Banking & Finance: International
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Singapore
Band 3
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+65 6922 2000About
Provided by Morrison Foerster
MoFo’s Singapore-based Banking and Finance team advises clients throughout the region on the full spectrum of multi-jurisdictional financings. These include acquisition and leveraged finance, public to private takeovers, real estate finance, debt restructuring, margin loans, syndicated lending and subscription line financing.
Known for our in-depth knowledge, commercial approach and first-class service, we are credible on both sides of the table and regularly represent borrowers and lenders.
Our clients comprise private equity sponsors, banks and financial institutions, multi-national corporations, alternative financiers such as credit funds, hedge funds and asset managers and emerging growth, mid-cap, and large public and privately held companies.
Chambers Review
Morrison Foerster fields a prominent team that is commended for its expertise in acquisition and leveraged finance as well as real estate financing. The banking practice is known for acting for borrowers and lenders. Its impressive client base includes corporates, multinational private equity firms and global banks. The firm also offers capability in subscription line financings. It frequently advises on transactions relating to Japan and China, as well as the Cayman Islands and the UK. Ascendent Capital and GLP are among the firm's key clients.
Work Highlights
- Morrison Foerster acted as international counsel to GLP on the USD5 billion recapitalisation of the portfolio developed within GLP CLF I, to establish GLP CIP V, a real estate income fund.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Morrison Foerster provides commercial and comprehensive advice and transactional support."
"The team are very responsive and always collaborating with the client given dynamic changes of situations."
"The team now has a significant number of boots on the ground with a range of levels of and nature of experience including language skills. They have considerable depth and breadth, and are well equipped to handle the most complex and sizeable transactions to challenging deadlines."
"Morrison Foerster provides commercial and comprehensive advice and transactional support."
"The team are very responsive and always collaborating with the client given dynamic changes of situations."
"The team now has a significant number of boots on the ground with a range of levels of and nature of experience including language skills. They have considerable depth and breadth, and are well equipped to handle the most complex and sizeable transactions to challenging deadlines."
Notable Practitioners
Yemi Tépé has wide expertise across the region, acting on financings for both borrowers and lenders.
"Yemi brings a high-touch service as a finance lawyer which is unmatched in the Asia-Pacific region. Her advice is strong and gives you comfort on tricky situations."
"Yemi Tépé is one of the most experienced and leading leveraged finance lawyers in the region with significant additional experience across a range of other types of financing."
Wong Hong Cheong is of counsel in the Singapore office. He handles a range of deals, including acquisition finance.
"Hong Cheong is commercial, responsive and analytical."
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