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Citic Securities Dominates Asia-Pacific Investment Banking in 2025
1/6/2026
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- In 2025, Citic Securities led the Asia-Pacific investment banking market (excluding Japan) with US$1.45 billion in fees, 5.8% of the total market, and a 29% year-over-year rise.
- The London Stock Exchange Group's report highlighted Citic's strength in bond and IPO underwriting.
- Citic held a 6% market share as top bookrunner for Asia-Pacific-issued bonds, generating approximately US$299 billion in proceeds.
- The U.S. bank Morgan Stanley ranked sixth.
