CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets Asia’s leading independent brokerage and investment group.
Corporate overview CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets is Asia’s leading, independent brokerage and investment group. The company provides investment-banking, capitalmarkets, equity-broking and asset-management services to global corporate and institutional clients. Founded in 1986, CLSA is Asia’s longest-running independent brokerage. Headquartered in Hong Kong, CLSA has 1,350 dedicated professionals across 15 Asian cities, plus London, Boston, Chicago, New York and San Francisco. They support 1,300 institutional clients and ensure that CLSA maintains its top-five share in almost all operating markets. Recognised as one of Asia’s leading research, sales and execution houses, CLSA is known for its innovative and independent research and is consistently ranked in major industry polls. Global media, including Bloomberg, CNBC, Dow Jones, The Economist, Financial Times, Reuters and The Wall Street Journal, frequently seek the opinions of CLSA’s top-ranked economists, strategists and research analysts. Since the early 1990s, CLSA has assisted in raising more than US$144 billion in equity for corporate clients through its investment-banking capabilities. CLSA’s asset-management group, CLSA Capital Partners, has in excess of US$2.7 billion under management across a range of Asia-focused investment funds.
Founded in 1986 and
Management agreement 65%
headquartered in Hong Kong
Operates in 14 countries, 11 of which are in Asia
1,350 staff located in
Asia’s leading independent brokerage and investment group
21 cities worldwide
RESEARCH
Staff ownership 35%
No.1 Most Independent Research in Asia¹ Corporate Sector
Globaldistribution capabilities with strong representation in London, New York and Japan
EQUITY BROKING No.1 Equity Brokerage in Research, Sales and Sales-trading² Institutional sales and trading OTC derivatives sales Listed derivatives sales Corporate broking P-notes and swaps
Macro Quant
Technical Country
INVESTMENT BANKING
ASSET MANAGEMENT
SPECIALISED SERVICES
Equity Capital Markets footprint includes Australia, China, HK, India, Indonesia, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Russia and Singapore
In excess of US$2.7bn funds under management through a range of Asia-based funds
BlocSec: Liquidity portal for anonymous block trades
Aria Investments Fudo Capital CLSA Sunrise Capital MezzAsia Capital Clean Resources Capital Pacific Transportation
SetClear: Middle- and back-office clearing and settlement
Acting as bookrunner on 125 deals and raised more than US$17bn from Jan052010 YTD M&A / Financial advisory
Award-winning research is leveraged by key operating units 1 2
Economics CLSA U
Execution services
Asiamoney Brokers’ Poll 2002-04, 2006-09 Greenwich Associates Surveys 2009 for US Equity Investors in Asian Equities; Greenwich Associates Surveys 2010 for European Equity Investors in Asian Equities
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Global expertise, local insight Seoul
CLSA’s research, sales and investment professionals provide strategic insights into Asia’s dynamic economies through on-the-ground representation in 15 locations across Asia-Pacific, including Australia, China, India and Japan. In addition, sales and operational support is provided from the UK and the US.
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Beijing Shanghai
Taipei Mumbai
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Global client base 20,000 global contacts United Kingdom 11% Europe 10%
China CLSA is one of the longest-standing foreign equity brokerages in China, having established an office in the PRC in 1993. CLSA holds seats on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges and has five offices across Greater China - in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Taipei. A team of highly ranked analysts covers 210 listed China/HK companies, including 34 dual listed A/H-shares. The CLSA China Forum is one of the longest-running annual investment conferences in the country, attracting more than 400 institutional investors to meet 110 leading Chinese companies each year.
Americas 32% AsiaPacific 47%
‘CLSA has a wide range of stock coverage. It performs deep analysis to derive good investment ideas. Obviously, it is among the best brokerage houses in Asia.’ Yosuke Mimaki, Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management
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Australia CLSA’s clients have access to the Australian market through the remote access membership, granted by the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in 2007. In 2009, CLSA established a branch office in Sydney to provide a full-service agency broking business for Australian equities, providing equity research, sales, sales trading and dealing to international and domestic Australian institutional investors. In July 2010, CLSA Australia Pty Ltd was established when CLSA became an onshore ASX participant and licensed to provide financial services in Australia.
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India CLSA is one of the leading brokerages in India, with the market share of 8.2%. CLSA established a presence in Mumbai in 1994 and in Pune in 2007. Our dedicated sales and trading teams are based in Mumbai, New York and Singapore. Consistently ranked No.1, our team delivers groundbreaking research covering about 120 companies, representing two-thirds of India’s market capitalisation. Japan In 2003, CLSA expanded its brand to Japan and is represented by Crédit Agricole Securities Asia B.V. for all brokerage activities. A team of over 100 professionals is based in Tokyo, offering equity broking, research and assetmanagement services, with specialist sales teams in London and New York. CLSA research offers investors perspectives on about 130 small-cap to largecap companies. United States CLSA has served US fund managers investing into Asia for more than 24 years and has the largest dedicated Asia-markets sales desk in North America. Through its US broker-dealer affiliate, Crédit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc, CLSA has more than 550 US-client relationships, with US$16 trillion in assets under management. Early in 2009, CLSA initiated coverage of US stocks. A team of 19 research analysts provides investors with a unique perspective on listed US corporations. Through an ‘Asian lens’, they assesses the impact and influence of Asia’s economies on US industries. Domestic sector coverage includes coal, consumer goods, energy, financials, metals & mining, oil & natural gas, pharmaceuticals, steel and technology etc. More than 100 sales and management staff in New York and London ensure that US and European investors have access to Asian markets 24/7.
