Matthew Sheridan > Sidley Austin > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Lawyer Profile

With demonstrable experience across the energy, consumer goods, real estate, healthcare, technology, and telecommunication sectors, Sidley Austin LLP acts for issuers and underwriters across all types of security mandates, including IPOs, convertible bonds, investment grade debt, high-yield bonds and distressed debt restructurings. Matthew Sheridan, who is an esteemed figure in the Asian high-yield debt capital markets arena, jointly leads the team alongside Manoj Bhargava, whose practice covers a range of international capital markets matters, with a particular focus on Southeast Asia and India-related transactions. Other key contacts in the group include Alexius Chong and counsel Shashwat Tewary.

Sidley Austin‘s involvement for Chinese real estate issuers in many of the highest-profile offshore high-yield offerings in recent years has subsequently led to a considerable amount of restructuring and liability management exercises as that sector has been impacted by a raft of economic headwinds. The ‘phenomenal’ Renee Xiong has been at the heart of much of this work, including acting alongside the firm’s acclaimed London restructuring team on a number of distressed situations. As well as also being involved in a number of real estate-related restructuring/liability management scenarios, Carrie Li has also handled new bond issuances in other sectors, including her work for the lead managers in relation to China Cinda Asset Management’s issuance of FTZ bonds. Singapore based Matthew Sheridan heads up the overarching Asia capital markets offering.

Sidley Austin LLP provides a diverse array of advice to its clients on Indonesian matters ranging from digital infrastructure and financial services to mining, energy, and real estate. The firm’s clientele includes multinational and domestic conglomerates, investment funds, government bodies and state-owned enterprises. Led by Matthew Sheridan and Charlie Wilson, who frequently assist on complex cross-border and multi-practice matters, the practice is widely experienced in Indonesia with notable members including Parthiv Rishi and Alexius Chong.