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
- Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC)
- Arran Investment Pte. Ltd., an affiliate of GIC
- Navis Capital Partners
- Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Standard Chartered Bank and Barclays as Placement Agents
- Barclays, ANZ and SCB
- BNY Mellon
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.
- Advised RCBC on an investment by SMBC into RCBC, which will allow RCBC to continue its digital efforts in creating innovative, inclusive, and interoperable digital solutions to complement SMBC's outlook on digital transformation in the region.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Paul Landless, Cameron Hassall