The Investment House Association of the Philippines (IHAP) has recognized BDO Capital & Investment Corporation (BDO Capital) as the Investment House of the Year for the fifth year in a row at their annual awards ceremony.
BDO Capital has demonstrated a persistent commitment to excellence in the delivery of first-rate investment banking services across a wide range of product categories in the Philippine capital markets.
BDO Capital is a full-service investment house that provides a wide variety of investment banking services to its clients. These services include securities underwriting and trading, loan syndication, financial advisory, private placement of debt and equity, project finance, and direct equity investment. The continued dominance of the Company in the domestic investment banking industry can be attributed to the firm’s solid capital strength and stability, unmatched distribution capability, and customer-centric approach with its customized, optimal solutions to achieve the business goals of its clients, issuers, and investors, and unmatched distribution capability.
BDO Capital has been recognized internationally as the Best Investment Bank in the Philippines by a number of prestigious publications, in addition to receiving awards from the IHAP Awards. These publications include Finance Asia, Alpha Southeast Asia, The Asset, Asian Banking and Finance, Asiamoney, and Global Finance. The company’s dedication to its clients is reflected in the various worldwide and local awards that it has received in recent years.
“We truly value our clients and ensure that we address their needs with the changing market conditions. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do,” said Eduardo V. Francisco, President of BDO Capital.
Mr. Francisco was recently recognized by Alpha Southeast Asia with an Achievement Award for Contribution to the Local Capital Market in conjunction with the 15th Annual Best Deal & Solutions Awards. This award was presented to Mr. Francisco. He is only the third person to ever win the prize, and he is the first Filipino to do it in the past 15 years.
Mr. Francisco is well-known for his active participation in numerous advocacy efforts to support the development of the Philippine capital markets and the local banking industry as a whole. These efforts have earned him a lot of recognition over the years. The fact that he is a member of a wide variety of organizations, both public and private, has helped him significantly in locating problems and proposing answers that will further improve the domestic capital markets.
