Kirsten Parker
Biography
Kirsten has been in Financial Services & covered the Global Technology industry for >20 years after starting at Morgan Stanley in April 2000 as a Semiconductorequity research analyst. After 15 years in the public markets, she moved to Global Banking & to Asia with a focus on Semiconductors & Hardware and is now based in Singapore.
Notable transactions :
• JBR on $1.7bn block trade in Samsung Electronics for KEB Hana Bank (2024)
• Lead left JGC on Will Semiconductor’s US$445m SIX Swiss GDR (2023)
• Sole advisor & placement agent to Hana Microelectronics of US$127m primary shares (SiC expansion plans) (2023)
• Exclusive financial advisor to Global Telecom Inc on the formation data centre JV with ST Telemedia (post money valuation US$350m) (2022)
• Sole advisor to Bizlink on €450m acquisition of LEONI AG’s Industrial solutions business in 2021; sole global coordinator on US$229m CB & GDS offering in 2022
• WIN Semiconductor US$500m CB offering in 2021 (UBS sole bookrunner)
• ams’ €4.5bn acquisition of OSRAM Licht AG (UBS underwriters of debt & equity financing) (2020)
• Sale of TTM Technologies’ Mobility business to a Chinese consortium for US$660m (2020)
• JGC on Globalwafers US$1bn convertible bond offering (2021)
• Placement of Trax secondary shares with UBS Wealth Management (2020 & 2021)
• Financing of a large cap US Technology Hardware company (confidential) (2020)
• SMIC’s US$600m senior bond offering in 2020 and US$200m CB offering in 2019
• Xiaomi US$4.7bn HK IPO in 2018
• Corporate broker to Arm Holdings until the company was acquired by Softbank in 2016 (Morgan Stanley & UBS)
Ms. Parker graduated from Monash University with a double degree – Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting / Economics) / Bachelor of Arts (German / Chinese). She qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen.
Company Profile
UBS
Company Profile
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With our large and diverse team operating internationally, we have a presence in all major financial centers in more than 50 countries. Although we all come from different backgrounds and specializations, two things unite us: the conviction that we’re stronger together, and the will and curiosity to constantly innovate. That’s the key to us unlocking our full potential (and what we look for in everyone who joins us). It’s also why we’re regularly recognized as an attractive employer.*
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