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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Capital Markets: Debt (International Firms)

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Capital Markets: Debt (International Firms) - China

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has a respected ECM team spanning Hong Kong IPOs and secondary offerings. The team is familiar with acting on large-scale rights issuances and is additionally well regarded in debt matters, advising issuers and underwriters on investment-grade bonds and MTN programmes. Its expertise spans convertible and exchangeable issuances, as well as trustee representation. The firm frequently represents clients in the healthcare, technology and biopharma sectors.

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Work Highlights

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  • Herbert Smith Freehills Kamer advised Morgan Stanley Asia, Citigroup Global Markets Asia, Huatai Financial Holdings (Hong Kong), UBS AG Hong Kong Branch and other underwriters of Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals' H-share listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

  • Herbert Smith Freehillls Kamer advised the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Hong Kong Government on the establishment of the retail portion of its infrastructure bond programme and the issuance of HKD20 billion retail infrastructure bonds due 2027 and HKD55 billion silver bonds due 2027.

Strengths

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  • The team is responsive, supportive and capable of leveraging its global resources to help address challenging issues in deal execution.

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  • The team has deep expertise in navigating complex Hong Kong regulatory environments and a proven track record of delivering innovative, client-oriented solutions for sophisticated transactions.

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  • The team is very good at dealing with complex problems and is able to give solutions.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Matt Emsley
    Matt Emsley

    Matt Emsley

    Matt Emsley is the head of Herbert Smith Freehills' ECM team in Hong Kong and a trusted adviser to banks and funds on a variety of ECM work.

    • He's a very hands-on and technically strong lawyer.

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    • Matt is very senior with a good understanding of his practice area.

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    • Matt is super experienced and he has a good relationship with the stock exchange and SFC.

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  • William Ku
    William Ku

    William Ku

    William Ku is head of Herbert Smith Freehills' DCM team and is recognised for his focus on advising Chinese clients on debt issuances.

    • William has in-depth knowledge and a high level of commercial awareness. He knows the market and DCM very well. He's accommodating to client requests and attentive to the issues.

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    • William is truly experienced and reliable.

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  • Jason Sung
    Jason Sung

    Jason Sung

    Jason Sung offers clients two decades' experience advising on Hong Kong IPOs, most frequently for sponsors and underwriters.

    • I highly recommend Jason. He is a pleasure to work with, truly understands what matters to us, manages the team perfectly, is very commercial and is always available.

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    • Jason Sung is the key partner. He's excellent.

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Ranked Individuals at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP (3)

China

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    William Ku

    Capital Markets: Debt (International Firms)

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    Matt Emsley

    Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)

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    Jason Sung

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