Led by Meiyen Tan, who joined from Oon & Bazul LLP in February 2022, the team at Norton Rose Fulbright is well-placed to advise on domestic and cross-border financial restructurings and insolvency mandates, further boosted by its formal alliance with local firm Ascendant Legal LLC. Sue Ann Gan advises in restructurings arising out of the shipping sector, while managing director at Ascendant Legal LLC, Kei Jin Chew, is commended as ‘an experienced insolvency practitioner’. Banking and finance expert Yu-En Ong, who heads the Singapore office, is another key contact in the group.
Testimonials
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‘The team are detailed and thorough in their work. They are able to hand-hold clients in stressful situations and deftly guide them through tough litigious processes. The team comprises of very persuasive advocates.’
'Meiyen Tan is excellent. She is able to provide big-picture strategic advice, and is technically strong.'
‘They have a diverse team covering a range of cross-border restructuring work.’
‘Kei Jin Chew is an experienced insolvency practitioner, who thinks outside the box.’
Key clients
- ABN AMRO BANK
- Standard Chartered Bank
- DBS Trustees
Work highlights
- Represented DBS Trustees as trustee to the S$139,464,848 in aggregate principal amount of senior secured zero coupon notes due 2024 issued by KrisEnergy Ltd.
- Acting for the Trustee of the S$75m 7.00 Per Cent. Notes Due 2018 comprised in Series No 001, Tranche No 001 (ISIN SG6YB8000005) issued pursuant to the S$500m Multicurrency Debt Issuance Programme of CW Advanced Technologies Pte. Ltd. unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by CW Group Holdings Limited.
- Advised an ad hoc group of secured creditors on the $6bn debt restructuring of the world’s largest regional aircraft leasing company, Nordic Aviation Capital DAC (NAC), which completed on the 1st June 2022.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Meiyen Tan