:: Business Development Asia LLC

EUAN RELLIE | Senior Managing Director

Euan Rellie is joint founder and Senior Managing Director, based in New York. Since founding BDA in 1996, Mr. Rellie has lived in Singapore, New York and London, working in China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, India and the Middle East. 1990-96, he worked in Corporate Finance for Schroders, the leading UK investment bank now part of Citigroup, in New York, London and Singapore. He was Head of SE Asia Execution for Schroders' Asia-Pacific Regional Advisory Group. His clients have included C. R. Bard, Cerberus, DuPont, Ecolab, Hanjin, ICI, Intel, Kraft Foods, Life Technologies, Lubrizol, Materion, Nalco, Pfizer, Philip Morris, Platinum Equity, Sara Lee, Sigma-Aldrich, Tenneco and ThomsonReuters. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. In 2010, he was named Boutique Investment Banker of the Year by Global M&A Network.

CHARLES MAYNARD | Senior Managing Director

Charles Maynard is joint founder and Senior Managing Director. Since co-founding BDA in 1996, Mr. Maynard has been based in Singapore, Tokyo, and now New York. Mr. Maynard was based in Tokyo from 2002 to 2005 and established BDA’s office there and in Seoul. He has advised on a number of successful transactions throughout the region, including the divestment of Cookson Group plc’s epoxy molding compounds business to Panasonic, Global Power Equipment Group’s HRSG business to Austrian Environment & Energy and the divestment of Fedders’ air conditioning assets to various buyers. Previously he worked with the Jardine Matheson Group, based in Hong Kong, China and Singapore both in corporate development and operations. In July 2011, M&A Advisor named Charles as one of their 2011 “40 Under 40” global M&A professionals. Mr. Maynard was educated at Oxford University (MA Hons, Geography) and holds a Certified Diploma in Accountancy and Finance from the ACCA.

ANDREW HUNTLEY | Senior Managing Director

Andrew Huntley is a Senior Managing Director of BDA and is based in London. Having joined in 1998, he has managed BDA's Asian offices from Singapore and co-managed BDA’s New York office. Mr. Huntley has led projects and advised clients on transactions in many sectors and East Asian countries. Before BDA, Mr. Huntley worked for the Jardine Matheson Group in HK, China, Taiwan and Vietnam. He acted as the Group Representative in Vietnam and had executive responsibility for Group businesses there and in Taiwan. Mr. Huntley was educated at Oxford University (MA Hons, Chinese). Mr. Huntley is fluent in spoken and written Mandarin and conversant in Vietnamese.

JEFF ACTON | Managing Director

Jeff Acton is a Managing Director based in Tokyo. He joined BDA in 2005. Mr. Acton previously worked for Maple Leaf Foods International in Toronto on Japan-related business. Prior to that, he worked at Sanyo Electric, the Japanese telecoms equipment company in Osaka, Japan, in product strategy and marketing. From 1997-2002, he worked at Pratt & Whitney in Canada in engineering and design. He has an MBA from INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France, and an MSc/BSc from Queen's University, Kingston, Canada (with a year at Kyoto University). He speaks English, Japanese and French.

PAUL DIGIACOMO | Managing Director

Paul DiGiacomo is a Managing Director based in Hong Kong. He joined BDA in 1997, and has lived in Asia since 2000. Mr DiGiacomo founded and heads our Hong Kong office from where he covers Greater China and SE Asia. Transactions he has advised on in Asia include the sale of Nova Capital Partners’ portfolio company DTL, the sale of Arkema’s specialty minerals subsidiary in China, the sale of Jade Travel by the Jardine Matheson group, the divestment of Cookson plc’s global EMC business to Panasonic, Rexel’s divestment of HCL Asia to DKSH, and Thomson Education’s sale of a 50% stake in Universitas21 Global to Manipal Universal. Mr. DiGiacomo was educated at Trinity College (BA Hons, Political Science).

JEFFREY WANG | Managing Director, Head of Shanghai Office

Jeffrey Wang is a Managing Director and the head of BDA’s Shanghai office. He joined BDA in 2001. From 1995 to 2001, Mr. Wang worked in the Investment Banking Division of Salomon Smith Barney, and its predecessor, Schroders PLC, based in Shanghai and Hong Kong. There, he advised multinational companies on a number of acquisitions, JVs and other direct investments in China, as well as IPOs and private placements for Chinese companies. From 1988 to 1995, he worked as correspondent banking officer in the International Division of the Bank of Communications, one of the largest commercial banks in China. Mr. Wang speaks fluent Mandarin and English and was educated at Beijing University (BA, Economics).

MARK WEBSTER | Managing Director

Mark Webster is a Managing Director based in Shanghai. He joined BDA in 2005. He previously worked for Standard Chartered Bank - Shanghai Branch as a Vice President in the Multi-National Corporates division assisting clients such as BP, Syngenta and UPS with strategic, funding and operational matters. Prior to that he worked at JPMorgan’s London office (earlier Robert Fleming Investment Bank) as an Associate in their Mergers and Acquisitions department. From 1995 to 1998 he worked for Arthur Andersen in London where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ACA). Mr. Webster graduated from Oxford University with an MA in Modern History and Economics and speaks Mandarin Chinese and French.

