Acting for investment banks, private equity sponsors, private credit providers, funds and corporations, Clifford Chance LLP’s banking and finance practice is consistently mandated to act on high-stakes cross-border financings. The group is led from Hong Kong by Maggie Lo, whose track record includes advising both Chinese and international financial institutions on cross-border project, acquisition, receivables and pre-IPO financings, as well as corporate loans; and acquisition and syndicated loan finance specialist, Anthony Wang. The practice further includes Dauwood Malik, whose expertise covers a range of debt products; and PRC-related, cross-border financing expert Jiahua Ni in Shanghai, who assists Chinese banks with export credit, project and structured finance deals in Asia, South America, Africa, and the Middle East.
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Key clients
- China Merchants Capital
- Wynn Resorts
- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
- Carlyle Group
- J&T Global Express
- HSBC
- Bank of China
- KKR
- MicroPort Scientific Corporation
- Hong Kong Broadband Network
- Hillhouse Investment
- Health and Happiness (H&H) International Holdings
Work highlights
Advised BOC Macau (and the lender group) on the acquisition finance for the privatisation of Vinda International Holdings by Isola Castle.
Acted as lead legal adviser to HKBN Group on its inaugural HK$5.25bn syndicated sustainability-linked loan.
Advised a syndicate of 12 local and international banks, led by BOCHK and HSBC (as coordinators), on a Hong Kong Housing Society HK$12bn five-year term and revolving syndicated loan.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Maggie Lo; Anthony Wang
Other key lawyers
Dauwood Malik; Jiahua Ni; Edith Leung; Vicky Ma; Michael Pallaras; Charlotte Leung; Harrison Tsoi