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And the winners are...
OMEGA AWARD CHINA FIRM OF THE YEAR WINNER
JUN HE FINALISTS KING & WOOD DA CHENG GRANDALL BEIJING DEHENG ZHONGLUN
Why: Nominating firms and judges alike showed a broad and deep admiration for this law firm, which is quickly developing a reputation as the leading full-service law firm in China.
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INVESTMENT BANK IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR WINNER
UBS FINALISTS CHINA INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL CORPORATION CRETDIT SUISSE DEUSTSCHE BANK GOLDMAN SACHS MORGAN STANLEY CHINA DEVELOPMENT BANK JPMORGAN
BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR WINNER
ICBC
Why: Last year’s winner, UBS, had another strong year in 2007. Finishing number one in the China IPO league table by deal revenue, UBS market share for China capital market transactions increased from 2.5% to 10.2% off the back of some 47 completed equity transactions (compared to 20 in 2006). This meteoric growth was due in large part to UBS’ role in helping various state-owned companies with a diverse range of capital raisings, including Sinotrans’ US$1.48bn IPO and Petrochina’s A-share IPO, valued at US$8.96bn.
FINALISTS BANK OF CHINA BOCOM STANDARD CHARTERED CHINA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO CHINA MERCHANTS BANK
Why: Two major overseas M&A transactions done by ICBC in 2007 kept the company’s in-house legal and compliance department extremely busy. Zhang Wei, general manager of the legal and compliance department, has led his in-house team, working closely with external counsel, and ensured the resounding success of ICBC’s acquisition of Indonesian PT Bank Halim and ICBC’s recent US$5.5bn investment in South Africa’s Standard Bank.
Bob Kwauk (Blake Cassells), He Zhengqi (ICBC)
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Desiree Zhu (Omega), Sang Binxue (Jun He)
Bob Kwauk (Blake Cassells), Yan Zheng (UBS)
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