Capital Markets: Debt
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Asia-Pacific Region
Band 3
Contact number
+852 2514 7600Chambers Review
Simpson Thacher has an exceptional equity practice across Asia-Pacific, with a long history of acting for underwriters and issuers on some of the largest and most significant transactions in the market. The team is well regarded for advising on high-profile IPOs, block trades and REIT listings. It often advises major PRC companies on outbound deals and US law and is also highly skilled at assisting clients with investment-grade debt and hybrid transactions in East Asia. The practice is primarily driven from the hubs of Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea.
Alan Cannon is a key contact based in Tokyo, while Christopher Wong in Hong Kong is head of the China practice.
Work Highlights
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett advised Logory Logistics Technology on its USD16 million IPO and Regulation S offering.
- Simpson Thacher & Barlett advised Citigroup Global Markets, J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific), Merrill Lynch International, The Korea Development Bank and UBS, as joint lead managers, in connection with Korea Electric Power Corporation's USD500 million 5.375% green bond senior unsecured notes and USD300 million 5.5% green bond senior unsecured notes under its global medium-term note programme.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are a good, smart firm; they work a little bit harder than most to understand how we operate and what we care about and are more proactive than most. Instead of raising our hand, they come to us with solutions."
"They provided a high level of service promptly."
"They are a good, smart firm; they work a little bit harder than most to understand how we operate and what we care about and are more proactive than most. Instead of raising our hand, they come to us with solutions."
"They provided a high level of service promptly."