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