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Provided by Freshfields

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https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/capabilities/industries/financial-services/

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Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance - Asia-Pacific Region
3
Band 3
What the team is known for

Freshfields offers notable experience in complex cross-border financing on behalf of major blue-chip corporates and multinational financial institutions. It offers expertise in its Hong Kong office with regular instructions to handle transactions relating to Vietnam and Japan, especially Chinese outbound transactions. The firm frequently acts on syndicated and bilateral loans, as well as refinancings. It has a busy China-focused leveraged and acquisition finance practice acting for private equity clients on significant matters.

Notable practitioners

Daniel French and Celia Zhou in Hong Kong are key contacts for clients.

Work Highlights

Provided by Freshfields
  • Freshfield advised a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely as borrower regarding a EUR450 million term loan from a syndicate including Bank of America.

Strengths

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