Capital Markets: International
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Singapore
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Provided by Linklaters
Our Singapore capital markets team is the first choice for many of the leading international corporates, private equity funds and investment banks which value our in-depth legal and commercial knowledge to underwriters and issuers on the full range of capital markets products - high yield debt, investment grade debt, convertible/exchangeable bonds, medium-term note programmes, equity capital markets, Islamic finance, regulatory capital, straight debt issues, liability management transactions, sustainable finance and digital securities across Asia .
We remain at the forefront of key market leading deals and trends across all areas of capital markets in South and Southeast Asia. We have a long and deep history of client support across Asia, acting as the trusted advisor for many high-profile clients on their most challenging capital markets transactions.
We also have a dominant market position in equity-linked transactions, working on the substantial majority of all convertible bonds issued in South East Asia in 2021. According to the Refinitiv’s Global Capital Markets Review, in 2021, we were ranked as the number one firm for equity and equity-related category with the greatest number of deals out of all the other firms in the Asia region, with total proceeds of US$15.76bn. This continues our long-term dominance of this product across Asia.
Chambers Review
Linklaters' legal team in Singapore is highly experienced in working throughout the region and advising banks and corporates on complex and innovative cross-border debt transactions. The firm is particularly active on multicurrency debt issues, convertible bonds, guaranteed bonds and the establishment of MTN programmes, as well as sukuk and green bonds. The team also handles IPOs and share placements. The lawyers regularly handle cross-border matters, especially in India, Indonesia and Thailand.
Work Highlights
- Linklaters advised HSBC and J.P. Morgan Securities in connection with the tender offer by India Airport Infra in relation to its outstanding 6.25% Senior Notes due 2025 and the corresponding redemption offer of non-convertible debentures by Delhi International Airport, in which the issuer was the initial investor.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They have deep industry knowledge and experience, and are able to curate solutions for unique and difficult legal situations."
"They are always diligent and responsive."
"They have deep industry knowledge and experience, and are able to curate solutions for unique and difficult legal situations."
"They are always diligent and responsive."
Notable Practitioners
Amit Singh is Linklaters' head of South and South-East Asia capital markets, and has a strong debt capital markets practice across the region. He also advises on equity issuances.
"Amit is the most thorough capital markets lawyer I have come across. He is extremely client-focused and great at coming up with solutions."
"He is commercial-minded, always reachable and comes up with innovative ideas and finance solutions."
Jonathan Horan is experienced in advising issuers and financiers on a wide range of mandates including MTN programmes and convertible bonds.
"Jon is always professional and able to help commercialise new ideas."
"He is responsive, engages our team regularly to ensure he is on top of things, provides valuable advice for new structures and gives a strong sense of reliability."
Phillip Hall acts for issuers and underwriters on a range of matters, such as MTN programme establishment, note issuances and sukuk,with geographical coverage of South and South-East Asia.
Ranked Lawyers at
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