CAL surpasses Rs.100bn footprint in investment banking

Capital Alliance (CAL) extends its market leadership in investment banking services with its transaction footprint exceeding Rs.100 billion in the past two years. 

In debt markets, CAL secured an estimated 40 percent market share in listed debt in FY18, a position of market leadership, which it continues to maintain as at YTD August 2019. 
Further, CAL raised over Rs.60 billion for its clients, commanding an estimated 26 percent market share over this period. 

 “With extensive experience in debt structuring and a strong reputation in the market, CAL is equipped to facilitate local and international funding opportunities with innovative financial instruments, tailor made to suit the requirement” CAL Debt Head Niyomi Pushpakumara said.

Meanwhile, the CAL mergers and acquisitions (M&As) team added estimated Rs.30 billion in value to its clients during the past two years, securing a market leadership position amongst the listed entities. 

Amongst its landmark transactions over the said period, CAL managed the largest foreign acquisition of a local listed company.

Commenting on the current market conditions, CAL’s Equity and MA Head Rizny Faisal said, “Bouncing back from the recent terror attacks, we have seen a significant increase in the level of activity in equity capital markets and M&As. We expect the renewable energy, education, financial services and retail sectors to have the most significant traction in 
the coming few months.”

CAL was founded with a clear focus on family businesses and it has been succeeded in creating  a unique proposition for family businesses across its service offerings.
The firm stated its ability to understand and cater services across first generation, second generation and multi-generational businesses has allowed the company to gain the trust of most of the leading family enterprises in the country. 

CAL has dedicated itself for both business affairs of the family and in structuring unique investment products for family investors across its investment banking verticals.

In M&As, CAL has advised clients on a variety of local and cross-border transactions acting almost entirely on behalf of family businesses. Families of varying natures have trusted CAL to understand the nature of their companies and to either find the right home for their valued assets or to find business acquisitions that fit their value-system. 

CAL’s involvement in a number of sectors including education, retail, banking, NBFIs, agriculture, tourism, education, healthcare, insurance, F&B, manufacturing, technology, power generation and renewable energy has equipped the company to suffuse a multi-dimensional approach in all advisory dealings, offering practical solutions to help add value to clients.