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CLSA Capital Partners CLSA Capital Partners is the alternative asset-management arm of CLSA AsiaPacific Markets. With a range of funds representing in excess of US$2.7 billion in funds under management, CLSA Capital Partners provides funding for profitable businesses across the region and targets growth companies, property, transport, buyout financing, mid-market buyouts and clean-tech opportunities through the following:
Aria Investments provides growth and expansion capital to well-established companies.
Fudo Capital focuses on value-added opportunities in real estate investments.
CLSA Sunrise Capital focuses on mid-market buyouts and growth capital in Japan.
MezzAsia Capital provides structured lending solutions to mid-cap growth companies and private equity-led transactions.
Clean Resources Capital invests in rapidly growing clean tech industries, focusing on all forms of cleaner energy, environmental technology, water and waste management.
Pacific Transportation focuses on exploiting long-term transport trends.
CLSA Capital Partners is a diverse team of industry professionals with expertise in private equity, banking and finance, law and accountancy and industry specialisations. Through the CLSA network of research and investment-banking teams, CLSA Capital Partners has unique access to Asia and its decision makers, hard knowledge of market movements and strategic insight into future Asian investment trends.
Investment banking CLSA’s investment-banking deals have raised more than US$144 billion for corporate clients through IPOs, underwritten secondary placements, GDRs, advisory, M&A, listing transfers, private-equity capital raising, equity convertibles, debt restructuring and workout. From 2005 to 2010YTD, CLSA completed 38 M&A and advisory transactions in six markets and was involved in 182 successful equity transactions in 15 markets, 76 of which involved companies in Greater China.
Investment-banking alliances Fortune CLSA Securities Limited (Fortune CLSA), the first Sino-foreign joint-venture investment bank, was established in 2003 under the new regulations introduced by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) in 2002 following China’s accession to the WTO. In conjunction with Fortune Securities Company Limited, CLSA’s joint-venture partner, Fortune CLSA was granted a securities-broking licence (restricted to the Yangtze River Delta area) and a securities-investment consultancy licence by the CSRC in June 2008. These two licences permit Fortune CLSA to commence a full-service institutional research, sales and broking business for domestic and international clients who wish to buy and sell A shares trading on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges.
EXCHANGE CAPITAL
CLSA Exchange Capital is the leading underwriter of equity and equitylinked securities for Philippine corporations, established in 2001. The alliance combines our partner ECI’s local expertise and extensive execution experience with CLSA’s unparalleled placing capability, award-winning research, wide network of global contacts and financial-advisory expertise.
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Innovative and independent research For more than 20 years, CLSA has built its reputation on providing institutional investors in Asia, the Americas, Europe and the United Kingdom the most original, tradable ideas in the market. More than 150 analysts combine strong macro research with detailed, bottom-up analysis on 880 listed companies across 12 Asia-Pacific markets and 200 US stocks. Sectors covered include banking, conglomerates, consumer & gaming, oil & gas, power & utilities, property, resources, steel & autos, technology, telecoms & internet and transport & infrastructure. CLSA’s economics team covers 12 Asia-Pacific markets, in addition to the EU and the US. CLSA’s equity strategist, Christopher Wood, is consistently ranked No.1 in industry polls, and his weekly GREED & fear report has secured a loyal international following. China Reality Research (CRR) is a unit of CLSA dedicated to grassroots economic research on China. Continually leveraging a countrywide network, CRR provides regular reports tracking developments in key sectors including banking, consumer goods, energy, real estate, resources and steel. Clients have direct access to research through CLSA evalu@tor®, a proprietary online database and archive of over 16 years of research and more than 1,000 CLSA models. Awards
No.1 Broker in Asia for 1990-2008 - Asiamoney Poll of Polls 2009
No.1 Overall Combined Research and Sales in Asia (ex Australia and Japan), 20092007 - Asiamoney
No.1 Equity Strategy, Christopher Wood and team, 2009-2007; 2005-2003 Institutional Investor
CLSA Investor Forums CLSA Forums have become the most successful events of their kind. First held in 1994, CLSA now runs six major annual forums in China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Singapore and the US, attracting a total of 3,000 global institutional investors from more than 30 countries. The power of the CLSA audience is well known to world leaders, who use the event as a platform to present their nations’ political and economic messages directly to the money that fuels their growth. Recent participants have included Tony Blair, Bill Clinton, Bob Geldof, Al Gore, Alan Greenspan, Lee Kuan Yew, Sarah Palin and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. CLSA Forums also provide excellent corporate access: each year, more than 1,800 CEOs and CFOs from 650 corporations present to, and meet with, CLSA clients.
