Blackletter LLC is a boutique firm with a primary focus on banking and finance, covering financings, regulatory and compliance matters. Launched in mid-2022, it has amassed an impressive number of bank and financial institution clients along with a range of multinationals and local companies. It has worked intensively in the financial products space, including structured products and structured note programmes. It also continues to be active in new money loans, including sustainability-linked financings. Gerard Ng (‘extremely experienced and straight talking’) and Kim Kit Ow are seasoned figures in the banking and finance sector, along with managing counsel Teck Chai Yap who ’goes the extra mile to provide business friendly and practical solutions’.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Quality work, timely delivery and professional.’
‘Teck Chai Yap and Ow Kim Kit are responsive and responsible.’
Key clients
- CGS International Securities
- Maybank Investment Bank Berhad
Work highlights
- Advised Maybank Securities to review the terms for financing of securities, especially equity swaps, provided to institutional borrowers (such as hedge funds) through revolving credit facilities.
- Advised CGS International Securities on reviewing its documentation with customers and other brokers.