Experienced business development professional to focus on expanding Corporate business
HONG KONG, Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — Ipreo, a leading global provider of market intelligence and productivity solutions to investment banks and corporations, announced that Anthony Choy comes on board today to take on Corporate Sales Director for Greater China, selling market intelligence, Investor Relations (IR) workflow solutions, and corporate advisory services into Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China.
Mr. Choy is an experienced business development professional with a successful track record in the data and information space. He comes to Ipreo from Thomson Reuters, where he was responsible for sales and account service to C-level executives and IR professionals of listed companies in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Prior to that, Mr. Choy was a top salesperson at Wisers Information Limited. Previous experience also includes sales and marketing roles in the field of telecommunications. His language skills include English, Cantonese, and Mandarin.
“In 2010 alone, over 70 listed companies in Greater China have come to rely upon our technology, real time data or analyst based advice,” said Justin Reynolds, Managing Director of Asia-Pacific for Ipreo. “Anthony’s experience in both the region and the industry will allow us to continue our rapid growth and bring these critical IR services to more companies in the region.”
Ipreo’s Corporate offering includes a suite of market intelligence tools for Asian listed companies (Shareholder Identification, Surveillance, Shareholder Meeting Proxy Solicitation Services, Targeting, Perception and Corporate Governance Analytics), as well as workflow tools and buy-side investor data (BD Corporate, iPlanner, and buy-side communication tools).
About Ipreo
Ipreo is a premier global provider of high quality data, market intelligence, and productivity solutions to Investment Banking and Corporate clients. With decades of experience serving the capital markets, and a reputation for superior customer service, Ipreo is both a dynamic innovator and a trusted resource. Ipreo has more than 600 employees and operations throughout Asia, the US, Europe, and Africa. Ipreo is majority-owned by private equity firm VSS (http://www.vss.com ).
For more information, please go to http://www.ipreo.com .
SINGAPORE, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-Asia-AsiaNet/ — Alpha Southeast Asia today announced the fourth annual Best Financial Institutional Awards 2010 in Singapore. DBS Bank is the winner of Best Cash Management Bank, Best Trade Finance Bank, Best Investment Bank, Best M&A House, Best Equity House and Best Bond House.
In addition, Kim Eng enjoys Best Retail Broker and Best Institutional Broker; OCBC Bank is awarded Best Local Bank and Best SME Bank.
Alpha Southeast Asia attributes DBS Bank’s active participation in the RMB Trade Settlement Scheme with China-based enterprises successfully cornering over 1 billion worth of RMB deals to date as one of many compelling reasons for its Best Trade Finance win. Its niche product offerings at the retail level with services such as electronic direct debit authorisations and casino entry levies that can now be settled through over 660 AXS machines scattered all over the city-state, in addition to innovative treasury offerings merited its Best Cash Management Bank win.
DBS also ranked top bookrunner in SGD bonds in 10 out of the last 11 years and impressively lead managed a record number of 41 SGD deals with an issuance volume of S$4.67 billion for its Best Bond House accolade. DBS also won Best Equity House for its landmark listing of CapitaMalls Asia, the largest IPO in Singapore since 1993.
A full write-up of the rationale behind these awards – which refer to the period from 2009 to 2010 – will be published in the July/August issue of Alpha Southeast Asia magazine.
Methodology:
Banks and financial institutions operating in the five countries reflective of Alpha Southeast Asia’s chief editorial focus – Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand – were evaluated by the editorial team on 180 key metrics including rankings in independent league tables and industry peer feedback; making it one of the most conclusive banking and finance awards in the region.
Mr. Siddiq Bazarwala, Alpha Southeast Asia, Publisher commented on the awards selection process, “The winners are not necessarily the biggest banks by asset size but rather those banks and financial institutions that have performed well and grown in key classes over the past twelve months. 12 out of 14 of our awards are categorically open to locally incorporated banks and financial institutions with unrivalled commitment to servicing corporate, non-banking financial institutions clients and state-linked agencies.”
Notes to Editors
About Alpha Southeast Asia Magazine
Published 11 times a year — Alpha Southeast Asia is the first and only institutional investment magazine focused on Southeast Asia’s banking and capital markets, written for professional investors and local corporates concerned with liquidity management, cash flow maximization and financial supply chain optimization. In short, Alpha Southeast Asia magazine is a powerful platform for companies based in the region interested in stating and making their investment case directly to global investors.
For more information, please visit http://www.alphasoutheastasia.com .
SINGAPORE, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — Funds advised by CVC Asia Pacific Limited (“CVC”), Standard Chartered Private Equity Limited (“SCPEL”) and company management, announced today that they have completed the purchase of Acument Global Technologies’ Avdel and Global Electronics & Commercial (“GEC”) businesses through an indirectly owned company to be renamed infastech Limited. All businesses of Avdel and GEC will be grouped under the new brand “infastech”.
“infastech” is headquartered in Singapore and is among the world’s largest producers of engineered mechanical fasteners. Its lead brands of Avdel, Camcar and ELCO products have a long industry heritage with origins dating back to 1920. Infastech provides innovative fastening technologies and solutions to numerous industries including global electronics, construction, automotive, industrial and commercial.
