Deeply embedded into the local ecosystem, both from a regulatory, cultural and business view point, as a result of the legacy firm’s longstanding roots in Hong Kong, Mayer Brown effectively combines regional sensibilities with an international mindset to good effect for underwriters and issuers engaged in DCM transactions under New York, English and Hong Kong law. New York-law qualified partner Jason Elder has a strong reputation advising on global offerings of high yield and investment grade debt, as well as advising on mandates within developed economies, and is also well-versed at handling work within emerging and frontier market jurisdictions, including Mongolia and Indonesia. Thomas Kollar also excels at cross-border mandates (including Rule 144A/Regulation S) involving a breadth of DCM products, and has a similarly wide geographical reach as Elder, including work in relation to Indonesian, Mongolian and Vietnamese sovereign bond issuances. Guiping Lu has an excellent reputation advising banks as underwriters on debt raised by PRC companies, including his involvement on the first Shanghai FTZ bond offering involving an offshore trustee.
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Key clients
- Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Mandiri Securities, Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking, Standard Chartered Bank, PT BRI Danareksa Sekuritas and PT Trimegah Sekuritas Indonesia Tbk
- Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, HSBC, J.P. Morgan, PT BRI Danareksa Sekuritas and PT Trimegah Sekuritas Indonesia Tbk
- BOSC International Company Limited, Hung Sing Securities Limited, Southwest Securities (HK) Brokerage Limited, Industrial Bank Co., Ltd. Hong Kong Branch, CMB Wing Lung Bank Limited, Dingxin (Securities) Limited, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd., Hong Kong Branch and Huafu International Securities Limited
- Haitong International Securities Company Limited, Shanghai Pudong|Development Bank Co., Ltd., Hong Kong Branch, CMB International Capital Limited, and China Industrial Securities International Brokerage Limited
- JQ Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, China Industrial Securities International Brokerage Limited, Haitong International Securities Company Limited, Hung Sing Securities Limited, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd., Hong Kong Branch and Southwest Securities (HK) Brokerage Limited
- HLP Finance Limited and Hang Lung Properties Limited
- China Industrial Securities International Brokerage Limited, BOSC International Company Limited, Industrial Bank Co., Ltd. Hong Kong Branch, China Zheshang Bank Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong Branch), Central Wealth Securities Investment Limited, Guosen Securities (HK) Capital Company Limited, Sinolink Securities (Hong Kong) Company Limited and Fosun Hani Securities Limited
- CLSA Limited, China Securities (International) Corporate Finance Company Limited, J.P. Morgan Securities Plc, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd., Hong Kong Branch, China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited
- Guosen Securities (HK) Capital Company Limited, Eddid Securities and Futures Limited, AMC Wanhai Securities Limited, JA Securities Limited, CMB International Capital Limited, China Industrial Securities International Brokerage Limited, China Zheshang Bank Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong Branch), Cinda International Capital Limited and Oversea-Chinese Banking|Corporation Limited
- China Zheshang Bank Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong Branch), Guotai Junan Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd., Hong Kong Branch and ABCI Capital Limited
- Huatai Financial Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, China Securities (International) Corporate Finance Company Limited, China CITIC Bank International Limited, China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited, China Zheshang Bank Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong Branch), China Everbright Securities (HK) Limited, Shanxi Securities International Limited, Guotai Junan Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, Haitong International Securities Company Limited and CLSA Limited
- Orient Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, BOSC International Company Limited, ABCI Capital Limited, Industrial Bank Co., Ltd. Hong Kong Branch, CLSA Limited, China Industrial Securities International Brokerage Limited, TradeMaster Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, CNCB (Hong Kong) Capital Limited, ICBC International Securities Limited, Haitong Bank, Macau Branch, China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited, Central Wealth Securities Investment Limited, Zhongtai International Securities Limited and Haitong International Securities Company Limited
- Orient Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, China Zheshang Bank Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong Branch), Dingxin (Securities) Limited and Sigma Capital Management Limited
- Suzhou City Construction Investment Group (Holding) Co., Ltd（宿州市城市建设投资集团（控股）有限公司）
- Zhongtai International Securities Limited
- Orient Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, BOSC International Company Limited, China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited, Industrial Bank Co., Ltd. Hong Kong Branch, China Zheshang Bank Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong Branch), Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. Macau Branch, Hua Xia Bank Co., Limited Hong Kong Branch, CNCB (Hong Kong) Capital Limited, Regan International Securities Limited, JQ Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, Initial Capital Securities Limited, Guotai Junan Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, CEB International Capital Corporation Limited and Essence International Securities (Hong Kong) Limited
- Hefei Gaoxin Development & Investment Group Company (合肥高新建设投资集团公司)
- Orient Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, BOSC International Company Limited and China Industrial Securities International Brokerage Limited
- GF Securities (Hong Kong) Brokerage Limited, China CITIC Bank International Limited, Industrial Bank Co., Ltd. Hong Kong Branch, Shenwan Hongyuan Securities (H.K.) Limited, Hua Xia Bank Co., Limited Hong Kong Branch, CMBC Securities Company Limited, Guotai Junan Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited, China Industrial Securities International Brokerage Limited, Bank of China Limited, Haitong Bank, Macau Branch, Shanxi Securities International Limited, China Everbright Securities (HK) Limited and Haitong International Securities Company Limited
Work highlights
- Advised the underwriters on the The Republic of Indonesia's combined $1.75bn bond offering.
- Advised the underwriters on Franshion Brilliant Limited's issuance of $200m Guaranteed Senior Notes (guaranteed by China Jinmao Holdings Group Limited).
- Advised the underwriters in relation to Zhejiang Changxing Financial Holdings Group's issuance of RMB98m credit-enhanced green bonds due 2025 backed by an irrevocable standby letter of credit issued by Bank of Shanghai Co., Ltd., Hangzhou Branch.
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Jason Elder, Thomas Kollar