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Mayer Brown Offices

Mayer Brown
16-19F, PRINCE'S BUILDING
10 CHATER ROAD, CENTRAL
HONG KONG
Hong Kong
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Mr Francis Chen

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+852 2843 2348 francis.chen@mayerbrown.com

Work Department

Banking & Finance.

Position

Francis Chen is a partner of Mayer Brown. Francis has acted for financial institutions and large corporations in all sorts of financing structures, including: bilateral and syndicated loan transactions, with or without security; local and cross-border financing transactions as well as more complicated financing structures, such as receivables-based financing, project finance, on-shore off-shore financing, receivables purchase facilities, limited recourse pre-payment facilities, leverage finance facilities, etc.

He has also advised on banking, securities and commodities regulations, compliance, licensing and other aspects of banking and investment business and has prepared standard client and product documents for banks, brokers and other financial institutions.

Career

Admitted in Hong Kong and Australia – New South Wales.

Languages

English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

Education

The University of Hong Kong, LLM; The Australian National University, Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice; The University of New South Wales, LLB; The University of New South Wales, Bachelor of Commerce.

Lawyer Rankings

Hong Kong > Banking and finance

Praised as ‘professional and responsive‘, Mayer Brown‘s Hong Kong office has developed a market-leading reputation representing major Chinese companies on the full spectrum of banking and finance transactions. A significant proportion of the deal flows relates to syndicated lending mandates, including in the context of acquisition, asset finance, as well as within the real estate and energy sectors. The team focuses its attention particularly on the aviation industry, and practice head Richard Stock has led on many of the firm’s high-profile matters relating to assisting airlines, lessors and financial institutions to document aircraft and aviation-related transactions. Francis Chen is also a key contact for international banks and corporates in cross-border financing structures, and his recent highlights include advising HSBC on a variety of sustainable-linked loans facilities. Fanny Wang retired in April 2023.

Comparative Guides

Hong Kong: Lending & Secured Finance March 2024 This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of Lending & Secured Finance laws and regulations applicable in Hong Kong.

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