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Banking & Finance (International Firms) - China

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What the Team is Known For

Norton Rose Fulbright's banking and finance team is skilled at handling syndicated loans as well as structured, commodity and trade finance. It regularly acts on financing for the infrastructure, hospitality, healthcare and retail sectors. The team also offers advice on acquisition finance transactions. The law firm offers strong coverage in Greater China through its offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing. It is particularly active on large outbound financing and refinancing. The firm skilfully represents major Chinese and international banks as well as borrowers and alternative financiers, and it frequently advises on cross-border mandates across the Asia-Pacific region.

Work Highlights

  • Norton Rose Fulbright advised Citi, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley as joint lead arranges and Citi as agent on Ant Group's USD6.5 billion financing.

Strengths

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NRF has solid knowledge in cross-border financing. It is commercial and is able to provide practical and creative solutions for complicated financing.

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NRF team is professional that members are always providing value-added legal advice on every transaction.

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The team is responsive, easy to work with and able to deal with different types of borrowers and various syndicate lenders under tight timeline to ensure smooth closing.

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Notable Practitioners

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Peter Haslam
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Peter Haslam
S
Senior Statespeople
Peter Haslam heads Norton Rose Fulbright's Hong Kong banking and finance practice. He is a longstanding figure in the market who has notable expertise in banking transactions, including green finance and bilateral and syndicated lending.
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Victor Sim
4
Victor Sim
4
Band 4
Victor Sim has a growing reputation, and shows particular strength in leveraged and acquisition finance. He represents both Chinese and international banks and financial institutions.

Victor has good interpersonal skills that he keeps very pleasant relationships with many senior bankers in the market. We are very much satisfied with the services provided.

Victor is a capable lawyer and is of a high pedigree.

He is pleasant to work with - responsive and on top of the matter. He follows the latest market trends and regulatory updates relevant to syndicated loan transactions.

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Alvin Wong
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Alvin Wong
U
Up and Coming

Alvin Wong is a rising star within the firm's banking and finance team. He maintains a busy practice advising on a range of bilateral and syndicated financing transactions, with a specialism in sustainability-linked loans and project infrastructure financings.

Alvin Wong is very familiar with PRC laws and regulations. I recommend him as a very knowledgeable lawyer in PRC law, with expertise in China. He is also very forthcoming on various types of deals.

Alvin is a hardworking lawyer and focused on cross-border deals. He is diligent.

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Peter Haslam
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Peter Haslam
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Senior Statespeople
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Victor Sim
4
Victor Sim
4
Band 4
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Alvin Wong
U
Alvin Wong
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Up and Coming
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