Chambers Review

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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

  • Ashurst advised Morgan Stanley and other syndicated lenders on a secured financing for PEP's AUD700 million acquisition of Freight Management Holdings.

Strengths

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