NEW YORK | LONDON | PARIS | MUNICH | LOS ANGELES | BERLIN | AMSTERDAM | GENEVA | TOKYO | October 7th, 2016 - Gregory Bedrosian, Managing Partner & Co-CEO of Drake Star Partners will speak about cross-border M&A on a panel discussion in New York on October 11th, 2016.
Mr. Bedrosian will join the China Merchants Bank panel as the exclusive representative for the Technology, Media, and Communications sector. The panel includes accomplished professionals in leadership positions at major investment banks and law firms focused on cross-border M&A and Corporate Finance transactions. The backdrop of the panel discussion will explore recent Sino – U.S. M&A trends, common execution pitfalls, and best practices to improve cross-border deal success rates. The Forum will begin with an opening speech by Mr. Tian Huiyu – CEO and President of China Merchants Bank. Senior corporate executives from both China and the U.S. will have a chance to connect and foster an environment for open dialogue and relationship-building opportunities.
About China Merchants Bank
Established in 1987 in Shenzhen, the forefront of China’s reform and opening-up drive, China Merchants Bank ("CMB") is China’s first joint-stock commercial bank. Since its inception 24 years ago, CMB has grown with China’s economic progress from a small bank with a capital of 100 million yuan, one branch and over thirty employees into China’s largest commercial bank with total assets of over US$800bn. The bank is also awarded to be the Best Retail Bank in China, and the Best Run Bank in China. With a total asset of US$300bn under management, the bank has the largest asset management business among Chinese banks. Today, China Merchants Bank has over 1000 branches and over 50,000 employees, ranking it among the world’s top 100 banks. Its focus in US is commercial lending as well as helping Chinese companies to invest and make acquisitions in TMT, healthcare, industrial and consumer sectors.
Since its inception 24 years ago, CMB has grown with China’s economic progress from a small bank with a capital of 100 million yuan, one branch and over thirty employees into a nationwide joint-stock commercial bank that has a total net capital of 140 billion yuan, a total asset of 2.6 trillion yuan, over 800 branches and over 50,000 employees, ranking it among the world’s top 100 banks.
For more information, please visit english.cmbchina.com.
About Drake Star Partners
Drake Star Partners is a global investment banking firm serving the technology, media and communications sectors (TMC) with offices in New York, London, Paris, Munich, Los Angeles, Berlin, Amsterdam, Geneva and Tokyo. The firm focuses on M&A and corporate finance for its clients worldwide. Prior to forming Drake Star Partners, LD&A Jupiter and Redwood Capital completed over 274 transactions since 2004, 70% of which are cross-border.
Drake Star Partners is the marketing name for the global investment bank Drake Star Partners Limited and its subsidiaries and affiliates. In the USA, all securities are transacted through RCG, LLC. In the USA, RCG, LLC is regulated by FINRA and is a member of SIPC. © 2016 Drake Star Partners.
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