Banking & Finance - Asia-Pacific Region
What the team is known for
Herbert Smith Freehills has an impressive finance team recognised for its aptitude in the energy and infrastructure sectors and comes recommended for its ability to advise on structured and asset finance. It has a dominant practice in Australia with key strengths advising on transactions involving India and Indonesia. The team represents an enviable roster of leading Australian banks, corporations and asset managers. It offers expertise from its Hong Kong and Singapore offices, focusing on acting for both borrowers and lenders on matters involving the energy sector.
Strengths
"HSF provides deep understanding and technical excellence which is leveraged to innovative, pragmatic and succinct advice."
"Some of the transactions undertaken are the largest and most complex in our business history. Herbert Smith Freehills have handled them extremely well. The depth of the team has been excellent and they have shown true breadth of knowledge and experience."
Work highlights
Herbert Smith Freehills advised the syndicate of lenders, including DBS and Standard Chartered, on the financing to a subsidiary of PT Medco Energi to fund the acquisition of 54% interest of ConocoPhillips Indonesia in Corridor block.
Herbert Smith Freehills advised International Finance Corporation on a USD200 million financing for various Airtel Africa subsidiaries guaranteed by Bharti Airtel International Netherlands.
Herbert Smith Freehills advised Export Finance Australia on its multi-jurisdiction USD1.33 billion financing of Telstra’s USD1.6 billion acquisition of Digicel Pacific.
Notable practitioners
Key contacts John Angus and Adrian Cheng are based in Sydney and Singapore respectively.
