The international financial magazine “The Asset” recently announced the winners of the Triple A Awards for Sustainable Finance 2024. Citi Taiwan received ten awards including the “Best Bank for Sustainable Finance” and “Best Corporate and Institutional Adviser, demonstrating that Citi’s local achievements in Taiwan are highly recognized on the global stage.
Moreover, Citi Taiwan also won the “Best Commercial Bank”, which is a new category inaugurated by the Asset Triple A Awards to recognize financial institutions that excel in supporting mid-sized clients, showing that Citi Taiwan is indeed the best financial partner for clients.
Since 2020, Citi has helped Taiwanese clients raise US$20bn from global equity and debt capital markets. Citigroup also ended 2023 as the top equity house in Asia, ranked number one for the Asia ex-Japan & Australia, ex-A Share league table for equity and equity-linked issuances according to Bloomberg data.
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Aftab Ahmed, Citi Country Officer for Taiwan, said, “Citi continues to be the premier international bank with the largest global network and franchise that connects the world to Taiwan and Taiwan to the world. We have been doing this since 1964 when we established a local presence in Taiwan 60 years ago. Citi is well-positioned to support Taiwan corporates achieve their expansion plans and growth ambitions.”
Citi continues to solidify its position in Taiwan as the most trusted advisor to clients for capital markets solutions, leveraging its global presence and unmatched platform to help companies go global.
Over the past 60 years, Citi Taiwan has consistently won numerous international awards by The Asset Triple A Awards including ‘Best Bank’ for 21 consecutive years, ‘Best Corporate and Institutional Bank’ for nine successive years, ‘Best M&A Adviser’ for seven years and ‘Best Equity Adviser’ for six years.
In addition, Asiamoney has presented Citi Taiwan with the ‘Best Investment Bank’ award for two consecutive years in recognition of Citi’s outstanding investment banking franchise in Taiwan and the ability to support clients through uncertain market conditions. Finally, Citi Taiwan has also been recognized by FinanceAsia as the “Best International Investment Bank” four times in the last six years.
Citi Taiwan award list of the Asset Triple A Awards for Sustainable Finance 2024:
Best bank/ adviser
- Best Bank for Sustainable Finance
- Best Corporate and Institutional Adviser – Global
- Best Equity Adviser
- Best M&A Adviser
- Best Commercial Bank
Best deals, as recognized by the Asset Magazine
- Taiwan Cement Corporation’s (TCC) US$385m GDR and US$420m Green Convertible Bond offering, the first green convertible bond in Taiwan ever and largest concurrent combo issuance in the region in the last two years
- US$463mm GDR by PharmaEssentia, the largest ever overseas offering by a Taiwan healthcare issuer
- Walsin Lihwa’s US$389m GDR offering
- Shinhan Bank’s US$500 million Formosa social bond
- US$450m syndicated sustainability-linked term loan facility for Zhen Ding Technology Holding Limited
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