The team at Stephenson Harwood LLP represents a balanced mix of clients including banks, financial institutions, multinational corporations, private equity funds and airlines, frequently advising large listed and unlisted international businesses on optimal structures for their investments into the Philippines. In addition, the firm continues to assist clients with financing structures and large aircraft orders in Asia. The group also has significant private wealth capabilities. Practice head Tom Platts and Saugata Mukherjee form part of the core team. Jonathan Goacher joined in May 2023, while former co-head of the practice George Cyriac left the firm in the same month.
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Key clients
- Cebu Pacific
- TotalEnergies Renewables Asia Pte. Ltd.
- Lyniate and Hg Capital
- Cebu Air, Inc.
Work highlights
- Advised Cebu Pacific on the sale and leaseback of seven Airbus A320-214 aircraft.
- Advised the French-headquartered global energy player, TotalEnergies, on its complex joint venture and associated commercial arrangements with Japanese energy group, ENEOS, to develop onsite B2B solar distributed generation across Asia over the next five years.
- Advised Lyniate and Hg Capital on a further fundraising round led by Hg, the manager of HgCapital Trust plc (HGT).
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Tom Platts