Ms Magdalene Leong > Allen & Gledhill LLP > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile
Allen & Gledhill LLP Offices
ONE MARINA BOULEVARD
#28-00
SINGAPORE 018989
Singapore
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Ms Magdalene Leong
Work Department
Capital Markets; Islamic Finance
Position
Partner
Career
Magdalene’s areas of practice encompass debt capital markets, structured finance and Islamic finance.
She has considerable experience advising on local and international debt offerings, including secured and unsecured vanilla bond issues, medium term note programmes, convertible/exchangeable bonds, sukuk programmes, asset securitisations and other structured finance products. She has worked on a number of landmark structured finance transactions in Singapore. Notably, she led the team that advised on the establishment of all Singapore covered bond programmes.
Magdalene joined Allen & Gledhill in 2002 after she was called to the Singapore Bar. From 2005 to 2008, Magdalene worked in the London office of Linklaters, where she practised in the fields of international capital markets, specialising in convertible bonds, exchangeable bonds and other equity-linked products.
Magdalene rejoined the Firm in 2008 and has been a Partner since 2009. She is also a non-practising solicitor of England and Wales, having been admitted to the Roll of Solicitors of England and Wales in 2005.
Languages
English
Education
Graduated from the National University of Singapore with an LL.B. (Hons) degree.
Lawyer Rankings
Singapore > Capital markets: structured finance, derivatives and securitisation: Local firms
(Leading individuals)Allen & Gledhill LLP has demonstrable experience across the full range of structured products, in addition to OTC and exchange-traded derivatives, including interest rate, currency, credit and equity derivatives. The practice is well-placed to advise on regulatory, compliance and tax issues arising in relation to financial products and structures and is frequently appointed as Singapore opinion counsel by the ISDA and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. Head of the debt capital markets group, Margaret Chin
, leads the team alongside Francis Mok, who is noted for his expertise in financial services and commodities regulations, and corporate finance expert Yeo Wico, whose experience extends to securitisation and structured finance. Other key contacts in the group include Magdalene Leong and Jeanne Ong.
Lawyer Rankings
- Capital markets: structured finance, derivatives and securitisation: Local firms Singapore
- Leading individuals Singapore > Capital markets: structured finance, derivatives and securitisation: Local firms
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