Banking & Finance
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Asia-Pacific Region
Band 1
Email address
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+65 6671 6000Chambers Review
A&O Shearman has a market-leading practice at the pinnacle of banking and finance in the region, offering high levels of expertise across China and South-East Asia, particularly for transactions involving Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia. Renowned for its work acting for Asian and European financial institutions on their investments across the Asia-Pacific region, the firm is also capable of handling matters for borrowers. Its areas of expertise include syndicated loans, leveraged and acquisition finance and Islamic finance. Bolstered by an established Japan practice, the team is frequently instructed on shipping finance matters. The firm is also noted for its Australian corporate, acquisition and asset finance practice. On 1st May 2024, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling merged to form A&O Shearman.
Gautam Narasimhan in Singapore, Roger Lui in Hong Kong and Jason Huinink in Sydney are key contacts for this practice area.
Work Highlights
- The firm advised the mandated lead arrangers, underwriters and bookrunners on a USD1.2 billion senior term green loan facility for Biocon Biologics to finance its acquisition of biosimilar assets from Viatris.
- The firm advised the mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners on the debt financing for the leveraged buyout of Ambuja and ACC by Adani for a purchase price of up to USD10.5 billion.
- The firm advised Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation on a dual-currency sustainability-linked term loan for China Gas Capital Management. It was China Gas's first ESG-linked syndicated loan in the region.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The firm have an agile and responsive team with a very high customer focus. The team has led some of the largest and most complex financing deals for us."
"They are excellent and obviously very well established in the region. They know the regulatory regime in different jurisdictions really well and have depth in their bench. It's a very strong team."
"The firm have an agile and responsive team with a very high customer focus. The team has led some of the largest and most complex financing deals for us."
"They are excellent and obviously very well established in the region. They know the regulatory regime in different jurisdictions really well and have depth in their bench. It's a very strong team."