With the team’s Vietnam offering spanning corporate transactions and M&A, debt financings and international, in addition to disputes, White & Case Pte. Ltd. counts lenders and international investors among its key roster of clients. Leading the practice is Singapore-based Charles McConnell, who is well regarded for his standout expertise in credit transactions across Vietnam, in addition to leveraged and acquisition financings, back-leverage financings, and sustainability-linked loans.

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  • ‘The team knows the Vietnam market well and is one of the most active overseas-based teams in banking and finance.’

  • ‘Charles McConnell has significant experience in the Vietnamese market and is adept at working with Vietnamese counsel to advise lenders on the ins-and-outs of executing debt transactions with a Vietnamese angle.’

  • ‘Well established with solid experience across multiple private credit transactions in relevant geographies. Great technical expertise across multiple different fields such as restructuring and banking and finance.’

  • ‘Charles McConnell has proven to be incredibly thoughtful and commercial with the rare quality of providing the necessary legal expertise whilst being commercial about it. He is also incredibly responsive.’

  • ‘Charles McConnell is excellent and very technical.’

  • ‘Tough negotiators, experts in foreign markets, with a quick turnaround.’

  • ‘Charles McConnell' visionary approach sets him apart, consistently anticipating and navigating complex legal landscape with innovative solutions. Charles is exceptionally sophisticated and responsive.’

  • 'Charles McConnell is very experienced on Vietnam deals.'

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