Using the Hong Kong office as a hub to structure deals through Southeast Asia, and also increasingly active on mandates with a nexus to China, Milbank is seen with increased frequency, particularly for arrangers/underwriters, on a myriad investment grade and high yield issuances. James Grandolfo has particular knowledge of the Philippines capital markets space, and as well as advising on standalone bond issuances, is also regularly instructed by underwriters on the establishment and updating of MTN programmes for Philippines issuers. The 'outstanding' Alex Tao co-heads the team alongside Grandolfo and has been pivotal to the increase in China work, both for local real estate companies and more recently for industrial companies on their high yield offerings.
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- ‘The team is very professional, accurate and innovative.'
‘Alex Tao is outstanding and is attuned to the company's standpoint.'
Key clients
- JPMorgan
- Morgan Stanley
- UBS
- Deutsche Bank
- Barclays
- Goldman Sachs
- HSBC
- BPI Capital
- CLSA
- Credit Suisse
- Citigroup
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- Mizuho Securities
- SMBC Nikko
- Standard Chartered Bank
- BNP Paribas Securities (Asia) Limited
- Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
- Haitong Securities
- Yanlord Land (HK) Co., Limited
- Limak İskenderun Uluslararası Liman İşletmeciliği A.Ş.
- Glory Land Holdings
- GCL New Energy Holdings Limited
- SMC Global Power Holdings Corp.
- China Vanke
- Okada Manila International, Inc.
- Vista Land & Lifescapes, Inc.
- Del Monte Pacific Limited
Work highlights
- Acted for HSBC and DBS as global coordinators and arrangers in connection with the establishment of a $2bn medium term note programme guaranteed by Vista Land & Lifescapes, Inc.
- Acted for UBS AG and Bank of America Securities and the other dealers and managers in connection with the update of the $2bn medium term note programme established by Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company.
- Acted for BPI Capital and the other arrangers and dealers in connection with the update and upsize to $3bn of the medium term note programme established by the Bank of the Philippines Islands.
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James Grandolfo, Liang (Alex) Tao