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Provided by Ashurst

Ashurst's Asia-Pacific Banking & Finance practice is an established practice with strong capabilities and an impressive track record across a diverse range of matters. The team advises international and domestic financial institutions, alternate credit providers, multinational corporate borrowers, issuers and government agencies on the full suite of finance transactions.

We provide clients with:          

  1. The full range of banking and financial services, including working with our wider Finance team across debt and equity capital markets, structured finance and derivatives products, restructuring, insolvency and special situations, and transactional and advisory regulatory
  2. Experience executing highly complex transaction structures as opposed to operating only within the traditional spectrum of banking products. For example we advise clients on first of kind matters such as unitranche financings, US style term loan B structures, sustainability linked fund financings, and pre-IPO margin facilities
  3. Seamless cross-border and cross-practice team work and transaction management skills with the ability to plan and execute complex, strategically significant projects
  4. Expertise across the globe to meet the geographical and language needs of our clients; capabilities are augmented by support from our wider network, including:
  • Joint Operation Office with Guantao in Shanghai
  • Formal Law Alliance with ADTLaw in Singapore
  • Best friend referral relationship with Indian Law Partners in India.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Banking & Finance - Asia-Pacific Region

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Ashurst fields a prominent team with substantial work in project finance, refinancing, and acquisition and leveraged finance. The firm frequently represents notable international financial institutions in cross-border lending and has established capabilities in Australia, especially in relation to leveraged acquisition financing and corporate financing transactions. It also has a strong offering in Singapore and regularly garners praise for transactions involving Indonesia. The firm has notable expertise in Japan, in particular for project and acquisition financing, while maintaining a Hong Kong practice focused on advising Chinese banks on outbound work.

Notable practitioners

Martin Coleman and Shawn Wytenburg are key contacts for the firm's Australian team. Jean Woo is a key contact in the Singapore office.

Work Highlights

Provided by Ashurst

  • Ashurst acted as counsel to Citibank as senior noteholder in relation to an up to USD113.3 million loan note issuance by a Singapore-incorporated orphan SPV, backed by loans to small and medium-sized enterprises in Singapore, by Validus. 

  • Ashurst advised CBA and other syndicate lenders on the USD412 million refinancing of Tasman Holiday Parks' portfolio in Australia and New Zealand.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Ashurst have a tremendous understanding of the regulatory landscape and can work across borders in delivering a unique value-add solution.

Banking & Finance respondent
Asia-Pacific

The team understand the key commercial drivers to our business, which assists them in tailoring the advice.

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