Baker McKenzie FenXun‘s sizeable Greater China banking and finance practice is consistently sought out to advise on substantial leveraged finance deals, real estate financings, fund finance, and other structured finance transactions. Aviation finance is another area of strength for the firm. In Shanghai, Grace Li focuses on PRC lending and structured finance deals, as well as related regulatory matters and structured aircraft financing, and Beijing-based Duan Cui acts on cross-border finance transactions, particularly project financing, bilateral lending, corporate debt, export credit and commodity finance. Over in Hong Kong, aircraft finance specialist Andrew Lockhart heads the banking and finance practice group, which further includes Simon Leung, whose recent experience covers structured and multi-jurisdictional financings; Sally Hung, who is routinely instructed by investment and commercial banks on onshore and offshore financing deals; aircraft leasing and financing expert Allen Ng; and leveraged finance, fund financing and structured credit specialist Kenneth Ching.

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Key clients

  • Bank of China (Hong Kong)
  • Bank of Communications
  • China CITIC Bank International
  • Chong Hing Bank
  • Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
  • Deutsche Bank
  • DBS Bank
  • EQT
  • The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
  • Hysan Development Company
  • Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia)
  • Ontario Teachers Pension Plan
  • Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong)
  • United Overseas Bank
  • China Minsheng Bank
  • Ping An Bank
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (China)
  • China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation
  • Industrial Bank Co
  • Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia)
  • CIMB Bank Shanghai Branch
  • Siam Commercial Bank Shanghai Branch
  • Shanghai Pudong Development Bank
  • Standard Chartered Bank
  • CMB Financial Leasing Co

Work highlights

  • Advised Bank of China (Hong Kong) on the financing for the development of certain residential properties in Discovery Bay, Hong Kong.
  • Acted for Deutsche Bank, as documentation agent, on a facility for refinancing a development loan, in connection with the North-South Expressway in Jamaica.
  • Acted for China Construction Bank Asia on a $504m bridge financing, involving six banks, to refinance an acquisition loan used by CMOC to acquire a mine in Brazil.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Andrew Lockhart

Other key lawyers

Grace Li, Duan Cui, Simon Leung, Sally Hung, Allen Ng, Kenneth Ching, Gerry Wong