Capital Markets: Securitisation | Asia-Pacific

Clifford Chance is a major international firm with an exceptional track record of handling traditional equity and debt transactions throughout the Asia-Pacific region. It has particular ECM expertise located in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia, advising on headline IPOs, listings and secondary issuances. It has leading investment-grade practices in China, South-East Asia and Japan, and is familiar with green, sovereign and convertible bond offerings. The firm often advises major international banks and Asian financial institutions on large-scale MTN programmes. It is also well respected for its ability to handle structured products and derivatives matters, regularly advising on regulatory changes and developments.

King & Wood Mallesons is respected for its expertise in complicated securitisation transactions, representing clients in major international deals. It also fields a strong practice in derivatives and structured products. The firm's debt practice continues to be active advising on panda bonds, drawing on the advantage provided by its major PRC offering. It also has a strong ECM presence in Mainland China and Hong Kong, and enjoys a terrific reputation for its work in Australia. The firm regularly works with key regulators and represents Hong Kong and PRC issuers.

Linklaters has a truly region-wide offering with large pools of resources and expertise in Greater China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand, in addition to robust activity in the India and Indonesia markets. The team represents blue-chip clients in a comprehensive range of DCM matters, including convertible and exchangeable bond offerings and vanilla investment-grade debt issuances. Additionally, the firm maintains a notable ECM practice advising on IPOs, block trades and secondary offerings in a number of key jurisdictions. In addition, it has a comprehensive derivatives, securities and structured products practice.

A&O Shearman is reputed as a go-to firm for a wide variety of capital markets mandates, with particular strength in complex cross-border debt and hybrid product work. It is well recognised for handling a solid line-up of cross-border high-yield offerings. The firm is also very skilled at advising on equity issuances in the region. It is especially well respected in the major hubs of Hong Kong, Australia and Singapore, and additionally maintains a strong presence across the South-East Asia region, where it has standout practices in India, Thailand and Indonesia. It maintains a highly rated Hong Kong securitisation and derivatives practice, supported by resources in Singapore. The practice is highly experienced in advising on matters relating to the education, energy and manufacturing sectors. The firm is valued for US law expertise across the region, particularly advising on SEC compliance.

Ashurst is highlighted for its work handling complex international derivatives and structured product transactions, including OTC derivatives, dim sum bonds and repackagings. Its Sydney and Hong Kong-based teams are well regarded for securitisation work, advising clients on a wide range of asset classes, and bespoke structures. The firm is also noted for its Japanese and China capabilities. Its prominent Australian ECM team works on equity offerings throughout South-East Asia. In addition, the practice is noted for representing Korean financial institutions, Chinese asset management groups and Australian blue-chip corporates.