Capital Markets: Debt
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Asia-Pacific Region
Band 2
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Herbert Smith Freehills has an equity practice with an impressive offering in Australia and a respected practice in China. It has also been advising on complicated IPOs in South-East Asia, including Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia. On the debt side, the team has a solid reputation for advising on investment-grade work, acting for businesses, investment banks and sovereigns on high-value offerings.
Patrick Lowden is head of DCM in Australia and a key client contact at the firm. Matt Emsley is a key contact in Hong Kong. Xavier Amadei is a key contact in Singapore.
Work Highlights
- Herbert Smith Freehills advised Thai Credit Bank as the issuer and Olympus Capital as the selling shareholder on Thai Credit Bank's listing on the Stock Exchange of Thailand.
- The firm acted for HSBC, J.P. Morgan, Mandiri Sekuritas, Citi, MUFG and Standard Chartered Bank as the dealers and arrangers of Bank Mandiri's update of its EMTN programmeand simultaneous drawdown of USD300 million 5.50% notes due 2026.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Instead of providing lengthy legal analysis with ambiguous answers, HSF are very commercially driven and can give yes or no answers based on the situation, which is greatly appreciated."
"Instead of providing lengthy legal analysis with ambiguous answers, HSF are very commercially driven and can give yes or no answers based on the situation, which is greatly appreciated."