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Latham & Watkins LLP

Capital Markets: High-Yield Products

Global Guide 2026 : Asia-Pacific Region


Latham & Watkins LLP

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

Band 2

Band 2


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.

Work Highlights

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  • Latham advised the underwriters on Alibaba's issuance of USD5 billion aggregate principal amount of 0.50% convertible senior notes due 2031, as well as the concurrent hedging arrangements in the form of the capped call transactions and the concurrent buyback of Alibaba's ADSs from certain investors in the notes.

  • Latham & Watkins acted on behalf of Hyundai in its USD3.3 billion initial public offering on the Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange of India.

Strengths

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  • For equity-linked issuances it is leading in the region, particularly for complex and structured transactions. The team is super responsive, has good depth and is very commercially minded.

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  • The firm draws on global resources while also having a large presence in local markets.

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