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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, and maintains 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 added-value solution.

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

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