Capital Markets: Debt (International Firms)
Greater China Region Guide 2025 : China
Band 4
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Ashurst boasts a well-balanced offering with an established reputation for providing DCM advice to major underwriters and issuers on bond offerings, EMTN issues, private placements and cross-border convertible bonds, while providing Hong Kong, English and US law advice for international and Chinese banks and businesses. The team is also well equipped to handle bond restructuring.
Work Highlights
- Ashurst acted for the Bank of China and other joint lead managers on Zhuhai Rural Commercial Bank's issuance of CNY500 million 3.5% bonds due 2026.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The firm is very thorough and robust. The team has in-depth technical knowledge built from advising on several precedent and comparable transactions."
"The team not only have strong technical skills and can always deliver products fit for the client’s commercial objectives, but their lawyers are also pleasant, personable and easy to work with."
"They truly are professionals. They know what they are doing and they go out of their way to help their clients."
"The firm is very thorough and robust. The team has in-depth technical knowledge built from advising on several precedent and comparable transactions."
"The team not only have strong technical skills and can always deliver products fit for the client’s commercial objectives, but their lawyers are also pleasant, personable and easy to work with."
"They truly are professionals. They know what they are doing and they go out of their way to help their clients."
Notable Practitioners
Jini Lee regularly represents a diverse clientele of banks and financial institutions, as well as PRC corporates and SOEs, in debt issuances and private placements.
Jessica Li has notable experience advising international banks and other financial institutions on debt capital markets issuances including lotus bonds, dim sum bonds and offshore Japanese bonds.
Ranked Lawyers at
Ashurst
China