Sidley Austin LLP
Sidley Austin LLP has built its standing in leveraged finance and general lending, following the arrival of Daniel Lindsey from Goodwin‘s Hong Kong office in July 2022. Lindsey has a background in representing private equity sponsors and private credit funds in leveraged and acquisition finance, growth capital financings, structured lending, fund-level financings and margin loans. His core team is now spread across the Hong Kong and Singapore offices. Former counsel Jeremy Chase moved to an in-house position in August 2022.
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Testimonials
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‘Standout team for private equity backed acquisitions. Great all-round platform across both their debt finance and M&A teams.'
- 'Daniel Lindsey is a fantastic lawyer. He has worked at top tier firms and on the biggest deals in Asia on both lender and borrower/sponsor side and knows all the pressure points. He is an impressive negotiator and fantastic problem solver who has a knack for building consensus. He is able to guide parties to reach outcomes which protect his clients' best interests in a calm and friendly way.’
Key clients
- EdgePoint Infrastructure
- R-Bridge Healthcare Fund
- Ally Bridge Group
Work highlights
- Represented EdgePoint Infrastructure (EdgePoint) on the debt financing for its initial investment in the Philippines market, in connection with a dual disposal by Smart and DMPI of a total of 5,907 telecom towers, representing the largest-ever acquisition of assets in the Philippines by international investors.
- Advised R-Bridge Healthcare Fund on a $40m royalty-backed financing to Yisheng Biopharma.
- Advised R-Bridge Healthcare Fund on a $120m hybrid financing granted by Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking through its Hong Kong branch.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Angela Fontana, Leslie Plaskon, Daniel Lindsey