DealWatch names Daiwa Securities SMBC Samurai Bond House of the Year
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14 April 2009
Daiwa Securities SMBC has been recognised for its leading role in the bond markets in Thomson Reuter’s 2008 DealWatch Awards. The firm was named “Samurai Bond House of the Year”, for the third year running and was further recognised for its part in the following deals:
“Straight Bond of the Year” - Panasonic's Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Series of Unsecured Straight Bonds
“Straight Bond Debut of the Year” - Seven & i Holdings 2nd unsecured domestic straight bonds
“Samurai bond of the Year” - Westpac Banking Corporation Japanese Yen Bonds
“Asset-backed Securities Deal of the Year” - GHLC MBS#21
Hisato Oiwa, Head of Capital Markets and Syndicate, Daiwa Securities SMBC Co Ltd, commented, “This is just reflection of the team’s hard work and our leading position in the bond markets. We have won an impressive number of industry awards in the past few months and I thank the DealWatch judges for awarding us these honours. ”
The DealWatch Awards were established by Thomson in 1995 with the aim of contributing to the promotion and development of the Japanese capital markets.
Note to editors:
Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Daiwa Securities Capital Markets Co Ltd, the investment banking arm of Daiwa Securities Group.
Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited offers a wide range of services from its main business areas:
• Equity
• Fixed Income
• Derivatives
• Debt & Equity Capital Markets
Corporate Finance and M&A advisory services are provided in Europe by our subsidiary, Close Brothers Corporate Finance