AmInvestment is Best Domestic Bond House

The Asset magazine’s annual Triple A Country Awards 2011 has named AmInvestment Bank Bhd the Best Domestic Bond House, Malaysia.

AmInvestment Bank said winning the award for the third consecutive year and
the fourth time in the past six years showed it holds a tight grip in the local
currency bond market, offering a wide range of integrated financing solutions
via the Malaysian debt capital market and Islamic capital market.

For the period under review -- Oct 1, 2010 to Sept 30, 2011 -- the bank has

successfully completed 52 transactions, with RM28.6 billion total deal value, it
said in a statement today.

It said key transactions sealed during the period include Sarawak Energy
Bhd’s RM15 billion Sukuk Musyarakah Programme, Telekom Malaysia Bhd’s RM2 billion Sukuk Ijarah Programme and Besraya Malaysia Sdn Bhd’s RM700 million Sukuk Mudharabah Programme.

In addition, AmInvestment Bank has also successfully completed issuance
of RM750 million medium term note (MTN) for Gulf Investment Corporation under the RM3.5 billion MTN Programme, the largest foreign issuer transaction as at Nov 30.

On the loan side, AmInvestment Bank acted as Mandated Lead Arranger for a
RM1.4 billion syndicated loan for Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd in September and RM4 billion term loan facility for Astro Malaysia Holdings Sdn Bhd in May.

The Asset Triple A Country Awards are Asia’s defining recognition for
excellence in the industry.

The awards process adopted a rigorous approach to pick the best banks and
institutions in each category, point scores for both quantitative and
qualitative factors were combined to decide the winners.

The Asset is the leading finance publication for Asian corporates and global
investors active in the region, and is internationally recognised for providing
analyses and insights into best practices and strategies for Asia’s
financial decision-makers. -- Bernama