Stephen Song
Greater China Region Guide 2024
Band 3 : Capital Markets: Derivatives & Structured Products (International Firms)
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About
Provided by Stephen Song
Practice Areas
Stephen has experience in advising on a variety of OTC derivatives transactions and structured finance transactions and was an integral member of the Linklaters team which acted for ISDA in drafting the 2011 Equity Derivatives Definitions.
He has recently been involved in advising dealers and buy-side institutions in relation to strategic equity derivatives, margin financings, structured credit derivatives, structured repos, close-out netting and collateral arrangements, and complex hedging arrangements in relation to project, real estate and LBO financings.
Since relocating from London to Hong Kong in 2014, he has also been closely involved in major structural developments with respect to the PRC (including, mostly recently, H-share full circulation) and related cross-border transactions.
Chambers Review
Greater China Region
Stephen Song is an experienced adviser on margin loans and total return swaps. He often acts for syndicated and individual banking clients.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Stephen is the derivatives expert I would reach out to with the most complex and urgent of matters. He is responsive, has superb technical skills and most importantly, delivers actionable advice."
"He's knowledgeable, responsive and able to articulate the issues well, and offer constructive solutions."
"Stephen is the derivatives expert I would reach out to with the most complex and urgent of matters. He is responsive, has superb technical skills and most importantly, delivers actionable advice."
"He's knowledgeable, responsive and able to articulate the issues well, and offer constructive solutions."