CLSA U and CLSA Books ‘This is a must read for those who wants to preserve the wealth or their children,’ Marc Faber Investment contrarian December 2009
CLSA recognises the value of going straight to the source. CLSA U is a unique executive-education programme, providing our top clients with independent, expert views. CLSA U connects investors with leading academics, scientists and industry experts who design the theories and technologies of today that impact the markets of tomorrow. CLSA Books has published a series of financial publications written by independent experts and past CLSA U speakers. These include The Corruption of Capitalism by Richard Duncan, Mr & Mrs Asia by CLSA, Tomorrow’s Gold and Asia’s Age of Discovery by Marc Faber, Anatomy of the Bear by Russell Napier, and As the Future Catches You by Juan Enriquez.
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Your equities and investment partner CLSA is Asia’s leading independent investment group and Asia’s longestrunning independent brokerage. Our global clients trust and rely on our intimate knowledge of Asia, Australia and US markets, industries and trends to support their investment decisions. CLSA’s leading analysts, economists and strategists are renowned for their innovative company, country, sector and thematic equity research, reflected in numerous industry awards and global media coverage. Contact us to learn how CLSA can enhance your investment strategy. Email
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Research & sales offices Australia CLSA Australia Pty Ltd CLSA House Level 15 20 Hunter Street Sydney NSW 2000 Tel: (61) 2 8571 4200 Fax: (61) 2 9221 1188
India CLSA India Ltd 8/F, Dalamal House Nariman Point Mumbai 400021 Tel: (91) 22 6650 5050 Fax: (91) 22 2284 0271
Philippines CLSA Philippines, Inc 19/F, Tower Two The Enterprise Centre 6766 Ayala corner Paseo de Roxas Makati City Tel: (63) 2 860 4000 Fax: (63) 2 860 4051
USA - Boston Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc 99 Summer Street Suite 220 Boston, MA 02110 Tel : (1) 617 295 0100
China - Beijing CLSA Limited Beijing Representative Office Unit 10-12, Level 25 China World Trade Centre Tower 2 1 Jian Guo Men Wai Ave Beijing 100004 Tel: (86) 10 5965 2188 Fax: (86) 10 6505 2209
Indonesia PT CLSA Indonesia WISMA GKBI Suite 901 Jl Jendral Sudirman No.28 Jakarta 10210 Tel: (62) 21 2554 8888 Fax: (62) 21 574 6920
Singapore CLSA Singapore Pte Ltd 80 Raffles Place, No.18-01 UOB Plaza 1 Singapore 048624 Tel: (65) 6416 7888 Fax: (65) 6533 8922
USA - Chicago Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc 220 W. Monroe Street Chicago, IL 60606 Tel : (1) 312 278 3604
China - Shanghai CLSA Limited Shanghai Representative Office Room 910, 9/F 100 Century Avenue Pudong New Area Shanghai 200120 Tel: (86) 21 2020 5888 Fax: (86) 21 2020 5666
Japan Credit Agricole Securities Asia B V Tokyo Branch 15/F, Shiodome Sumitomo Building 1-9-2, Higashi-Shimbashi Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0021 Tel: (81) 3 4580 5533 (General) (81) 3 4580 5171 (Trading) Fax: (81) 3 4580 5896
Taiwan CLSA Limited Taiwan Branch 27/F, 95 Tun Hwa South Road Section 2 Taipei Tel: (886) 2 2326 8188 Fax: (886) 2 2326 8166
USA - New York Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc 15/F, Credit Agricole Building 1301 Avenue of The Americas New York 10019 Tel: (1) 212 408 5888 Fax: (1) 212 261 2502
China - Shenzhen CLSA Limited Shenzhen Representative Office Room 3111, Shun Hing Square Di Wang Commercial Centre 5002 Shennan Road East Shenzhen 518008 Tel: (86) 755 8246 1755 Fax: (86) 755 8246 1754
Korea CLSA Securities Korea Ltd 15/F, Sean Building 116, 1-Ka, Shinmun-Ro Chongro-Ku Seoul, 110-061 Tel: (82) 2 397 8400 Fax: (82) 2 771 8583
Thailand CLSA Securities (Thailand) Ltd 16/F, M Thai Tower All Seasons Place 87 Wireless Road, Lumpini Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 Tel: (66) 2 257 4600 Fax: (66) 2 253 0532
USA - San Francisco Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc 9/F, 388 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94111 Tel: (1) 415 392 3500 Fax: (1) 415 392 3558
Hong Kong CLSA Limited 18/F, One Pacific Place 88 Queensway Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2600 8888 Fax: (852) 2868 0189
Malaysia CLSA Securities Malaysia Sdn Bhd Suite 20-01, Level 20 Menara Dion 27 Jalan Sultan Ismail 50250 Kuala Lumpur Tel: (60) 3 2056 7888 Fax: (60) 3 2056 7988
United Kingdom CLSA (UK) 12/F, Moor House 120 London Wall London EC2Y 5ET Tel: (44) 207 614 7000 Fax: (44) 207 614 7070
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