Debt Capital Markets (DCM) Support
As economies across the globe recover from the ill-effects of the pandemic, we witness increased bond issuance activity in the global DCM markets, primarily driven by favourable financing conditions, increased investors’ appetite and growing importance of sustainability for issuers and investors.
At Acuity Knowledge Partners, we provide bespoke support to DCM teams of investment banks and advisory firms across the world through a wide range of solutions for corporate DCM, FIG DCM, SSA DCM and sustainable DCM teams. Our team of experts regularly tracks macroeconomic factors affecting the markets and provides end-to-end, support from deal origination to execution, including the most intricate financial analysis and after-market support. We bring years of experience and proprietary tech solutions to drive overall efficiency and results, and act as an extension of your teams for deal origination and execution activities.
Who we serve
DCM Services - Support we Offer
- Market updates
- Credit positioning
- Credit / sales memos
- New bonds/ pipeline issuance database
- Secondary pricing refresh
- Covenant analysis
- Debt maturity profiles
- Pitch book support
- Investor presentation
- Peer group analysis
- Regulatory capital structure analysis
- Pricing updates
- Banks benchmarking
- Issuer profiles
- Orderbook analysis
- Investor profiles
DCM Services - Support we Offer
- Market updates
- Credit positioning
- Credit / sales memos
- New bonds/ pipeline issuance database
- Secondary pricing refresh
- Covenant analysis
- Debt maturity profiles
- Pitch book support
- Investor presentation
- Peer group analysis
- Regulatory capital structure analysis
- Pricing updates
- Banks benchmarking
- Issuer profiles
- Orderbook analysis
- Investor profiles
Automation and workflow management platforms
Automate the creation of fully formatted credential slides in any template instantly
Centralized downloads of real-time company filings on a single platform (US, UK, Canada, Japan and more)
Powerful financial data extraction and standardisation tool backed by strong artificial intelligence (AI)-/machine learning (ML)-based training algori
How we are different
DEEP FUNCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE
Deep functional knowledge of all aspects of DCM support gained from working with global leaders in the space
WIDE SECTOR COVERAGE
Expertise and experience in supporting DCM functions across a broad range of sectors and markets
STRONG INTEGRATION AND HIGH BUSINESS VALUE
Strong analytical capabilities and industry expertise coupled with high integration with client teams enable us to bring high business value to our customers through our DCM solutions
EXPERIENCED TEAM TO UNDERTAKE COMPLEX TASKS
Highly experienced and effective analysts who do the heavy lifting for you across various debt raising, funding and advisory processes, including capitalisation, market and headroom analysis and other tasks
What we have done
DCM, loan syndication and leveraged finance support to a UK-based bulge-bracket investment bank
What we are proud of
18-20%
more client-facing time
35-40%
productivity gains
Debt capital markets (DCM) support to a Europe-based mid-size investment bank
What we are proud of
Established a strong relationship
Freed up onshore team’s capacity to handle more-value-adding tasks
Debt capital markets (DCM) support to a US-based commercial bank
What we are proud of
USD30k annual cost savings per resource
Timely turnaround on regular tasks and flexibility to handle urgent work
Debt capital markets (DCM) and rating advisory support to a Singapore-based commercial bank
What we are proud of
15%
more client-facing time, with 3-FTE support
USD30k
annual cost savings per headcount
Capital markets support to a Middle East-based bank
What we are proud of
Enabled more focus on clients and investors
Provided real-time support through virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)
Credit markets support to a UK-headquartered global bank
What we are proud of
18-20%
more client-facing time
35-40%
productivity gains
Debt Capital Markets (DCM) support to a UK-based European bank
What we are proud of
Faster turnaround time, with increased accuracy
More capacity for core functions
Support for a Europe-based mid-size investment bank
What we are proud of
6 years
of engagement
6,000+
projects delivered
Debt Capital Markets Support for a APAC-based, mid-sized Investment Bank
What we are proud of
5-year
partnership in DCM research
>35%
time savings on weekly updates
Our Perspective on Debt Capital Markets (DCM)
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Meet our experts
Anish Ailawadi
Senior Director, Investment Banking
Anish has been with Acuity Knowledge Partners for over 13 years and presently heads the Investment Banking vertical. He is based out of our Gurgaon office and oversees delivery teams and client engagements for various bulge-bracket banks, mid-size banks, regional banks, advisory and boutique firms across M&A, Industry Coverage, Debt Capital Markets, Equity Capital Markets, Loan Syndications and Leveraged Finance. During his tenure, he also set up a shared services center for one of his clients in India. Anish is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and has done his Bachelors in Commerce from Delhi University.
Adrian Wright
Managing Director, Investment Banking, Private Equity and Consulting Business Development
Adrian leads Business Development across Investment Banking, Private Equity and Consulting clients in EMEA and APAC. He has 20 years’ experience working in the financial services industry, having spent 13 years working in Equity Capital Markets for Rothschild and RBS, before moving to Acuity Knowledge Partners in 2013. He has a deep knowledge of financial markets, having originated and executed over USD50bn of ECM transactions across a wide range of sectors, products and geographies. He has extensive experience working with and advising the majority of Investment Banking coverage and product groups, and leading global Private Equity firms. Adrian holds a MA (Hons Oxon) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford.
Marie Filotti
Director, APAC Business Development
Marie Filotti heads APAC Business Development at Acuity Knowledge Partners and is based in Hong Kong. She joined the firm in 2018 after 13 years in Investment Banking and Capital Markets, mainly at Nomura (previously Lehman Brothers), and also worked on the corporate side, having run Investor Relations at a China-based ASX-listed gas company. She uses her experience in the industry to advise our clients on best practices in implementation of engagements across all sectors. Marie holds a BA from Yale University and a Masters in Finance from Sciences-Po Paris.
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