Specialising in energy-related transactions, the DLA Piper banking and finance practice in Hong Kong is sought after for ESG linked financing and green lending. It also offers specialist expertise in fintech and digital forms of financing in the telecom and media industries. Matthias Schemuth, Paul Lee, and Trinh Hoang co-head the team, Schemuth offering Asia-wide experience and working between Singapore and Hong Kong, while Lee is a go-to for acquisition finance and Hoang focuses on financing and restructuring of debt facilities.
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Key clients
- Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited
- CMB Wing Lung Bank Limited
- Asian Development Bank
- Natixis Investment Managers International Hong Kong Limited, Sunlife Insurance and Fubon Bank
- DZ Bank AG
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (BBVA)
- Rabobank
- Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
- UOB
- Hutchison/CKH Holdings
- UniCredit
- Digital Edge
- DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
- Societe Generale
- Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
- Mashreqbank PSC
- DZ Bank
Work highlights
- Advised Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited as agent and lender and five (5) other lenders on an up to CNH2,630,000,000 transferable syndicated term loan facility to ND Paper Malaysia (Selangor) Sdn. Bhd. and guaranteed by Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Limited.
- Advised CMB Wing Lung Bank Limited as facility agent and lender and two (2) other lenders (Bank of Dongguan Co., Ltd. – Hong Kong Branch and China Everbright Bank Co., Ltd., Hong Kong Branch) on an up to US$200,000,000 syndicated term loan facility to China Datang Overseas (Hong Kong) Co., Limited.
- Acting for and advising Mashreq Bank PSC, Hong Kong branch on its trade, revolving and letter of credit faciltiies of up to US$100 million to COFCO, a large PRC SOE and its European subsidaries.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Paul Lee, Matthias Schemuth, Trinh Hoang