Up and Coming
Provided by Jasmine Chiu
Investment banks/commercial banks or sponsors/borrowers (private equity real estate funds, private investors, developers, public listed companies, and real estate investment trusts (REITs)) rely on Jasmine Chiu for her experience advising on debt financings, including secured/unsecured syndicated loans, and mezzanine loans.
Clients trust her counsel on complex real estate financings relating to Hong Kong and cross border property transactions (commonly PRC, Macau, Singapore, and UK), combining the expertise on banking, financing, and HK property law, especially on:
Property M&A deals through sale and purchase of shares in property holding companies
Alternative asset investment (co-living, hotel conversion, commercial students accommodation, cold storage, logistic center, mini-storage, data center)
Green loan and sustainability linked loans
Private credit lending
Joint venture
Acquisition of new land by way of land auction
Land exchange
Project development (including MTR land development and redevelopment of compulsory sale units)
General conveyancing
Corporate restructuring
Onshore/offshore financing involving PRC properties (commercial/residential development projects, hotel, warehouse, acquisition financing, and distress buy-outs)
As a speaker for various CRE financing webinars/seminars to bank and real estate developers/investors, and as a thought leader in her field, clients frequently leverage her wide range of experience.
Jasmine is the Co-Chair of the firm's Women's Network, where she plays both a strategic and hands-on role to implement gender initiative of the firm's offices and promoting gender equality externally.
Jasmine is also a key committee member of the firm’s ESG Group to steer the firm's ESG initiative. The firm has been named the "ESG-advisory Law Firm of the Year" at the Asian Legal Business’ (ALB) annual Hong Kong Law Awards 2023. The firm is also named in the Legal 500 Green Guide: Asia Pacific 2024 as one of the top law firms advising on ESG issues.
Represented:
United Overseas Bank Limited, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, OCBC Bank, and other syndicated lenders on USD1.13 billion Senior Secured Syndicated Green Loan Facilities made to ESR and Chinachem Group. This is Hong Kong’s first-ever green loan supporting the development of the first-of-its-kind, and the most advanced, cold storage and logistics facility with cutting-edge green features to be built in Hong Kong at the largest scale in the last 20 years.
Crédit Agricole, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, United Overseas Bank Limited, and other syndicated lenders on HK$1.6 billion (US$205 million) sustainability linked loan facilities to finance the conversion of an industrial cold storage building to an en-bloc high-tech data centre.
Gaw Capital Partners on US$71 million offshore loan and RMB716 million onshore loan green loan facilities granted by China Zheshang Bank and Bank Sinopac as mandated lead arrangers, lenders, and green loan coordinators to refinance the acquisition of a super high-rise landmark office building in Hangzhou, China, which obtained LEED gold certification.
The University of Hong Kong
PCLL
King's College London
LLM International Financial Law
The University of Nottingham
LLB Hons
Provided by Chambers
Jasmine Chiu receives praise from market commentators for her real estate practice. She routinely advises banks and real estate investors on financing and refinancing transactions.
Provided by Chambers
She's handled numerous complex transactions for us and delivered satisfactory results. She also possesses a commercial mindset.
Jasmine has excellent professional and commercial knowledge and has always been helpful in solving complex problems. She also delivers great service with a fast turnaround.
She's handled numerous complex transactions for us and delivered satisfactory results. She also possesses a commercial mindset.
Jasmine has excellent professional and commercial knowledge and has always been helpful in solving complex problems. She also delivers great service with a fast turnaround.
