Mr. Philip Newson

Mr. Newson (50) is the Senior Partner of Devonshire Capital, an Asian investment banking and private equity specialist. Formerly president of Hong Kong-based investment bank Pacific Asia Capital Corporation, Mr. Newson has over two decades of experience in the financial markets of Southeast Asia and the sub-continent.

Mr. Newson co-founded Devonshire Capital in 1995 and is largely responsible for the growth and transition of Devonshire Capital to Asia's leading regional merchant bank. From his base in Thailand and Singapore, he has concluded a number of notable transactions. Highlight transactions include: one of Thailand's largest private placements, the US$540 million equity offering for Bank of Ayudhya in June 1999, and advising ING Bank NV on their EURO$460 million equity investment into TMB Bank in January 2008.

Mr. Newson is currently focused on developing cross-border business links and transaction flow between the London, Singapore, China, India, Korea, Thailand and Malaysian offices.

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