CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets is Asia’s leading, independent brokerage and investment group. The company provides equity broking, capital markets, merger and acquisition, and asset management services to global corporate and institutional clients.Renowned for service excellence, product innovation and award-winning market intelligence, CLSA has built its reputation on unrivalled equity research and economic analysis which is consistently ranked the best in Asia.CLSA is one of Asia’s largest independent equity brokers and one of the world’s largest agency brokers. The group’s investment banking services include M&A advisory, equity transactions and public offerings. Alternative asset management is offered through ten Asia-based funds under CLSA Capital Partners.
Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Hong Kong, CLSA has 1,350 dedicated professionals located in 15 Asian cities, plus Dubai, London, Port Louis (Mauritius) and New York. CLSA’s major shareholder is France's Credit Agricole, which merged in 2003 with Credit Lyonnais. CLSA enjoys substantial staff ownership which contributes to its independent stance and operations.
