Trinh Hoang leads the international finance group at DLA Piper. The team primarily handles lending, structured finance and cross-border finance matters, in particular those with an energy, ESG and sustainability focus. Hoang specialises in special situations financing, distressed debt and private credit. She also handles cross-border restructuring within Europe and Asia. Naomi Hong is another key contact; she is an expert in Chinese and Japanese investments in energy and infrastructure projects. Matthias Schemuth relocated to the Singapore office in early 2024, while Paul Lee retired in March 2025.
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Key clients
- DBS Bank
- DZ Bank
- Mashreq Bank
- Rabobank
- Agricultural Bank of China Limited Hong Kong Branch
- ANZ
- Societe Generale
- BBVA
Work highlights
Advised the lenders in respect of a HKD19.5bn unsecured revolving credit facility and HKD12.95bn unsecured term loan facility to Sands China Ltd, a leading casino operator in Macau.
Advised SoFi Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, an entity licensed by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong and operating a securities lending business as an agent for its Hong Kong clients, in relation to a novel and complex financing transaction with Velocity Clearing LLC, a US execution and clearing broker.
Advised five banks in respect of a HK$6,950,000,000 syndicated term loan to China Shipbuilding Capital Limited.
Practice head
Trinh Hoang
Other key lawyers
Naomi Wong; Tracy Wong