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Platinum Sponsor

AmInvestment Bank Group
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AmInvestment Bank Group is Malaysia's leading investment banking group. The Group has an enviable track record of over 30 years of experience, innovation, and market leadership. It has won an impressive stable of awards from the international financial press and major rating agencies.
AmInvestment Bank Group provides a full range of investment banking related services that include the areas of Corporate Finance, Debt Markets and Structured Finance, Islamic Markets, Equity Markets and Derivatives, Treasury and Derivatives, Stock and Futures Broking, Funds Management, Trustee Services, Private Equity, and Private Banking.
AmInvestment Bank Group is part of AmBank Group, the fifth largest banking group in Malaysia. AmBank Group is committed to providing new and innovative products and services to its customers. Its operating structure is organised along customer segments, from serving large corporations and small to medium sized companies, to retail consumers.
Enhancing more value to the one-stop financial hub is AmBank Group's partnership with Australia & New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ), one of Australia's leading banks. AmBank Group is now poised to take advantage of ANZ's wide network and regional presence as well as its international banking expertise.
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Platinum Sponsor

CIMB
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CIMB Investment Bank Berhad (formerly known as Commerce International Merchant Bankers Berhad) offers a full range of corporate advisory services. The Bank is a market leader in both the Malaysian equity and debt capital markets. In late 2004, Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings Berhad, its ultimate holding company, began the process of creating a strong and competitive Universal Bank anchored by CIMB Investment Bank, undertaking various mergers and acquisitions including Commerce Trust Berhad (now known as CIMB-Principal Asset Management Sdn. Bhd.), Commerce Asset Fund Managers Sdn. Bhd., the stockbroking business of G.K. Goh Holdings Limited, CIMB Bank Berhad (formerly known as Bumiputra-Commerce Bank Berhad) and Southern Bank Berhad. The universal bank enables CIMB Group to exploit synergies throughout the enlarged group, diversify revenue and improve its sustainability as a leading financial institution. In line with the Guidelines on Investment Banks jointly issued by the Securities Commission and Bank Negara Malaysia, CIMB Investment Bank assumed the stockbroking and discount house activities of the former CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd and CIMB Discount House Berhad, hence transforming itself into an investment bank with effect from 1 January 2007.
Some of our notable deals include:
- RM40 billion take over of Maxis Communications Berhad by Binariang GSM Sdn Bhd
- Wilmar International US$2.7 billion takeover of Kuok Group companies including PPB Oil Palms, Kuok Oils & Grains Pte Ltd (KOG) and PGEO Group Sdn Bhd (Malaysia/Singapore)
- Synergy Drive Sdn Bhd¡¯s RM31 billion takeover of Sime Darby, Kumpulan Guthrie, Golden Hope and their subsidiaries
- MMC Corporation Berhad¡¯s RM9.3 billion acquisition of Malakoff Berhad
- Khazanah Nasional Berhad¡¯s US$750 million Islamic Exchangeable bond via special purpose vehicle, Rafflesia Capital Berhad
US$200 million Sukuk Istisna & Ijara Trust Certificates issued by Tabreed 06 Financing Corporation, guaranteed by National Central Cooling Company PJSC of the United Arab Emirates
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Gold Sponsor

RHB Investment Bank
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While RHB Investment Bank (RHB InvestBank) only officially began operating as a fully integrated investment bank on 30 December 2006 after merging its merchant banking business with its securities and futures broking businesses, it has the benefit of a strong legacy that dates back to the early 1980s.
Today, RHB InvestBank offers a complete suite of investment banking services under the core business areas of Corporate Finance, Debt and Equity Capital Markets and Securities and Futures Broking. The RHB InvestBank Group also provides other investment banking related services such as Asset and Unit Trust Management and Research.
As part of the RHB Banking Group, RHB InvestBank has arranged some of the most prominent deals in Malaysian corporate history, earning itself not only the reputation as one of the best investment banking groups in Asia, but also garnering various regional and national awards over several years. Apart from its own expertise in arranging large and small corporate deals, RHB InvestBank has won such accolades thanks also to its incisive and comprehensive research that investors have come to count on for a deeper insight into the markets.
In the few months since it emerged with a new name, RHB InvestBank has cornered a major share of the debt capital market. According to the Thomson IFR Asia League Table, it emerged as the top bookrunner of all Malaysian Ringgit bonds in the first quarter of 2007, accounting for more than 31% of all debt deals sealed in that period.
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Bronze Sponsor

