Kuala Lumpur: CIMB Investment Bank (“the Bank” or “CIMB”) was recently crowned top in investment banking for its strong and innovative capabilities in the capital markets, equities, and trade finance space through 12 regional awards.
CIMB swept 12 awards at the Alpha Southeast Asia (SEA) Best Deals & Solutions Awards which included Best Bond House of the Year in Southeast Asia 2017 (CIMB Investment Bank Berhad) and Best IPO Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia 2017 (B.Grimm Power Public Company Limited THB11.5 billion IPO).
Established in 2007, Alpha Southeast Asia is an independent institutional investment magazine with a pure Southeast Asian focus. Its monthly market research and insights on Southeast Asia is subscribed by investors based in Asia Pacific, Europe and the US.
Commenting on the slew of awards, Tengku Dato’ Sri Zafrul Aziz, Group Chief Executive, CIMB Group said, “We are honoured to receive these awards and humbled by the vote of confidence by our clients across ASEAN. These awards are a testament to CIMB’s strong in-house capabilities, deep ASEAN expertise and continued commitment to deliver the best bond and Sukuk solutions for our clients based on a good understanding of their needs. We owe this recognition to our customers' trust and continuous support, as well as our staff's consistent effort in making CIMB a leading ASEAN universal bank.”
Other awards garnered at the recently concluded ceremony were:
- Best Sukuk Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia & Most Innovative Sukuk Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia 2017 (Ihsan Sukuk's RM100 million Green Sustainable and Responsible Investment Sukuk);
- Best Sustainable Finance Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia & Most Innovative Islamic Finance Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia 2017 (Quantum Solar Park (Semenanjung) RM1.0 billion Green Sustainable and Responsible Investment Sukuk);
- Best Wakalah Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia & Best Islamic Finance Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia 2017 (Southern Power Generation's RM3.665 billion Sukuk Wakalah);
- Most Innovative Wakalah Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia 2017 (BEWG (M) RM400 million Sukuk Wakalah);
- Best Ijarah Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia 2017 (XL Axiata's IDR2.18 trillion Sukuk Ijarah);
- Best Loan Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia 2017 (PT Jasa Marga (Persero) IDR2.6 trillion structured Financing);
- Best Islamic REIT Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia 2017 (Axis REIT USD42.3 million Islamic Placement).
