Simmons & Simmons has maintained its strong presence in trade and commodity finance, while building its standing in private credit, funds finance, digital finance, along with renewables and energy transition project finance. The Singapore banking and finance team has retained close links to major banks such as Standard Chartered, BNP Paribas and HSBC. Calvin Tan heads the Singapore office and the banking and finance team; he is a force in trade and commodity finance, funds finance and margin lending. Yongmei Cai also focuses on trade and commodity finance, often in relation to PRC assets. Angelia Chia provides further expertise in trade and supply chain finance, having spent a large part of her long career in senior in-house legal positions. Of counsel Rui Wen Tan is another senior figure within the team.
Testimonials
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‘The Simmons & Simmons team provided expert advice on a complicated syndicated, multi-jurisdictional transaction. The following attributes are rather notable: experienced team, timely responses to all queries, adaptive and responsive to any arising issues, collaborate team and well versed with networks in multiple jurisdictions.’
- 'Very knowledgeable, responsive, adaptive, cost efficient and great collaboration.’
Key clients
- Natixis
- Standard Chartered Bank
- BlueOrchard
- BNP Paribas
- Citibank N.A.
- HSBC
- Mizuho Bank
- Mirova Sunfunder
- MUFG Bank
- OCBC Bank
Work highlights
- Advised BNP Paribas and a syndicate of banks on Lenovo Group’s $547m syndicated trade receivables financing programme.
- Advised Natixis and a syndicate of lenders on BB Energy Asia’s $210m secured digital borrowing base facility guaranteed by BB Energy Group.
- Advised Standard Chartered Bank on Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz’s $500m revolving loan facility with an option to convert to a sustainability-linked facility.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Calvin Tan