Andrew Payne

Practice Areas

Andrew is widely regarded as one of Asia’s leading restructuring lawyers, with experience of advising on many debt restructuring and special situations transactions. He has advised both creditors and debtors on restructuring and insolvency transactions in Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Australia, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and India.

In the special situations context, Andrew has advised rescue financiers, noteholders, insolvency office holders (including receivers or liquidators), corporates and special situations funds, whether on acquisitions or disposals of distressed assets or the negotiations involving restructuring of those assets. He has also been involved in drafting complex schemes of arrangement in Hong Kong, the Cayman Islands and Bermuda.

As well as his specialist experience in debt restructurings and special situations, Andrew offers clients a wider perspective, drawing on his previous practice in private equity deals, including M&A and equity capital markets work. He has worked on leveraged buy-outs, auction transactions, co-investments and portfolio acquisitions and disposals, as well as on secondaries involving the acquisition or disposal of private equity fund interests.