Capital Markets: Debt
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Asia-Pacific Region
Band 2
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Baker McKenzie has a truly regional presence, with solid teams in Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, China, Singapore and Australia. The law firm is well regarded for representing a range of major international issuers and underwriters on cross-border issuances. It is highly active on investment-grade debt, including green and sovereign bond matters, as well as hybrid offerings, including convertible and exchangeable bond matters. The equity practice has also advised on a strong flow of IPO work across the region, with notable deals in South-East Asia, India, China and Australia. It offers complementary local law capabilities, alongside being able to handle complex multi-jurisdictional mandates.
Key contacts include Ivy Wong in Hong Kong, who is head of the Asia-Pacific capital markets group. Other key contacts include Ashok Lalwani in Singapore.
Work Highlights
- Baker McKenzie advised the banks Bangkok Bank, Citigroup Global Market, CLSA, Kasikornbank, Maybank Securities (Thailand), Maybank Securities and UBS Singapore on CPN REIT Management on the secondary offering of newly issued trust units of CPN Retail Growth Leasehold REIT.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team provides integrated advice across multiple legal jurisdictions. The lawyers have fast turnaround speeds on time-critical advice."
"They have branches and offices all over the world and it's so easy to contact them for different jurisdictions through the Hong Kong office."
"The team provides integrated advice across multiple legal jurisdictions. The lawyers have fast turnaround speeds on time-critical advice."
"They have branches and offices all over the world and it's so easy to contact them for different jurisdictions through the Hong Kong office."