Nomura, the global investment bank has announced the appointment of Amy Tsao as Branch Manager of Nomura Taiwan. Tsao is currently Head of Investment Banking, Taiwan and will also continue in this role.
Nomura has been present in Taiwan since 1993 and has been involved in a number of notable transactions this year, including book running and structuring advisor to United Microelectronics Corporation’s (UMC) USD$500m convertible bond offering, the largest in Taiwan in 2011 YTD.
In April 2011, Nomura was also bookrunner for TPK Holdings’ USD$400m convertible bond offering.
Tsao succeeds Albert Weng as Taiwan Branch Manager, who will take up an advisor role with Nomura as Chairman of the Taiwan Advisory Board.
Tsao is a Managing Director and joined Nomura from Lehman Brothers where she also worked in the investment banking business. She was appointed Nomura’s Head of Investment Banking, Taiwan in April 2010.
Prior to this, she worked at Citigroup in the corporate banking division and then the investment banking group. Tsao started her career as an attorney in the banking and capital market sectors, and holds an LL.M from Boston University.
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