Chambers Review
Provided by Chambers
Capital Markets: Equity - Asia-Pacific Region
What the Team is Known For
Latham & Watkins is hugely respected for its very strong high-yield practice and has recently been highly active in this area in Hong Kong, India and Singapore. It also has a very strong practice across the region, working on investment-grade debt and equity offerings including IPOs, hybrid products and secondary offerings. The firm additionally offers strong expertise in the OTC derivatives space, including futures, options and swaps work and in relation to structured equity and margin finance transactions. The team acts for a solid roster of blue-chip clients on high-profile deals throughout Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand. It advises an enviable roster of international underwriters and notable corporate issuers. The firm is particularly active on issuances in the energy, technology and healthcare sectors.
Notable practitioners
Benjamin Su and Terris Tang in Hong Kong are key contacts for the firm's China practice. In Singapore, Sharon Lau is the key contact, while the India practice is fronted by Rajiv Gupta. Posit Laohaphan and Derek Chua in Hong Kong are key contacts for derivatives and structured finance.