Citi Expands Asia-Pacific DCM Team
Citi has appointed two senior leveraged finance bankers to its debt capital markets (DCM) team in Asia-Pacific as it continues to strengthen its financing capabilities across the region.
The bank announced that Anthony Yap will join as Head of Leveraged Finance for Australia and New Zealand, while Maria Chua will join as a Director covering leveraged and syndicated loans in Southeast Asia.
The appointments form part of Citi’s broader strategy to enhance its leveraged and syndicated financing platform and support growing client demand across Asia-Pacific.
Yap is set to join Citi at the end of August and will be based in Sydney. He arrives from HSBC, where he most recently served as Head of Private Capital Group Coverage and Financing for Australia and New Zealand.
With more than two decades of experience in leveraged and acquisition finance, Yap has led and structured complex transactions across more than 20 jurisdictions spanning Europe and Asia-Pacific. During his tenure at HSBC, he also held the role of Head of Leveraged and Acquisition Finance for Southeast Asia, advising sponsors and corporate clients on some of the region’s largest and most sophisticated financing deals.
His experience in cross-border transactions, combined with extensive relationships across the sponsor and corporate communities, is expected to further strengthen Citi’s leveraged finance franchise in Australia and New Zealand.
Chua Joins from UBS
Meanwhile, Chua will join Citi in July and will be based in Hong Kong. She joins from UBS, where she most recently served as Head of Leveraged Finance Origination, Asia.
Chua brings more than 15 years of experience across debt advisory, syndicated loans, private credit and structured finance. Throughout her career, she has originated, structured and executed financing solutions for institutional, corporate and private wealth clients across Asia, developing expertise in navigating complex financing environments.
At Citi, she will focus on leveraged and syndicated loan opportunities across Southeast Asia, a market that continues to see growing demand for flexible financing solutions amid evolving economic conditions and increased private capital activity.
Both executives will report to Adrian Khoo and Deepak Dangayach, Citi’s Co-Heads of DCM for Asia-Pacific. Yap will also have a local reporting line to Ben Connolly and Philippe Perzi, Co-Heads of Capital Markets and Advisory for Australia and New Zealand.
The hires underscore Citi’s commitment to expanding its debt financing capabilities and deepening its presence in key Asia-Pacific markets, as competition among global banks intensifies for leveraged finance and syndicated lending opportunities across the region.
