Led by Betty Yap, the practice at Linklaters is recognised for its broad and varied expertise in leveraged finance and restructuring processes, regularly acting for numerous Chinese real estate developers. The team is also noted for handling transactions in a variety of sectors, including digital infrastructure, financial services, and energy. Yap is well regarded for her longstanding expertise in assisting private equity funds and sovereign wealth investors with divestments, joint ventures, and co-investment transactions. Xiaoxi Lin is particularly adept in advising both public and private companies, and financial sponsors on outbound acquisitions and leveraged buyouts, with a strong emphasis on transactions involving US public corporates.
Testimonials
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- 'Attention to detail, partner attention, and good practical advice.'
Key clients
- Macquarie Asset Management
- Evenstar Capital
Work highlights
- Advised an international private equity investor on its US$320m convertible note investment and its further US$300m convertible note investment in GDS Holdings, a China-based data centre business dual listed in Hong Kong and on Nasdaq.
- Advised Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets' third Asia-focused infrastructure fund (MAIF3) as part of a consortium on its approximately US$610m acquisition of a significant minority stake in Bersama Digital Infrastructure.