Aseambankers
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Aseambankers Malaysia Berhad (ASEAMBANKERS), an investment banking arm of Maybank, is one of the leading merchant banks in Malaysia. It was incorporated on September 28, 1973 under the name of Asian & Euro-American Merchant Bankers (Malaysia) Berhad. It changed its name to Aseambankers Malaysia Berhad on December 21, 1977. In line with the Guidelines on Investment Banks jointly issued by the Securities Commission and Bank Negara Malaysia, Aseambankers assumed the stockbroking & discount house activities, hence transforming itself into an Investment Bank with effect from January 1, 2007.
ASEAMBANKERS has the capital, expertise and quality of resources to provide full range of excellent investment banking services including corporate advisory and capital market activities. Our Management and pool of dedicated and experienced professional team offer personalized services to meet individual objective.
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Bronze Sponsor

OCBC
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OCBC Bank is a key active player for innovative structured financing solutions for the syndicated facilities and debt capital markets in Malaysia, Singapore and the Asian region. Our diverse clientele range from sovereign-linked entities and multinationals to upcoming industrialists from China, Indonesia and Malaysia, among others.
In Malaysia, we continue to differentiate ourselves from other mainstream capital market players by constantly introducing innovative funding structures, which provide efficient and optimal solutions to meet the diverse requirements of our customers.
Having led and managed several innovative/landmark financing structures, our accolades include being awarded Best Bond House by FinanceAsia and Loan House Singapore by International Financial Review (IFR) Asia, and the Special League Award 2005 and Blueprint Award for New ABS Benchmark Deal 2006 by Rating Agency Malaysia (RAM).
In the syndicated loan market, OCBC Bank continues to maintain its dominant position as evidenced by the 1st place ranking in Thomson Financial¡¯s League Table (as at April 2007).
The continuing success and achievements of our experienced team of professionals in the Malaysia- and Singapore-based regional debt market are largely attributed to our in-depth knowledge of our clients¡¯ businesses, quality of relationships in key markets as well as our ability to deliver innovative, effective and efficient structured financing solutions to meet our clients¡¯ diversified needs.
We provide services beyond traditional banking on:
* Debt Capital Market
* Domestic and Offshore Loans
* Structured Real Estate Solutions
* Mezzanine Funding
* Structured Asset Backed Securitisation
* Financial Advisory
* Syariah Compliant Financing
* Project Financing
For further information, please contact OCBC Bank Investment Banking at +603¨C2034 5619.
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Bronze Sponsor

OSK
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OSK is a regional investment banking group. We offer a wide range of financial products and services for corporate and retail clients such as Corporate Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Venture Capital, Derivatives, Equities, Bonds and Wealth Management.
We have over 50 offices in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore with more than 2,000 professionals in our employ.
We grow our partnership with clients through continuous innovation to create value and wealth. Our client-focussed approach embodies our commitment to integrity and professional excellence.
We pride ourselves on our capability to offer regional expertise and on our ability to respond efficiently to clients¡¯ needs.
At OSK, our clients always come first. Let our expertise work for you.
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Luncheon Sponsor

Kuwait Finance
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Refreshments Sponsor

WongPartnership
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WongPartnership is one of the largest law firms in Singapore with 180 lawyers offering a full range of legal services. The Firm also has a well-established office in China, a new office in the Middle East and a growing practice in the region. Recognised as a market leader, the Firm is consistently ranked at the highest levels by major regional and international commentators in all its major practices.
The Firm has a twin focus on advisory/transactional work in the areas of finance, corporate and capital markets where it has been involved in landmark mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions, as well as commercial dispute resolution where it has handled complex and
high profile litigation and arbitration matters. In addition to these areas, the Firm has specialised practices dealing with projects and infrastructure, tax, competition, intellectual property, and corporate governance & compliance.
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AV Sponsor

Calyon
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Calyon is Cr¨¦dit Agricole's Corporate and Investment Banking entity. Backed by Cr¨¦dit Agricole S.A.'s credit ratings and financial solidity, Calyon is positioned as a major player in financial markets and among Europe's leading corporate and investment banks by revenues.
With a staff of 13,000 employees in 55 countries, Calyon is active in a broad range of capital markets, investment banking and financing activities.
The Capital Markets division covers all aspects of the trading and sale of both standard and structured capital markets products. Its client coverage staff operates out of 30 trading rooms and is organised into 7 business lines ¨C treasury, equity derivatives, interest rate derivatives, foreign exchange, commodities, debt capital markets (Bond origination, securitisation & alternative risk transfer) and credit markets & CDO.
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Exhibition Sponsor

