Core areas of strength for Shanghai Pacific Legal's banking and finance practice include acquisition finance, bilateral and syndicated loans, and corporate lending. Its client base includes both domestic and international banks, along with funds and alternative lenders. Joy Gao leads the practice, with a particular focus on cross-border real estate finance. She has extensive experience of offshore bond issuance, and provides regulatory advice on cross-border transactions.
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Key clients
- Standard Chartered Bank
- UBS Switzerland AG
- Health and Happiness (H&H) International Holdings Limited
- DNB Bank
- Alebund Pharmaceuticals
Work highlights
- Advised a syndicate of lenders led by Standard Chartered Bank on granting a multi-currency term loan facility to a Hong Kong subsidiary of Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd., a Shanghai stock exchange listed enterprise.
- Advised an international syndicate led by UBS Switzerland AG as its PRC counsel on an up to US$785million secured uncommitted borrowing base revolving credit made available to IXM S.A., an 100% offshore subsidiary of China Molybdenum Co Ltd, a Shanghai stock exchange listed enterprise.
- Advised China Harbour Engineering Company and China Communications Construction Company, the members of the consortium (Consorcio Panamá Cuarto Puente) on a US$1.42bn project financing for the fourth bridge over the Panama Canal.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Joy Gao