Kelvin Loh
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 2 : Banking & Finance
Band 2
About
Provided by Kelvin Loh
Practice Areas
Banking and Finance
Capital Markets
Islamic Finance
Restructuring & Insolvency
Personal
Kelvin’s primary areas of practice are debt capital markets, Islamic finance, and banking and finance. He has led numerous bond and Sukuk transactions (both in Ringgit and in foreign currency), including convertible and exchangeable bonds, guaranteed bonds, listed convertible loan stocks and Basel III-compliant bonds. Kelvin’s debt capital markets practice includes sustainability-linked finance, structured finance, asset securitization and listed convertible preference share issuances. Kelvin also regularly advises on syndicated loans, project finance (including cross-border project finance for the real estate, telecommunications, and oil and gas sectors), and debt restructurings.
Kelvin is ranked in Banking & Finance in Chambers Asia-Pacific where a client comments that "Kelvin is quick on his feet, knowledgeable in his area of expertise and responsive to client requests and queries". He is also recognised as a Highly Regarded lawyer in Banking, Capital Markets and Islamic Finance in IFLR1000 where he has been endorsed for his "client-first, solution-oriented, speedy and practical advice" and is praised by sources as “a very technically sound lawyer who inspires confidence in his clients” and having “in-depth knowledge and understanding of financing/loan transactions, and his advice is always comprehensive”. Kelvin is a Recommended lawyer in Banking and Finance and Capital Markets in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific where he has been endorsed for being “competent and knowledgeable”.
Graduating with a double degree in Commerce (majoring in Accounting and Finance) and an LL.B. (Hons), Kelvin joined the Firm in 2012 after more than 12 years of legal practice in corporate, financial services and real estate law with another Malaysian firm.
Kelvin is concurrently a partner in Allen & Gledhill LLP, the Firm’s associate firm in Singapore.
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Kelvin Loh is a partner with a notable practice advising financial institutions and conglomerates on loan facilities, refinancing and DCM issuances.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Kelvin is a highly experienced legal partner in banking and finance with commercial sense. His sophistication in managing parties in coming to a landing is commendable and led to a successful close."
"He has good and strong technical skills combined with excellent communication skills."
"Kelvin is a highly experienced legal partner in banking and finance with commercial sense. His sophistication in managing parties in coming to a landing is commendable and led to a successful close."
"He has good and strong technical skills combined with excellent communication skills."
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