Citigroup
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The Global Structured Credit Products ("GSCP") business at Citigroup Global Markets encompasses all of the structured corporate credit products, including arbitrage CDOs and structured credit derivatives. The GSCP platform is a fully integrated business complete with dedicated secondary trading, syndicate trading, structuring/origination, research and specialist sales.
In recognition for its achievements in CDOs and structured credit products, Citigroup Global Markets has won multiple awards globally, including most recently (A) the International Financing Review ("IFR") U.S. CDO House of the Year for 2004 and ( B) Number 1 Rankings in all major categories in the AsiaMoney Structured Credit Products Poll 2005(Best Product Range, Best at Structuring Products that Accurately Reflect Your Risk Reward Expectations, Best Market Coverage and Research, Best Training and Educational Support for Structured Products).
Citigroup Corporate & Investment Bank brings together Citigroup Global Markets, a leading global investment bank and securities brokerage firm, and Citibank, the world's most global corporate bank. Citigroup provides complete financial solutions to 100 million consumers, corporations, governments and institutions in 100 countries. Citigroup is a global leader in fixed income underwriting, structuring, sales, research and trading across all asset classes, including corporate, government and agency bonds, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, syndicated loans, derivatives, currency instruments and structured finance vehicles.
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Exhibition Sponsor

DLP Piper Singapore Pte Ltd
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DLA Piper is one of the largest legal services organisations in the world, with more than 3,400 lawyers located in over 60 offices in more than 20 countries across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the U.S.
In Asia, we have over 250 lawyers based in Bangkok, Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo servicing clients across the Asia Pacific region including Korea, Australia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam.
DLA Piper's South East Asia corporate team is based in Singapore. Our specialist corporate and project finance team advises corporate clients and financial institutions on cross-border mergers & acquisitions, private equity, fund formation, investment, technology, capital markets restructuring, project and project finance transactions.
We provide a full range of international legal services to clients in Asia via eight global practice groups: Corporate (incorporating Corporate Finance, Taxation), Litigation & Arbitration, Restructuring, Finance & Projects, Regulatory & Government Affairs, Real Estate, Employment, Pensions & Benefits and Technology, Media & Communications.
DLA Piper (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
80 Raffles Place
#48-01 UOB Plaza 1
Singapore 048624
Tel: +65 6512 9595
Fax: +65 6512 9500
www.dlapiper.com
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Endorsing Organisation

Bursa Malaysia Berhad
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Bursa Malaysia Berhad is an exchange holding company, listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities on 18 March 2005. Bursa Malaysia operates a securities, derivatives and offshore exchanges, clearing houses for securities and derivatives and a depository for securities. The company also disseminates stock quotes and information related to securities listed on the exchange.
The exchange, established in 1973, provides a central market place for buyers and sellers to transact business in the shares, warrants, fixed income securities and various other securities of Malaysian listed companies. Diversity of products also includes options and futures derivatives contracts and multi currency off-shore instruments, traded on its derivatives and offshore exchanges respectively.
Bursa Malaysia today is one of the largest bourses in Asia with over 1,000 listed companies offering a wide range of investment choices to the world. Companies are either listed on Bursa Malaysia Securities Main Board for larger capitalised companies, the Second Board for medium sized companies or the MESDAQ Market for high growth and technology companies.
In assisting the development of the Malaysian capital market and enhancing global competitiveness, Bursa Malaysia is committed to maintaining an efficient, secure and active trading market for local and global investors.
Bursa Malaysia Group also provides a comprehensive range of services to support the securities industry in Malaysia through its network of companies:
- Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad
- Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad
- Labuan International Financial Exchange Inc. (LFX)
- Bursa Malaysia Depository Sdn. Bhd.
- Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Clearing Berhad
- Bursa Malaysia Securities Clearing Sdn. Bhd.
- Bursa Malaysia Information Sdn. Bhd.
- Bursa Malaysia IT Sdn. Bhd.
- Bursa Malaysia Property Sdn. Bhd.
- Yayasan Bursa Malaysia
or more information on Bursa Malaysia and its group of companies, please visit the website www.bursamalaysia.com or contact us by telephone (603) 2026 7000, fax (603) 2732 6437 or email: enquiries@bursamalaysia.com.
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Supporting Organisation

Securities Commission
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For a discussion on sponsorship opportunities please contact:
Melvin Chan
Conference Director
Email: melvin.chan@tpgi.org
DID: +65 6332 9909
Sales Representatives
TPGI Pte Ltd
(The Pinnacle Group International)
Eric Khoo
Email: eric.khoo@tpgi.org
DID: +65 6332 9930
Douglas Ng
Email: douglas.ng@tpgi.org
DID: +65 6332 9906
MIBA (Malaysian Investment Banking Association)
Shanta Mahalingam
Email: education@miba.com.my
DID: +603 2711 3991/2
Premalatha Kanniappan
Email: education@miba.com.my
DID: +603 2711 3991/2
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