CSFB has been involved in Philip Morris’s $5.2bn acquisition of Sampoerna, which is the largest M&A acquisition ever undertaken in Indonesia. It also played roles in trophy transactions like the $1.7bn sale of Daewoo Heavy Industries to Doosan Heavy Industries, the $1.6bn merger of ChipPac and ST Assembly and the $912m strategic alliance between Hyundai Motor and DaimlerChrysler.
CSFB says that its ability to source important cross-border buy-side or sell-side opportunities for regional and global clients, combined with the ability to deliver the relevant cross-border industry and product expertise, has contributed to a high success rate for transactions in an historically challenging market.
Colin Banfield, CSFB’s head of M&A, non-Japan Asia, says: “Unlike some competitors, who cover only a limited number of countries within the region, CSFB’s M&A footprint extends throughout the entire Asia Pacific region, allowing us a deeper and broader penetration of the regional client base and greater access to deal-flows.”
