Michael Ng

Practice Areas

Michael is a leading capital markets practitioner, specialising in debt and equity-linked transactions in Asia, with particular focus on capital markets transactions for Chinese financial institutions and corporates.

Michael is the lead lawyer for the offshore bond offerings by a number of the largest PRC financial institutions, including the majority of the offshore debt capital markets offerings by key PRC commercial banks, which range from senior bonds in various currencies and interest rate structures, covered bonds, tier 2 regulatory capital offerings and additional tier 1 preference shares. Michael has also worked on the debt capital market offerings for a large number of the subsidiaries of the PRC banks, particularly their leasing companies and investment banking platforms.

Other than financial institutions, Michael has worked on a large volume of offshore bond offerings for PRC corporates, including central state-owned enterprises, provincial and local state-owned enterprises and Chinese “local government financing vehicles”. Michael has worked with issuers covering almost all the provinces across China. Michael has also helped PRC issuers with liability management exercises to manage their debt and refinancing. Michael is also a green/sustainable financing expert, having worked on some of the most high-profile green and sustainable bond offerings out of China.