"The Best Domestic Investment Bank, Hong Kong" Award
HONG KONG, Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- According to selection results of "The Asset Triple A Country Awards 2011" announced by The Asset magazine, CCB International (Holdings) Ltd. ("CCB International") has won "The Best Domestic Investment Bank, Hong Kong" award for the third time. CCB International is the only winner of this award.
It is understood that over recent years, CCB International has been actively responding to changes in the market. While expanding its traditional investment businesses, it has also been making great efforts to promote business transformation and innovation, and achieving stable development in areas such as its investment platform, financial results, business expansion, venture capital and brand image. As a sponsor, underwriter and financial advisor, CCB International has assisted hundreds of companies to accumulate over HKD1.1 Trillions in financing on the global capital market. As a lead underwriter, CCB International was ranked second in the market in 2010 in terms of the number of IPOs that it participated in and was first among Chinese investment institutions. This year, CCB International has continued to consolidate and develop its business strengths. It participated in the issuance of depositary receipts by SBI Holdings, which is the first Japanese enterprise to do so in Hong Kong, as well as CITIC Securities' IPO, the largest IPO so far this year. As of November, 2011, it has completed numerous IPOs as a bookrunner, and being the top-ranked Chinese investment institutions, which has been widely recognized and praised by the market and industry.
CCB International is actively innovating and expanding new business growth points and has achieved rapid development in RMB-related and M&A businesses. Earlier this year, CCB International successfully introduced its first RMB fixed income fund in Hong Kong, which is the first sub-fund under its "CCB International RMB Fund Series" umbrella fund. As a joint underwriter, it has also helped its customers issue numerous RMB bonds. In terms of M&A, it has completed 14 deals in China as of November, 2011, including Hong Kong listed company M&As and China enterprises "Go Global" M&As. It ranked third in the market in terms of M&A deals numbers.
The Asset is a leading English financial magazine in Asia, the Triple A Country Award is its most important selection activity for the year and is well-known and highly recognized within the Asia region and the international financial market. CCB International's clinching of the top award once again this year demonstrates the industry's high degree of recognition with respect to CCB International's investment industrial chain, and also fully reflects the professionalism and brand superiority of CCB International's investment services.
About CCB International (Holdings) Limited
CCB International is a wholly owned investment institution of China Construction Banking Corporation. Its business represents a full complement of investment service activities covering numerous products and services revolving around the three major stages of pre-IPO, IPO and post-IPO. It strives its best in providing eminent global enterprises with comprehensive services in sponsorship; underwriting; financial consultancy; mergers, acquisitions and restructuring of enterprises; issuing and placement of additional rights and refinancing of listed companies; direct investments; asset management; securities brokerage; market research and investment consultancy.
