Under the collective leadership of James McLaren, Philip Badge and Amit Singh, Linklaters has a dedicated Philippines desk which comprises eminent practitioners practising out of Singapore and Hong Kong. The team receives a regular flow of instructions on a broad range of high-profile mandates involving governments and international entities. It also enjoys an excellent relationship with major investment banks, international private equity houses and multinational corporates. Philip Badge is recognised for his expertise on complex cross-border structured finance transactions, and leads the team jointly with Amit Singh, who has considerable experience in the international capital markets, as well as head of energy and natural resources James McLaren. Sophie Mathur is another key figure and acts as Asia Head of corporate.
Key clients
- Citi
- Stonepeak
Work highlights
- Advised Citibank on the sale of its six consumer banking franchises in Southeast Asia and EMEA.
- Advised Stonepeak on its $472m landmark acquisition of over 2000 towers from Globe Telcom in the Philippines.