Band 3
Band 3
Expertise Based Abroad
About
Provided by Jamie Thomas
Practice Areas
Jamie Thomas is Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Global Finance Practice Group and heads the finance and restructuring practice in the firm’s Singapore office. He is a recognised leader in his field and has worked on many award-winning finance and restructuring transactions in the Asia-Pacific region.
Jamie regularly represents private equity sponsors, banks, other financial institutions and corporates in structuring and negotiating complex cross-border and domestic finance transactions, special situations, insolvencies and restructurings using the latest financing techniques including direct lending, DIP financing, asset-backed lending, structured lending, US-style Term Loan B, bank/bond deals, unitranche and crypto lending.
He has considerable expertise in reserves-based and other resource-related financings, project financings, sustainable financings and complex finance and restructuring transactions in emerging markets.
In addition, he advises funds and their portfolio companies on pre-IPO financings, fund financings (subscription, NAV and hybrid), direct lending, structured products and OTC derivative transactions, including credit default swaps, equity derivatives and stock-lending transactions.
Jamie is Chair of the Indonesian Steering Committee of the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA) and sits on the APLMA Singapore and India Documentation Committee. He is also a member of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA).
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Jamie Thomas acts for corporate clients, notably those in the energy space, on high-value cross-border lending including project finance, alongside restructuring matters.
Jamie Thomas heads the firm's Asian restructuring/insolvency practice, with strong experience on cross-border restructurings and distressed financings.
Jamie Thomas regularly advises borrowers and lenders on financings and restructurings in Indonesia, working from the firm's Singapore office.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jamie is detail-oriented and always available. His maturity, resilience and level-headedness under pressure set him above his peers."
"He has an excellent knowledge ofthis region and is excellent on deals, fantastic technically and very to the point on issues."
"He is very responsive and efficient, has a great attitude and always ensures matters are completed within the required timelines."
"Jamie knows what the market standard is and is able to coordinate a lot of things for cross-border financings. He is technically strong and commercially minded."
"Jamie works hard and is commercially aware. He is engaging and eager to push things along. A strong technical lawyer who knows the area very well."
"Jamie is detail-oriented and always available. His maturity, resilience and level-headedness under pressure set him above his peers."
"He has an excellent knowledge ofthis region and is excellent on deals, fantastic technically and very to the point on issues."
"He is very responsive and efficient, has a great attitude and always ensures matters are completed within the required timelines."
"Jamie knows what the market standard is and is able to coordinate a lot of things for cross-border financings. He is technically strong and commercially minded."
"Jamie works hard and is commercially aware. He is engaging and eager to push things along. A strong technical lawyer who knows the area very well."