Dentons Rodyk
Dentons Rodyk has a long history in real estate finance, in particular, and has a broader emphasis on leveraged finance, general lending, syndicated lending, asset finance and structured finance. Key sectors include real estate, energy, private equity and natural resources. The team represents an impressive range of local, regional and international banks, along with real estate developers, investors and other corporate borrowers. It has continued to advise on significant real estate financings and acquisition financings over the research period, and is also making a further impression in Islamic finance. Finance practice head Doreen Sim has a prolific record in big-ticket real estate financings, along with acquisition finance, and is an established name in cross-border transactions. Joo Thye Tan is another experienced figure, especially in energy sector project financings, as is Jonathan Guwe. Janice Ngeow leads the asset finance team and is the co-head of the Islamic finance group, which is also led by Islamic finance specialist Zhulkarnain Rahim.
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‘The team is highly responsive and diligent, and able to push matters ahead very quickly and effectively. The team adeptly leverages its global network of offices to deliver comprehensive support across diverse jurisdictions.’
‘Ron Oong is great to deal with, and consistently takes a pragmatic and solutions-driven approach to effectively help clients navigate complex matters.’
Key clients
- OCBC
- DBS
- CIMB
- ING Bank
- Maybank
- HSBC
- Citibank
- Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS)
Work highlights
- Advised the lender on a bridge loan facility of up to the Singapore Dollar equivalent of €1.2bn to SATS to finance its acquisition of Worldwide Flight Services.
- Acted for OCBC and CIMB in the secured social loan financing to Perpetual (Asia) as trustee of First Real Estate Investment Trust to restructure its existing loans secured on various Singapore and Indonesian hospitals/medical facilities.
- Acted for the club lenders in the club financing to Tembusu Residential for the acquisition of the government land sales site at Jalan Tembusu and the development thereof.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Doreen Sim