William Liu
Greater China Region Guide 2024
Capital Markets: Debt (International Firms) + 1 more ranking
Band 1
Band 2
About
Provided by William Liu
Practice Areas
William is a capital markets partner with significant experience in a wide range of public debt, equity and equity-linked transactions as well as private and proprietary illiquid and PIPE investments in the Greater China region involving both PRC and overseas issuers.
William is the advisor to the PRC Ministry of Finance on its offshore RMB sovereign bond issue programme. He also acts on the offshore bond issues of the three policy banks, the big five state-owned banks and the many other financial institutions and corporates of China including advising on the debt issuance programmes of CDB and CEXIM and the EMTNs of ICBC, CCB, BOC, ABC and BOCOM.
William is a leading practitioner in China and the high yield market, and has acted for both issuer and underwriters on numerous high yield transactions. Please refer to the work highlights section of this submission for further details.
William is a leader in Debt Capital Markets recognised by IFLR1000, Chambers and Legal 500 Asia Pacific.
Chambers Review
Greater China Region
William Liu of Linklaters' Hong Kong office offers clients deep expertise in investment-grade DCM mandates, with additional strengths in high-yield products.
William Liu of Linklaters' Hong Kong office offers clients deep expertise in investment-grade DCM mandates, with additional strengths in high-yield products.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"William is the master at Linklaters; he helps with the most complicated issues."
"William is always our go-to counsel. He's experienced and very innovative."
"William is the master at Linklaters; he helps with the most complicated issues."
"William is always our go-to counsel. He's experienced and very innovative."