A&O Shearman stands out for its its substantial banking and finance team in Singapore, and its commitment to Southeast Asia and India. Singapore, Indonesia, India, Vietnam and Thailand are amongst its primary markets, with the Singapore team working closely with colleagues throughout the ASEAN region and beyond. Clients highlight the firm’s expertise in structured lending and leveraged finance. The Singapore office has also made its mark in private equity-driven finance and is rated for energy and infrastructure financings, real estate finance and share-backed finance. The firm is widely recognised for its bank side engagements, representing some of the most influential financial institutions in the region. Qualified in Singapore, India, England and New York, Gautam Narasimhan is a giant of the market with close connections to international banks, private equity funds and credit funds. Prakash Raja Segaran provides Singapore law expertise in real estate finance and acquisition finance. Jason Humphreys and Scott Lovell are key figures in energy and infrastructure finance. Matt Del Rosso and William Pickersgill are influential at counsel level, especially in acquisition finance, leveraged finance and private credit transactions. Following its merger with Shearman & Sterling, the team now includes Bill McCormack and Claude Jiang.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘We work regularly with Allen & Overy, who are very strong at more complex financings including structured lending and leveraged finance.’
‘Gautam Narasimhan is our relationship partner. He is involved in many of the largest leveraged finance transactions in India and is extremely hands on.'
Key clients
- DBS Bank
- BDO Bank