EM Polls and Awards

Asciano Group's A$2.35 billion share sale allowed it to cut its net debt and rebuff the advances of the avaricious private equity companies. It wins Asiamoney's award for best equity offering in Australia over the past year.

KGI Securities’ purchase of Taishin Securities is the largest merger in Taiwan's brokerage sector and was the largest completed M&A deal on the island in 2009. It wins Asiamoney's nod as Taiwan's best deal of the past year.

Bank of Ayudhya’s US$540 million acquisition of AIG Retail Bank and AIG Card (Thailand) was not just the largest completed M&A deal in Thailand last year, it was a real statement of intent from the firm. It wins Asiamoney's award as the country's best deal over the past year.

Temasek Holdings' US$500 million, 30-year bond issue last year cemented its name as a rare but intelligent borrower. It wins Asiamoney's award as Singapore's best transaction of the past year.

Regular borrower Kexim was the perfect candidate to re-open Asia ex-Japan’s G3 currency debt markets with its US$2 billion, five-year deal last January. It earns our nod as South Korea's best deal of the past year.

San Miguel's US$802 million multi-tranche bond issue broke domestic records and finally put to rest the notion that the country's local market could not support a deal of significant size. It earns Asismoney's award as the best deal in the Philippines over the past year.

The US$3.3 billion IPO of Maxis Communications is likely to have far-reaching positive consequences for Malaysia's capital markets, and as such it wins Asiamoney's award as the country's best deal of the past year.

The Republic of Indonesia's US$650 million Islamic bond last April was a brave move and effectively reopened the international mafket for subsequent Islamic issuers. It earns our award as best Indonesia deal of the past year.

Larsen & Toubro’s US$600 million combined share sale and convertible bond issue was the first of its kind out of India. The innovative transaction earns Asiamoney's nod as India's best deal of the past year.

Hutchison Whampoa's US$3 billion dual-tranche bond issue in September stood out during 2009 for timing, size and execution. It duly earns Asiamoney's award as Hong Kong's best deal over the past year.

There has been a tidal wave of Chinese IPOs, but one stood out above the others. Sinopharm Group's US$1.3 billion debut in Hong Kong attracted huge interest and wins Asiamoney's award as China's best of the past year.

Asiamoney announces the results of its 10th annual Headhunters Poll to determine the best regional search firms and recruiters as voted for by senior executives. We accepted a total of 650 valid questionnaires this year.