Mr. Laskowski is a Managing Director and Head of Financial
Entrepreneurs Group – Asia Pacific, Investment Banking at
Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited. Based in Hong Kong
since 1999, Mr. Laskowski is responsible for Citigroup's
coverage of the financial sponsor space. Utilizing Citigroup's
global information network, he assists financial sponsors in
generating investment ideas, completing complex M&A
transactions, creating leveraged finance solutions, monetizing
positions in the equity capital markets, executing private
placements and fund raising. Mr. Laskowski has a broad client
base that covers all of the major active pools of capital in Asia,
including traditional global and local buyout funds, expansion
capital-oriented funds, quasi-governmental investment
organizations, leading hedge funds and venture capitalists. He
and his team have executed over 20 transactions for financial
sponsors in 2006 (year-to-date), including acting as M&A advisor
and financing arranger lead for Kohlberg Kravis Roberts's
purchase of the Software Development and Solutions Business
of Flextronics (India), M&A advisor and financing lead arranger
for The Carlyle Group's purchase of Eastern Multimedia
Company ( Taiwan ) , M&A advisor for Warburg Pincus'
investment in Gome Electrical Appliances (China), M&A advisor
for Taishin Financial Holding's (Taiwan) placement of securities
to Newbridge Capital and Nomura and placement agent to MBK
Partners in relation to their global fund raising activities.
Prior to covering financial sponsors, Mr. Laskowski was an
integral member of Citigroup's Financial Institutions
Investment Banking team in both New York and Hong Kong. Mr.
Laskowski specialized in transactions involving distressed banks
and insurance companies. Among the landmark transactions he
has executed in Asia are The Carlyle Group's purchase of
Koram Bank and Lone Star’ s purchase of Korea Exchange
Bank. Prior to investment banking, Mr. Laskowski managed a
US$10 billion jumbo residential mortgages portfolio for one of
the largest mortgage brokers in the United States. Mr.
Laskowski received his BA from Michigan State University and
his MBA from the University of Chicago. |