K&L Gates Straits Law LLC has a major focus on India-related financings, notably those involving Indian businesses venturing into Southeast Asia and non-Indian companies entering India itself. It advises a number of Indian banks, and Singaporean and Southeast Asian banks. It continues to see further growth in trade finance, LIBOR transition, loans to micro businesses and SMEs in Singapore, and restructuring engagements. M Rajaram is the chairman of the Singapore office and has some four decades of experience in banking and disputes work. Of counsels Lai-Foong Chan and Ahmad Khalis are also immensely experienced practitioners in banking and regulatory matters.
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Key clients
- KB Kookmin Bank
Work highlights
- Advised KB Kookmin Bank on a lending agreement in relation to a $300m senior debt facility involving its Indonesian Subsidiary, PT Bank KB Bukopin, and International Finance Corporation (IFC).
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
M Rajaram