Banking and Finance
Deals
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- SMBC / VPBank (USD1B+) — Advised on a USD600M term loan from SMBC and Maybank to VPBank, plus a further USD400M facility from SMBC, ANZ, Maybank, and ADB — among the largest offshore bank financings to a Vietnamese commercial bank.
- Patamar Beacon Fund / DFC (USD50M) — Advised on a USD50M loan portfolio guaranty from the US International Development Finance Corporation for a Vietnam-focused women-led SME fund, requiring complex Vietnamese law enforceability opinion.
- Hoiana Casino / Consortium of Lenders (USD73M) — Advised on a USD73M secured financing to Hoiana Casino and Resorts, involving a complex multi-jurisdictional security package across Vietnam, Hong Kong, Singapore, and BVI.
- CGIF / Hong Phong 1 Solar — Hybrid Bond/Loan Financing — Advised on a hybrid bond/loan scheme for a Vietnamese solar developer including VND2.15 trillion 15-year project bonds, VND400 billion 5-year project bonds (both guaranteed), and a USD30M 7-year offshore project finance loan.
- A Japanese public financial institution / Leading Vietnamese commercial bank (USD200M) — Advised on a USD200M loan to a leading joint-stock commercial bank in Vietnam.
- Agence Française de Développement (AFD) — Advised on a EUR35M cross-border loan to Vinacomin and a EUR20M credit facility to a cooperative bank in Vietnam via a trust lending mechanism.
- VinaCapital VOF / Standard Chartered (USD60M) — Advised on the increase and extension of VOF's USD60M secured credit facility with Standard Chartered, including a highly complex multi-jurisdictional security package restructuring.
- Alliance to End Plastic Waste / ADB — Duy Tan Plastic Recycling (USD22.7M) — Advised on a USD22.7M senior secured financing for Duy Tan Plastic Recycling Corporation, including lender-side protections and transaction structuring.
- CGIF — Hoan My Medical Corporation (VND2.33 Trillion / ~USD100M Bonds) — Advised on the guarantee of VND2.33 trillion dual-tranche fixed-rate bonds issued by a leading private hospital operator in Vietnam.
- F88 — Series C (USD47M) — Advised on F88's USD47M Series C fundraising (and previously its Series B), one of the largest fintech fundraising rounds by a Vietnam-based consumer lending platform.
Team Services
We advise lenders, borrowers, sponsors, issuers and financial institutions on banking, finance and capital markets matters in Cambodia and Vietnam. Our work includes bilateral and syndicated loans, project and acquisition finance, refinancings, secured transactions, bond issuances, private placements and financial regulatory matters. We combine technical legal advice with a practical approach to structuring, documentation and execution across a range of sectors.
What We Do
- Bilateral, syndicated and secured lending
- Acquisition, project and structured finance
- Refinancing and debt restructuring
- Debt capital markets, bond issuances and private placements
- Financial services regulatory and compliance advisory
- Security structuring, perfection and enforcement
- Due diligence, transaction documentation and closing support
