Hitesh Asarpota

Managing Director, Head of Debt Capital Markets
Emirates NBD

Biography

Hitesh joined Emirates NBD Capital in 2008 and has been instrumental in the development of the investment banking franchise of the Emirates NBD Group. Hitesh is responsible for a dedicated DCM desk and the origination and syndication of debt capital markets, liability management and structured finance mandates.

Hitesh worked on the first Sukuk issuance in 2005 and since then he has advised various governments, financial institutions, blue chip and mid-cap corporates on their Islamic and conventional financing strategies and access to debt capital markets. He has successfully raised over USD 60 billion for Middle East, Asian and Turkish issuers

Hitesh holds a BCom in Accounting and Economics from Sydenham College, India and a postgraduate management degree from HEC Paris (Grande École), France

Speaker at these events:

Bonds, Loans & Derivatives Russia 2020

• How are investors and bankers pricing Russian credit risk in the context of trade wars and a low-rate environment? How do international and local perspectives differ?

Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Middle East 2020

• Sovereign, corporate and FI capital markets strategy: Why, how and where are borrowers funding themselves?

Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Saudi Arabia 2019

Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Middle East 2019

Speaker at these virtual events:

Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Middle East 2020 - Virtual Conference

• Successfully securing funding in times of crisis: Sovereign, corporate and FI perspectives

Articles from Bonds & Loans

• 1 Feb 2018: Globalising Sukuk: Diversifying Investment with Price-Competitive, Ethical Assets