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Capital Markets: Equity

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Capital Markets: Equity - Asia-Pacific Region

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

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.

Notable practitioners

Alan Cannon is a key contact based in Tokyo, while Christopher Wong in Hong Kong is head of the China practice.

Work Highlights

Provided by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

  • 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."

Capital Markets: Equity respondent
Global

"They provided a high level of service promptly."

Capital Markets: Equity respondent
Global