East Asia - Hong Kong

CMS

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CMS's restructuring and insolvency team features a group of lawyers well-versed in navigating the unwinding and closeout intricacies of complex financial products, including derivatives, securitisations, and structured offerings. Kingsley Ong leads the practice and often acts on behalf of a wide client roster, which includes arrangers, borrowers, finance leasing companies, and liquidators, leveraging his extensive expertise ‘in the interplay of Singaporean, HK and Mainland PRC regimes’. Andrew Horton, who heads the shipping and dispute resolution practice, contributes his wealth of insights to the restructuring realm, enhancing the team’s collective expertise. Similarly, the team’s capabilities receive a boost from Steven Wise from the corporate and M&A practice, underscoring the firm’s industry-orientated approach.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Kingsley Ong is the key person who can solve the problem and make the whole project run smoothly.'

  • ‘Kingsley Ong is experienced and a master of his craft.’

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Key clients

  • Aspect Properties Japan Godo Kaisha
  • Axis Bank

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Work highlights

  • Advised the Bank of China on the successful workout of the Tsingshan-LME nickel derivatives crisis.
  • Advising Xiwang Special Steel Company Limited, a Hong Kong listed company, on its insolvency restructuring activities.

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