25 January 2025

BDA Partners announces promotions for 2025

BDA Partners is pleased to announce a solid slate of promotions for 2025.

Please join us in congratulating these 14 bankers who have been promoted, as of January 1st.​

Promoted to Managing Director

Suguru Sasaki, Tokyo

Promoted to Director 

Stephen Etna, New York

Aditya Jaju, Mumbai

Joscelin Kee, Singapore

Rohit Kumar, Mumbai

Promoted to VP

Dhwani Desai, Mumbai

Artur Dumont, Singapore

Xiaokun Li, Shanghai

Promoted to Associate

Uday Bansal, Mumbai

Rishabh Chitlangia, Mumbai

Brandon Heng, Singapore

Mohit Kabra, Mumbai

Vincent Lai, Hong Kong

Doug Nguyen, Ho Chi Minh City

In addition to the above promotions, Hideyuki Tozawa will now transition to a new role as Vice Chairman for the Tokyo office.

We look forward to a strong 2025.

Euan Rellie, Andrew Huntley, Paul DiGiacomo
Managing Partners
BDA Partners


About BDA Partners

BDA Partners is the global investment banking advisor for Asia. We are a premium provider of Asia-related advice to sophisticated clients globally, with 30 years’ experience advising on cross-border M&A, capital raising, and financial restructuring. We provide global reach with our teams in New York and London, and true regional depth through our seven Asian offices in Mumbai, Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul and Tokyo. BDA has deep expertise in the Chemicals, Consumer & Retail, Health, Industrials, Services, Sustainability and Technology sectors. We work relentlessly to earn our clients’ trust by delivering insightful advice and outstanding outcomes. BDA Partners has strategic partnerships with William Blair, a premier global investment banking business, and with DBJ (Development Bank of Japan), a Japanese government-owned bank with US$150bn of assets.

US securities transactions are performed by BDA Partners’ affiliate, BDA Advisors Inc, a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). BDA Advisors Inc. is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and SIPC. In the UK, BDA Partners is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). In Hong Kong, BDA Partners (HK) Ltd is licensed and regulated by the Securities & Futures Commission (SFC) to conduct Type 1 and Type 4 regulated activities to professional investors. www.bdapartners.com

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