Capital Markets: Debt
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Asia-Pacific Region
Band 3
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Milbank LLP has an excellent spread of high-yield mandates, including work on deals in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Indonesia. It has well-regarded and experienced teams based in Singapore and Hong Kong, often advising international investment banks on investment-grade offerings in South-East Asia. The firm is recognised for further DCM activity throughout the region, including MTN programmes and sovereign bond issuances. Additionally, the firm maintains a solid ECM practice, with a very strong track record of advising on IPOs and secondary offerings in the Philippines.
Singapore-based Giles Kennedy is a point of contact for clients, while James Grandolfo is a key contact in Hong Kong.
Work Highlights
- Milbank acted for Agung Podomoro Land on its tender offer and consent solicitation transactions concerning its outstanding 5.95% Senior Notes due 2024.
- The firm represented UBS Singaporeand J.P. Morgan Securities as placement agentsfor Mitsubishi's Regulation S and Rule 144A overnight placement of shares in Ayala.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"It's obvious to us that they can think of ways to shorten the transaction, which is really useful when dealing with tight timetables. They're impressive that way."
"It's obvious to us that they can think of ways to shorten the transaction, which is really useful when dealing with tight timetables. They're impressive that way."