Restructuring/Insolvency: International
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Singapore
Band 2
Contact number
+6566925700About
Provided by Linklaters
Our Asia restructuring and insolvency (R&I) lawyers handle the world’s most challenging and significant domestic and cross-border assignments. The practice comprises R&I specialists throughout Asia, Europe and the Americas, who work closely with the firm’s top tier finance and corporate practices.
Our team provides experienced and dynamic support for clients who seek to recover or preserve value from financially troubled investments. We are one of the leading firms in presenting both in court and out of court led restructuring processes in all the relevant jurisdictions in which we work.
Unlike other firms in the region, we have a dedicated, specialist R&I team in Asia. Ranked as a leading practice by major legal directories in Asia and globally, our wider Asia R&I team has the capability and experience to advise on the most complex cross-border special situations, restructurings and insolvencies. Our legal teams in Asia include both local and international lawyers combining the benefits of local knowledge, experience and language skills together with the insight gained from supporting clients on international deals.
Chambers Review
Linklaters has a well-respected legal practice in the Singapore market with experience working for bondholders and lenders in restructuring and insolvency proceedings. The team in Singapore is integrated with the firm's Hong Kong restructuring and insolvency group and particularly adept at handling multi-jurisdictional mandates. The department offers sector expertise in manufacturing, real estate and transportation. Golden Wheel Tiandi, Yuzhou Group Holdings and Redsun Properties feature among the firm's clientele.
Work Highlights
- Linklaters in Singapore and Hong Kong represented Yuzhou Group Holdings in the restructuring of its offshore liabilities.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Linklaters has a fantastic team in Singapore and is commercially savvy. The firm always looks for a solution and provides really good advice."
"They are very responsive, and adequate resources are always deployed on matters."
"Linklaters has a fantastic team in Singapore and is commercially savvy. The firm always looks for a solution and provides really good advice."
"They are very responsive, and adequate resources are always deployed on matters."
Notable Practitioners
Andrew Payne in Singapore often acts for debtors, noteholders and lenders on restructuring and insolvency proceedings, often handling large cross-border restructuring processes.
"He is super commercial and really takes leadership on a transaction. I think really highly of him."
"He is extremely astute and very adept at using legal principles to fashion a solution."