PUNE: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Ltd said that it has appointed Amitabh Malhotra as the Head of Investment Banking for HSBC India.

“In his role, Amitabh will lead the Investment Banking and Equity Capital Markets (ECM) business,” the bank said.

Prior to HSBC, Amitabh worked at Rothschild India, where he was the Co-Head and Managing Director of the Global Investment Bank, based in Mumbai. He has also worked with KPMG , JP Morgan and BZW.

"Amitabh brings with him over 20 years of investment banking experience, having worked on many cross border mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings (IPOs) and private equity (PE) transactions across industries such as telecom, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, aviation, consumer, business services and power. In addition to India, Amitabh’s transaction experience extends to markets like China, Indonesia and Vietnam," the bank said.

Hitendra Dave, Head of Global Banking and Markets, HSBC India said, "Amitabh is a highly experienced executive with an established track record as an investment banker. He has worked on a number of complex transactions in India and overseas markets. His wealth of experience will be a welcome addition to our franchise, and will help accelerate our investment banking proposition within the country, which is a key element of our India strategy."

