IFR Asia Review of the Year 2009
What a difference a year makes. Just 15 months ago, the world’s financial markets were staring into the abyss following Lehman Brothers cataclysmic slide into bankruptcy. To say that the past year has been tumultuous is an understatement.
Regional Awards
BANK OF THE YEAR, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BOND HOUSE OF THE YEAR
Powering ahead: JP Morgan has become a banking powerhouse throughout much of the world, but until recently had made quieter progress in Asia. But the progress it made in 2009 in particular was notable. In a year when others were distracted by their own problems, JP Morgan delivered superior capital markets and trading solutions to clients and counterparties across the region and is IFR Asia’s Bank of the Year.
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BOND HOUSE
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ISSUER OF THE YEAR, SINGAPORE CAPITAL MARKETS DEAL
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DOMESTIC BOND HOUSE
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DOMESTIC BOND DEAL, PHILIPPINES CAPITAL MARKETS DEAL
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SECURITISATION DEAL
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DERIVATIVES HOUSE
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LOAN HOUSE
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LOAN DEAL, SOUTH KOREA CAPITAL MARKETS DEAL
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EQUITY HOUSE, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND EQUITY HOUSE
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EQUITY DEAL
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EQUITY-LINKED HOUSE
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ISLAMIC DEAL
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RESTRUCTURING DEAL
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EQUITY-LINKED DEAL
Country Awards
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND LOAN DEAL
Quenching the thirst: It took more than 18 months to come to market, but when it did the A$3.67bn project financing for the Victorian Desalination Plant blew everything else out of the water. For its huge size and getting done in an environment of severe liquidity constraints, the deal is IFR Asia’s Australia and New Zealand Loan of the Year.
The Winners 2009
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The year in cartoons 2009
A selection of some of the best cartoons published during 2009 in IFR Asia.
The 13th IFR Asia Annual Awards Dinner
This year’s IFR Asia Annual Awards Dinner took place on 10th Febuary 2010 – once again in the luxurious surroundings of the Grand Hyatt, Hong Kong.
Attended by over 300 of the region’s most senior investment bankers, the night showed once again why the Awards Dinner is widely considered to be the premier social event in the industry calendar.