Macquarie Capital, the corporate advisory, capital markets and principal investing arm of Macquarie Group, has appointed Honggui Li as head of Greater China.
Li, who will be based in Hong Kong at the firm’s office in One International Finance Centre (pictured), has around 25 years’ experience operating in Greater China. He will also support Macquarie Capital’s coverage of the region, according to a media release on May 7.
Macquarie Capital has a presence across 11 markets in Asia: mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand
Over the course of his career, Li has served as head of Greater China for Credit Suisse (now part of UBS), and also spent 10 years at UBS where he was the deputy head of investment banking in China. In his role at Credit Suisse, he worked with both privately-owned and state-owned enterprises (SEOs) – with clients across technology, media and telecommunications, healthcare and industrials.
Tim Joyce, head of Macquarie Capital, Asia Pacific, said in the media release: “Honggui Li has a deep understanding of the Greater China market and significant client coverage experience across a range of products and sectors.”
Joyce added: “We are confident that combining his expertise with the capabilities of our longstanding China team will enable us to capitalise on emerging opportunities in the region.”
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