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Latham & Watkins LLP

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Singapore : Banking and finance

Within Foreign firms, Latham & Watkins LLP is a second tier firm,

Latham & Watkins LLP’s well-established banking and finance practice handles high-profile matters, across Indonesia and Singapore. In 2012 it completed the Jurong Aromatics Petrochemical project financing, and won a significant instruction to advise on the project loan for the Hongsa Mine in Thailand. Clarinda Tjia-Dharmadi is the main contact.

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Singapore : Capital markets

Within Foreign firms, Latham & Watkins LLP is a first tier firm,

Latham & Watkins LLP’s main capital markets focus is on India, Indonesia and Singapore. It also handles a small number of transactions in Malaysia, Thailand, China and Hong Kong. Practice head Michael Sturrock is an experienced and well-respected practitioner in the region, with a specialism in high yield debt work. He is supported by Min Yee Ng and Rajiv Gupta.

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Singapore : Corporate and M&A

Within Foreign firms, Latham & Watkins LLP is a second tier firm,

Latham & Watkins LLP’s corporate team is led by Michael Sturrock following the retirement of Mark Nelson. Its Singapore-related legal work is handled by Sin Chei Liang, who recently assisted EDMI Limited in relation to its delisting from the Singapore Stock Exchange and the exit offer by its controlling shareholder.

Singapore : Projects and energy

Within Foreign firms, Latham & Watkins LLP is a first tier firm,

Latham & Watkins LLP’s projects and energy team includes managing partner Stephen McWilliams, who advises on both project development and financing transactions. The team advised the lenders on the Mong Duong II power plant financing in Vietnam, worth $1.5bn; and also acted as counsel to the borrower in the Jurong Island petrochemical project: a $2.35bn financing to build facilities off Singapore to produce aromatics.

Within Local firms Leading individuals

Singapore : Restructuring and insolvency

Within Foreign firms, Latham & Watkins LLP is a third tier firm,

Latham & Watkins LLP’s Joseph Bevash is based in Tokyo and has extensive experience in structuring and negotiating credit arrangements involving commercial banks.

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