“infastech” has operations, sales and distribution capabilities in Australia, mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, North America, South America, UK and Europe. The organization has more than 1,800 employees, operating facilities in 16 countries and serves customers in more than 150 countries and regions.
Mr. Hans Wang, Managing Director at CVC said, “‘infastech’ is a market leader operating in some of the fastest growing segments of the fastener industry. We look forward to working with management to further develop ‘infastech’ by leveraging our global resources and expertise in this space. In addition, we value the strong relationship with Platinum Equity, which allowed us to work together collaboratively throughout this complex transaction. It is also a real tribute to the teamwork across the CVC network, which enabled the successful acquisition of ‘infastech’ and its worldwide operations.”
Mr. Alastair Morrison, Managing Director and Global Head of SCPEL commented, “This is a great example of a committed management team becoming independent from a larger group, and given the opportunity to shape their own destiny. The management team can now commit resources and effort to infastech’s growth priorities. My experience is that this combination of experienced private equity and committed management can produce exceptional business results over the medium term. We applaud CVC and Platinum Equity for structuring solutions that worked well for everyone, and our advisors for making this transaction a reality.” Mr. Soo Jin Goh led the transaction for SCPEL.
Mr. Randy Teo, President and CEO of “infastech” Limited said, “We are delighted with the completion of this transaction which heralds a new era of growth and opportunity for the company. ‘infastech’ is a dynamic company with a wide product portfolio built on innovative application engineering. We strive to leverage our technology to deliver solutions to our customers. Going forward, we will significantly expand our business and be the supplier of choice to our customers.”
Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Clifford Chance acted as financial and legal advisors to CVC and SCPEL, respectively. Acquisition financing was provided by a syndicate of reputable international and regional banks comprising of JPMorgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited, Bank of America N.A., Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, DBS Bank Limited, GE Commercial Finance (Hong Kong) Limited, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, United Overseas Bank Limited.
About CVC
CVC Capital Partners (CVC) is a leading global private equity firm managing over US$40 billion in funds. CVC was founded in 1981 and has a network of 20 offices throughout Europe, Asia and the US. CVC has completed over 250 investments across a wide range of industries and countries. CVC Asia Pacific has been one of the most active private equity investors in the region and is currently investing dedicated Asian funds of approximately US$4.3 billion. To date, CVC Asia Pacific has completed over 30 investments, for a total transaction size of US$25 billion.
About SCPEL
Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) is the world’s leading emerging markets bank focusing on Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Standard Chartered Private Equity (SCPEL) is the wholly-owned private equity arm of SCB. SCPEL invests in mid- to late-stage companies in need of expansion capital or acquisition finance, and in management buy-outs. It is an active partner that provides board-level strategic advice and access to the international network of SCB. Since 2002, SCPEL has invested more than US$1.5 billion in over 35 companies across Asia.
SOURCE CVC Asia Pacific Limited; Standard Chartered Private Equity Limited
.ME Registry Highlights a Simple & Effective Way to Create Your Personal Brand Online
PODGORICA, Montenegro, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — A captivating online identity is as important in the virtual world as a good personality is when you meet someone face-to-face. No matter what you’re planning to share online — a personal blog, a photo album, your business ideas, or a collection of your favorite social sites — the destination you create needs to be easy for anyone to find. Using your name with a .ME domain can be unique and memorable.
“Passionate bloggers, online entrepreneurs and casual Internet users alike often struggle to find the right domain name,” notes Predrag Lesic, Executive Director of the .ME Registry. “But if you are looking for something that is unmistakably ‘you’, your name can be a great choice for both business and personal use.”
Lesic suggests considering your first name, last name, or your entire name with a .ME domain. You can go to http://www.ExploreTheWorldOf.Me/promo/personal/ for details. On the site, visitors will find a list of registrars offering discounts on registrations of .ME domains.
Michele Neylon, CEO of Blacknight, certainly knows the value of a name attached to a .ME domain. Michele is a well-known online entrepreneur, a leader in all things Internet. He frequently writes his own personal blog at http://www.Michele.Me . “I love the simplicity and vibrancy of dot-ME which is why I’ve switched several of my personal and company sites over,” says Michele. “Let’s face it — we all love talking about ourselves so ‘me’ is a magic word.”
“In an industry that is becoming increasingly competitive for getting your website seen and found, no other domain extension manages to encapsulate the needs of the modern day website owner quite like dot-ME does. The extension is so ‘brandable’ and versatile that it allows you to create not only strong and distinctive domains, but also truly unique domains, for personal or business use,” states industry blogger, Adam Brewer.
Some of the most widely viewed and quickly discovered sites tell their stories through a name. For instance, http://www.Who.Unfollowed.Me is a Twitter-based application that helps track anyone who has decided not to follow you on Twitter. Because the site is updated in real time, as soon as they pull the plug, you will know. Since the site launched in February 2010, Who.Unfollowed.Me has gained more than 140,000 users and tracked more than 3.5 million “unfollowers.”
For other examples and articles about the many clever uses of .ME, or to register your choice of .ME domain names visit, http://www.ExploreTheWorldOf.Me .
To learn more about the .ME Registry and how to develop a .ME business idea through non-auction allocation of a .ME domain, go to http://www.Domain.Me .
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