About

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Skadden advises in capital markets in each of our six offices in Asia and operates throughout the region including handling matters in Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

We advise corporate, governmental and investment banking clients on a variety of corporate finance transactions, including IPOs, high-yield financings and other global equity and debt offerings.

Our attorneys have participated in some of the largest and most significant debt and equity offerings by companies operating in Asia, including many winning deals in the past year.

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Capital Markets: High-Yield Products - Asia-Pacific Region
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What the team is known for

Skadden has a strong reputation for its broad capital markets practice, with notable prowess in cross-border equity offerings. It has extended its practice across South-East Asia from its Singapore office, while maintaining its strong presence in Hong Kong. Its established team in Japan is well regarded for advice on US law and international IPOs. It also ably handles high-yield bond issuances, where it has been busy advising on complex offerings in Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia. The firm ably handles regional investment-grade offerings spanning South-East Asia, China and Japan and represents an impressive roster of international banks, industrial corporations and sovereign wealth funds.

Notable practitioners

Asia-Pacific head of capital markets Adrian Deitz is a key contact in Sydney. Other key contacts include Jonathan Stone in Hong Kong and Rajeev Duggal in Singapore.

Work Highlights

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  • Skadden advised Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse as underwriters on the approximately USD510 million IPO and IDX listing by Global Digital Niaga of BliBli, its e-commerce business.

  • Skadden advised Li Auto on a USD2 billion at-the-market offering of American depositary shares.
  • Skadden advised PT Medco Energi Internasional on its tender offers relating to USD650 million 7.375% senior notes due 2026 and USD650 million 6.375% senior notes due 2027.
  • Skadden acted for NTT Finance on its approximately USD1.5 billion senior notes offering.

Strengths

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