Charles McConnell > White & Case Pte. Ltd. > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile

White & Case Pte. Ltd. has an experienced senior bench, including partners that have been located in Singapore for over a decade. The team is noted for representing major institutional lenders, private equity sponsors, and corporates, and works closely with colleagues from around the Asia Pacific region. The group has extensive experience in acquisition and leveraged finance, fund financings and structured finance. In recent times, the team has remained especially active in sponsor-side financings, including debt facilities to support acquisitions. It also has wide-ranging geographic coverage from India to Indonesia. Alexander McMyn is a senior practitioner with a superb reputation, while Charles McConnell, who was promoted to international partner status in 2022, has emerged as a prominent figure in acquisition finance, fund finance and structured financings.

The ‘technically sound’ team at White & Case Pte. Ltd. handles a range of debt restructuring, scheme of arrangement and enforcement mandates, with additional expertise in PKPU proceedings in Indonesia. Practice leader Alexander McMyn advises on restructuring and workout of interests in defaulted financings, while Charles McConnell acts for banks, credit funds and corporates in non-contentious restructuring and insolvency mandates. Associate Marry Saragi is another key contact in the group.

White & Case Pte. Ltd.’s global banking and M&A practices continue to expand its operations into Vietnam, particularly through cross-border financing, M&A, and trade mandates. With expertise in credit transactions across Southeast Asia, ‘standout partner‘ Charles McConnell in Singapore heads the firm’s Vietnam Practice Group. He regularly advises clients on a wide variety of financings, including leveraged, acquisition, margin, and structured financings.