoney Institutional Investor Plc, is a leading global capital markets magazine.
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• Derivatives
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