Barclays has strengthened its DCM operations in Asia with the appointment of Richard Grainger. Although he has only been in Hong Kong for five days, Grainger is already well versed in Asian FIG having worked on the pioneering $200 million hybrid tier 1 issue for Hana Bank in December with JPMorgan.
Grainger has been at Barclays for six years based in London and for three years before that was with Credit Suisse First Boston in London and New York.
In the UK, he was responsible for UK and Canadian banks covering senior and subordinated debt across tier 3, 2 and 1 capital issues. Highlights of his time included the...