Bank of China International Holdings Co., Ltd (BOCI) is a wholly owned subsidiary investment banking institution under Bank of China Limited. The company was incorporated in Hong Kong in 1998, has set up branches in international financial centers of New York, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, etc. and established sales network in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing and other Chinese coastal and inland central cities. With excellent professional talents, strong institutional sales and retail network and global management operation, the company can provide overall investment and banking services including corporate finance, merger and acquisition, financial advisory, securities sales, fixed income, derivatives, asset management, direct investment, etc. to customers both at home and abroad.
1. Financing by Listing on Market
BOCI provides project implementation and advisory services with international standards to customers both at home and abroad (including enterprises, governments and individuals) for initial public offering (IPO), secondary market stock placements, securities monetization, block trades, convertible bonds and other derivatives products.
China Development Finance Company (Hong Kong) Limited (predecessor of BOCI) handled IPO of Tsingtao Brewery Company Limited listed in 1993, which was the first successful step for Chinese enterprises to enter international capital market. So far, BOCI has become one of the most active investment banks in markets of Chinese mainland and Hong Kong. In terms of IPO underwriting amount in the year 2006-2007, BOCI ranks the second and the fifth in markets of Hong Kong and Chinese mainland respectively.
2. Bond Financing
So far, BOCI is the only Chinese-funded investment bank that provides sound debt capital market service both in international and domestic markets.
A. Debt capital markets business. BOCI provides international market financing programs, e.g. raising high-rated bonds for large enterprises and high-yield bonds and convertible bonds for private enterprises. Business in domestic market includes corporate bonds, financial bonds, T-bonds and convertible bonds.
B. Sales, trading and research of both domestic and foreign fixed income products.
C. Solutions for structured investment products and debt management.
3. Leveraged and Structured Finance
The business, through design of practical and creative financing programs, provides strong financial support and advisory services for leveraged buyouts, strategic mergers and acquisitions, business expansion, capital restructuring, corporate restructuring, asset acquisition, construction and other investment activities.
4. Direct Investment
BOCI has achieved unique industrial advantages in private equity fund business. BOCI has set up close partnership with market-leading enterprises through long-term investments.
China's first RMB industrial investment fund, Bohai Industry Investment Fund, was founded by BOCI in December 2006. The investment fund, with a total size of RMB 20 billion (about USD 2.8 billion) and initial issue of RMB 6.08 billion (about USD 845 million), has actively taken part in high-quality investment projects in Tianjin Binhai New Area, Bohai Rim Region and many other areas in China. By successful case of founding Bohai Industrial Investment Fund, BOCI won" China's Most Innovative Product Award" selected by the journal, Asia Asset Management, in 2007, and the "Most Innovative Fund Award 2007" by the journal, Capital.
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