Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee boasts a ‘strong and dependable’ debt capital markets practice, covering EMTN programme establishments, issuances, convertible and exchangeable bonds, liability management, corporate trustee advisory matters and sustainable finance, including ESG bonds. The team is also noted for its expertise in public offerings, private placements, and other equity capital markets transactions, such as right issues and block trades. Managing partner Biswajit Chatterjee, who stands out for his expertise in India-related IPOs, jointly leads the practice alongside Andy Ferris, who acts for issuers, underwriters and trustees, and agency service providers on issues of debt and equity-linked instruments across the Asia Pacific region, with additional experience advising on matters concerning sustainable and social impact finance.
Testimonials
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‘Well established DCM practice. Strong and dependable.’
‘The team is very involved, pragmatic and extremely solution-oriented. It is always a pleasure to work with them.’
‘Biswajit Chatterjee is one of the most experienced lawyers for the India practice out of Singapore. He is very approachable and extremely hands-on in deals. Bis is definitely the first lawyer that comes to mind whenever we get a mandate which requires a foreign counsel for an Indian transaction.’
- ‘Kaustubh George is a great lawyer.’
Key clients
- International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- Ausgrid Finance Pty Limited
- BOC Aviation Limited; BOC Aviation (USA)
- Sydney Airport Finance Company Pty Limited
- JM Financial Limited
- Axis Capital Limited
- Credit Suisse Securities (India) Private Limited
- DAM Capital Advisors Limited
- Edelweiss Financial Services Limited
- BNP Paribas
- BofA Securities India Limited
- HSBC Securities and Capital Markets (India) Private Limited
- Nomura Financial Advisory and Securities (India) Private Limited
- Jefferies India Private Limited
- ICICI Securities Limited
- IIFL Securities Limited
- Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Limited
- SBI Capital Markets Limited
Work highlights
- Advised IFC on its investment in AYC Finance Limited, a foreign subsidiary of Ayala Corporation (Ayala), through its subscription of a US$100 million 10-year social bond (Social Bond) issued by AYC Finance Limited and guaranteed by Ayala.
- Advised IFC on its partnership with CapitaLand Ascott Trust (CLAS) in connection with CLAS’s issuance of a US$114.5m sustainability-linked bond, which is issued under CLAS's $2bn multi-currency debt issuance programme.
- Acted as international legal counsel to Book Running Lead Managers on the IPO of Bikaji Foods International Limited.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Andy Ferris, Biswajit Chatterjee