Linklaters, Banking & Finance: International | Chambers Asia-Pacific Profile

About

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Linklaters Singapore finance team is the top choice for international lenders, credit funds and corporates which value our in-depth knowledge of multi-jurisdictional regulatory regimes as applicable to cross-border financing structures for syndicated loans, acquisition financing, commodity finance, direct loans and private equity transactions.

We are the “go to” team for the most complex and highly structured transactions by our clients, who come to us for their first-of-their-kind and highly complex and cross-border transactions. We regularly advise our clients in new and challenging situations and continually explore and develop new areas of law. Our team has advised on some of the most interesting and complex transactions in the Singapore market.

The Singapore team is also supported by our seamless regional network with expertise across Asia (including Indonesia and mainland China). Through our formal association with Widyawan & Partners in Jakarta and our joint operation with Zhao Sheng Law Firm with Shanghai and Beijing in mainland China, we offer international capability and deep local legal knowledge and expertise in most of the key jurisdictions across Asia.

Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance: International - Singapore

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Linklaters in Singapore is recognised as a top choice for acquisition financing, refinancing and private equity matters for international lenders and corporates. The firm is also active advising credit funds on complex syndicated lending. It is proficient at managing complex cross-border transactions and continues to be a market-leading firm for transactions involving India and Indonesia. The team is also experienced in handling work in a variety of other jurisdictions across South-East Asia.

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Work Highlights

Linklaters advised Standard Chartered Bank, as the sole arranger for the financing of two wholly-owned subsidiaries of Vedanta Resources.

Strengths

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Linklaters is extremely responsive and organised. The team are sensitive to client requirements and is able to deliver sound advice.

Banking & Finance: International respondent
Asia-Pacific

What they tend to do is zero in on the material points and cut any unnecessary things. That speaks to their strength in managing large transactions because it can be challenging to juggle.

Banking & Finance: International respondent
Asia-Pacific

Linklaters is extremely responsive and organised. The team are sensitive to client requirements and is able to deliver sound advice.

Banking & Finance: International respondent
Asia-Pacific

What they tend to do is zero in on the material points and cut any unnecessary things. That speaks to their strength in managing large transactions because it can be challenging to juggle.

Banking & Finance: International respondent
Asia-Pacific

Notable Practitioners

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Philip Badge

Star Individuals

Philip Badge remains a leading figure in the market, regularly handling big-ticket financings across the region.

Phil is highly experienced with financing matters and is able to provide excellent legal advice to resolve complex situations during the documentation process.

Phil's one of the most knowledgeable lawyers in the region. His cross-border knowledge is off the scale. I would happily appoint him for anything.

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Fiona Gray

Band 3

Fiona Gray is widely recognised for her banking and finance strengths. She is particularly well versed in handling matters for lenders on capital call facilities, pre-IPO loans, and term and revolving credit facilities.

Fiona is very resourceful, responsive and provides extremely sound commercial legal advice.

Working with Fiona is very assuring. We trust her judgement and valuable insight.

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Dior Lin

Band 5

Dior Lin regularly acts for international banks as lenders in financing transactions. She is particularly skilled in structured finance transactions.

She is capable of raising the points we should be concerned about and giving advice on those. It's always about creating pragmatic advice that takes into account commercial realities.

Dior has good commercial knowledge and is able to provide sensible legal advice on complex situations during legal negotiations.

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