Herbert Smith Freehills LLP is big player in Singapore and has an established capital markets team that has been able to leverage the firm’s standing in Southeast Asia, South Asia and Australia. The Singapore department is noted for high-yield debt, IPOs and a range of capital markets offerings. The team has continued to expand its client base of banks, financial institutions and large corporate issuers. It consistently advises on sizeable deals originating in Indonesia, Thailand, India and Australia. Xavier Amadei leads the Southeast Asia capital markets group and is a highly rated US securities lawyer with deep regional experience; along with his plentiful deals in Southeast Asia and South Asia, he frequently teams up with colleagues in Australia on offerings that originate from the jurisdiction.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘ Xavier Amadei is technically sound and is also able to consider and appropriately advise on commercial issues. He understands the concerns of financial institutions including processes and potential issues, and is able to effectively provide helpful solutions to the concerns we have. It is always a great experience working with him - detailed, readily accessible, technically strong and very approachable.'
‘Xavier Amadei is knowledgeable and experienced in the field of debt capital markets.’
Key clients
- JP Morgan Securities
- Morgan Stanley Australia Securities
Work highlights
- Advised Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, the only Indonesian company listed on the NYSE, on their US SEC and NYSE filing obligations in connection with the filing of their Annual Report on Form 20-F with the US SEC.
- Acted as international US counsel to Thai Credit Bank Public Company (the issuer) and Olympus Capital (selling shareholder) on the IPO of Thai Credit Bank.