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Baker McKenzie

Capital Markets: Debt

Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : Asia-Pacific Region


Baker McKenzie

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Capital Markets: Debt - Asia-Pacific Region

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For
Baker McKenzie has a truly regional presence, with solid teams in Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, China, Singapore and Australia. The law firm is well regarded for representing a range of major international issuers and underwriters on cross-border issuances. It is highly active on investment-grade debt, including green and sovereign bond matters, as well as hybrid offerings, including convertible and exchangeable bond matters. The equity practice has also advised on a strong flow of IPO work across the region, with notable deals in South-East Asia, India, China and Australia. It offers complementary local law capabilities, alongside being able to handle complex multi-jurisdictional mandates.
Notable practitioners

Key contacts include Dan Ouyang, co-chair of the Firm's Asia Pacific Capital Markets Practice, and Alexander Stathopoulos in Singapore.

Work Highlights

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  • Baker McKenzie advised Epsilon Healthcare on its re-listing and capital raise of AUD750,000.

  • Baker McKenzie acted as the Hong Kong legal adviser to the sole sponsor, joint overall coordinators and underwriters of the global offering and listing of REFIRE on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Strengths

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  • The firm is commercially astute, very responsive and good at communicating.

    Capital Markets: Debt respondentAsia-Pacific
  • We are satisfied with them and they've added a lot of new talent to the team, which is good.

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