FinanceAsia Achievement Awards - Japanese Deals

Best IPOStarbucks Coffee Japan Ltd IPO Goldman SachsStarbucks is fast becoming a ubiquitous presence on the streets of Tokyo. This year it also made its presence felt in the Japanese equity market when it successfully completed a blow out IPO in perhaps the worst market conditions for launching a deal in recent memory.The IPO was launched on September 10, one day before the terrorist attacks in the US. Yet the company and its lead underwriter Goldman Sachs decided to carry on in the f…