Investment opportunities abound amid thriving capital markets in region

Published Mon, Jun 14, 2021 · 05:50 AM

Singapore

MORE deal participants are drawn to the mergers and acquisitions trail here, amid thriving capital markets in the region.

Citic Securities operates in Singapore through its wholly-owned subsidiary CLSA. Acquired by Citic Securities in 2013, CLSA had established a branch in Singapore in 1987, offering services such as equity financing, debt financing, and M&A consulting for the last 34 years. It was the underwriter for a number of high-profile transactions including the initial public offerings of Sea Group in 2017 and Nanofilm Technologies in 2020.

CLSA has branches in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines. A CLSA spokesperson said countries in South-east Asia use different languages, and have varying political conditions and business environments. In Thailand, for example…