NDBIB appoints new Head of Corporate Advisory

Saminda Weerasinghe

NDB Investment Bank Limited (NDBIB), the unrivalled leader in investment banking in Sri Lanka, announced the appointment of Saminda Weerasinghe as its Head of Corporate Advisory.
Weerasinghe is a strategic management expert with 20 years of extensive experience in corporate finance, transaction advisory, private equity structuring and more. He commenced his career at Ernst & Young Sri Lanka, where he was instrumental in multiple advisory and capital raisings for start-ups, M&A and restructuring of distressed companies for multiple clients in Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

He also had a brief stint at Ernst & Young Singapore during this period and subsequently moved to Acuity Partners (Pvt.) Ltd. Thereafter, he moved to Asia Capital PLC, where he served as Chief Strategy Officer and spearheaded capital raising for several projects. 
Prior to joining NDBIB, he held directorship positions at Acquest (Pvt.) Ltd, New Anthoney’s Farms (Pvt.) Ltd and Kasper Global (Pvt.) Ltd, where he contributed immensely to the operations and growth of these entities whilst gaining a vast experience in multiple business sectors.
He is a CFA Charterholder and is also a Fellow Member of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK).

NDBIB Chief Executive Officer Darshan Perera stated, “We are excited to expand our team with the addition of Saminda, who is undoubtedly a seasoned strategic and financial professional with a proven track record. We are optimistic that Saminda’s vast experience in this domain will help us further establish our position within the market.”
Senaka Kakiriwaragodage, Chief Executive Officer of NDB Capital Holdings Limited, holding company of NDBIB, said, “Saminda comes with significant experience in capital raising, M&A and advisory. His wider knowledge, experience and relationships will help to provide innovative solutions to clients of NDBIB.” 

Weerasinghe, commenting on his latest appointment at NDBIB, said, “I am excited to join the esteemed team of investment bankers at NDBIB. Looking forward to working with the Investment Bank and NDB Capital group to continuously deliver innovative investment banking solutions to our clients domiciled in and out of Sri Lanka. I know these are challenging times in the country but we at NDBIB are of the firm belief that adversities bring about the best of opportunities.”