Southeast Asia - Philippines

Clifford Chance LLP

Clifford Chance has extensive experience in advising national and multinational clients on various complex transactions in the Philippines and covers a wide array of matters from banking, finance, and corporate to restructuring and project financing. Other core areas of expertise span capital markets work and dispute resolution, while the firm also has a large arbitration practice. Paul Landless, who is based at the Singapore office, specialises in structured finance, derivatives and other financial markets products; he leads the team jointly with Hong-Kong-based Cameron Hassall, who has considerable expertise in Asia related to international arbitration and litigation. Melissa Ng is also recommended.

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Key clients

  • Home Credit Group B.V.
  • ACEN Corporation

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Work highlights

  • Advised Home Credit Group B.V. on its agreement to sell 100% of its Philippines and Indonesian consumer finance businesses to a consortium of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) affiliates, led by Krungsri Bank, in deals worth approximately €615m.
  • Advised the lenders on the $2.17bn ECA financing of the land development works for the first implementation phase of a new international airport to be developed in Bulacan near Manila, the Philippines.

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