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Capital Markets: High-Yield Products - Asia-Pacific Region

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What the Team is Known For

King & Wood Mallesons is respected for its expertise in complicated securitisation transactions, representing clients in major international deals. It also fields a strong practice in derivatives and structured products. The firm's debt practice continues to be active in advising on panda bonds, drawing on the advantage provided by its major PRC offering. It also has a strong ECM presence in Mainland China and Hong Kong, and enjoys a terrific reputation for its work in Australia. The firm regularly works with key regulators and represents Hong Kong and PRC issuers.

Notable practitioners

Hao Zhou is a key contact for clients in Hong Kong, while David Friedlander, Ian Paterson and Ian Edmonds-Wilson are capital markets practice leaders in Australia.

Work Highlights

  • King & Wood Mallesons acted for Westpac on the establishment of Household Capital's AUD263 million reverse mortgage term transaction.

  • King & Wood Mallesons advised CCB International Capital and ICBC International Capital as the joint sponsors, and CCB International Capital and ICBC International Securities as overall coordinator and joint bookrunners, as well as eight other underwriters, on the listing of Yibin City Commercial Bank on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Strengths

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