Fielding PRC, New York and New South Wales-qualified banking and finance lawyers, Shanghai Pacific Legal has the ‘experience, knowledge and cultural understanding required for Europe-based corporate clients doing business in the PRC’. The team advises both international and local lenders and borrowers on acquisition, project, real estate and asset finance, as well as corporate lending, debt restructuring, non-performing loans, foreign exchange-related regulatory compliance, and bilateral and syndicated loans. The specialisms of practice head Joy Gao include energy transition issues and debt restructuring.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Fast, efficient, patient, and above all with the experience, knowledge and cultural understanding that are required for Europe-based corporate clients doing business in the PRC.’
- ‘With extensive professional experience in bank financing projects, clients receive professional and efficient legal services that are tailored to their needs and project circumstances, helping them achieve their business objectives.’
- ‘Joy Gao - a pleasure to work with and always reachable.’
- ‘Yuan Peng - fast, hard-working and diligent.’
- ‘Yuan Peng has a deep understanding of bank financing, strong legal professional abilities, and great work efficiency levels.’
Key clients
- New Development Bank
- Supernode Operations Pty
- Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners
- UniCredit Bank
- MUFG Bank
- UBS Switzerland
- MUFG Bank
- DNB Bank
- Health and Happiness (H&H) International Holdings
- China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation
- Fisher & Paykel Appliances Holdings Haier Smart Home Co
Work highlights
Advised New Development Bank and Bank of China Shanghai Branch (as PRC counsel) on a large-value senior unsecured facility, which was made available to Haitong Unitrust International Financial Leasing Co.
Assisted Supernode Operations Pty with obtaining a term loan facility from a syndicate of lenders (led by Commonwealth Bank of Australia).
Advised an international syndicate of lenders (led by UniCredit Bank) on a high-value Sinosure-backed facility for MSC Group-controlled SPVs (to finance the construction of four luxury RoPax vessels).
Practice head
Joy Gao
Other key lawyers
Sophia Zhang; Yuan Peng