CLIENTS' PERSPECTIVES - Betting on boating

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CLIENTS' PERSPECTIVES - Betting on boating

September 30, 2005 (Last updated: November 26, 2008)

Gulu Lalvani, multimillionaire and chairman of Binatone Group, is keen on property and boats but not on private banks. He tells Asiamoney how he invests his money, and why he still keeps a hands-on approach.

Dressed in a snappy grey suit, white cardigan and green leather shoes, with reading glasses on a chain around his neck, Gulu Lalvani certainly stands out as he prowls the corridor of Binatone Electronics' relatively modest Hong Kong headquarters...

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SOUTHEAST ASIA DCM

Rank

Bookrunner Parents

Deal Value $ (Proceeds) (m)

No.

%share

2012 YTD Rank

Standard Chartered Bank

3,991

8.9

HSBC

3,710

8.3

Goldman Sachs

3,333

7.4

Deutsche Bank

2,895

6.4

Citi

2,774

6.2

JPMorgan

2,288

5.1

DBS

2,106

4.7

Siam Commercial Bank

1,835

4.1

Barclays

1,586

3.5

CIMB Group

1,523

3.4

Subtotal

26,040

123

57.9

Total

44,958

212

100.0

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