BILL PULLANO | Chief Financial Officer

Bill Pullano is Chief Financial Officer, based in New York. He joined BDA in 2008 and developed the internal finance processes and reporting systems, working with BDA’s accounting staff in India. He was previously Assistant Vice President and Corporate Reporting Manager at First Niagara, a Buffalo commercial bank where he oversaw the SEC reporting function for this publicly traded company. From 2001 to 2007, Mr. Pullano worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in New York, managing audit fieldwork for banking and financial services clients. Mr. Pullano is a Certified Public Accountant, and was awarded the R. Leslie Johnson Accounting Fellowship at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, where he obtained a Masters in Accounting. He also holds a BA in Economics from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

ARUN BAGCHI | Director

Arun Bagchi is a Director based in Mumbai. Before joining BDA, Mr. Bagchi was the India General Manager of Connell Bros, a San Francisco based specialty chemical distribution company, where he managed relationships with chemical companies. From 1997-1999, he held management positions at ICI Acrylics. Before that he worked for the Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), a leading Indian oil exploration company, and at National Organic Chemical Industries Ltd (NOCIL, then a Shell JV). He was educated at the Indian Institute of Management - Bangalore, and the Institute of Technology - Benares Hindu University (B Tech - Chemical Engineering). Mr. Bagchi is fluent in English, Hindi and Bengali.

JUSTINE MANNERING | Director

Justine Mannering is a Director based in New York. Ms. Mannering joined BDA in 2011. She was previously a London-based Director in the Financial Sponsor Group at DC Advisory Partners, formerly Close Brothers Corporate Finance, where she worked from 2004-2011. She has advised on buy-side, sell-side, debt, restructurings and IPOs for private equity and corporate clients. Ms. Mannering was assigned to the Boston office of Harris Williams from 2006-2007. She has experience in leisure and retail, consumer, healthcare, financial services, support services, and technology. Her clients have included Advent International, Barclays Private Equity, Cognetas, Duke Street Capital, Global Infrastructure Partners, ISIS Private Equity, Montagu Private Equity, Phoenix Equity Partners, Vision Capital, Majestic Wine, and Mothercare. She qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG and is a CFA charterholder. Ms. Mannering is an Australian citizen, and graduated from Rhodes University in South Africa with a B Commerce in Accounting and Commercial Law, and a Post Graduate degree in Accounting.

LYDIA XU | Director

Lydia Xu is a Director based in Shanghai. She worked at BDA from 2001 to 2006. She left BDA in 2006, to work at Linde, the Germany based industrial gases company, as China Business Development Manager, before returning to BDA in 2007. Before 2001, she worked at Asia Pulp & Paper (China), where she was responsible for conducting business analysis and evaluating market opportunities. She also previously worked for four years in investment banking with Hainan Securities Co Ltd, where she assisted Chinese corporate clients on gaining stock market listings. Ms. Xu graduated from Beijing University (BA, Mathematics) and the China Europe International Business School (MBA). She is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and English.

ANTHONY YANG | Director

Anthony Yang is a Director based in Hong Kong. He joined BDA in 2011. Before that, Mr. Yang was the Deputy General Manager of Shougang Concord Grand, where he oversaw cross-border M&A and investment. Before that, Mr. Yang was the Director of Investment at Shougang Concord International and in charge of cross-border M&A in the metal and mining sector where he participated in several large transactions, including the investments into Fushan Energy and Mount Gibson Iron. Before joining Shougang, Mr. Yang founded and worked in a private equity firm in Southern Africa. A Chinese citizen fluent in Chinese and English, Mr. Yang graduated from Cambridge University Judge Business School (MPhil in Technology Policy), Lancaster University Management School (MBA in financial risk management) and Derby University Derbyshire Business School (MSc in Strategic Management).

KUMAR MAHTANI | Assistant Director

Kumar Mahtani is an Assistant Director based in Mumbai. He joined BDA in 2011. Before that, Mr. Mahtani was an Associate Director at KPMG India, responsible for structuring transactions for investments by global private equity firms in India, mergers / demergers and restructuring of Indian Corporates and MNCs, and outbound acquisitions by Indian groups. Mr. Mahtani is a qualified Chartered Accountant (CA), and has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Mumbai (H.R. College of Commerce & Economics). He is fluent in English and Hindi, and speaks basic Sindhi.

KENT NG, CFA | Assistant Director

Kent Ng is an Assistant Director based in Shanghai. He joined BDA in 2010. Having previously held a senior role at Tempo Group, the industrial sector focused investment group, Kent has many years of international experience in the areas of M&A, private equity, and project finance in China, North America and Europe, with completed transactions including the Chinese BWI Consortium’s multi-jurisdiction buy-out of Delphi’s brake & suspension assets in 2009. Earlier in his career, Kent helped establish project financing divisions covering the Greater China region at Compaq and EMC. Mr. Ng graduated Cum Laude with an MBA from the University of Southern California, and received a BBA from University of Texas at Austin. Mr. Ng is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.