Banking & Finance

Latham & Watkins has a reputation for undertaking complex transactions in public and private corporate finance. Drawing on partners based in Singapore and Hong Kong, its expertise encompasses leveraged buyouts, private credit financings, term loans, project finance and bridge facilities. The team works on behalf of numerous high-profile companies, ranging from Indian startups to international private equity giants. Key clients include the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, WNS Global Services (UK) and Searchlight Capital Partners.

"All our structured deals always have difficult issues come up on the structuring side. Latham & Watkins have been very helpful with understanding the issues and coming up with a solution for us."

"They have an experienced team who have good awareness of different structures and are very prompt in their responses."

Latham & Watkins advised the Adani Group on the financing of its acquisition of Ambuja Cements and ACC for USD4.5 billion through Endeavor Trade and Investment.

Andrew Bishop is head of Latham & Watkins' finance department in Asia and splits his time between Singapore and Hong Kong. He frequently acts for private equity firms and investment funds. "It's fantastic working with Andrew; he's good quality and good at his work."

Timothy Hia is highly active on financing deals across South and South-East Asia. "When we wanted to do something, he was very clear as to why we should maybe not do that and was not concerned about voicing his opinion. He always made his opinion right. The best part is his depth of knowledge and his flexibility; he was willing to jump on a call whenever there was a need." "He's very commercial, very fast and very attuned to the commercial needs of the business, which is a huge plus. He understands what the business team wants and how to break down those comments to further the business team's goals."