Linklaters' Philippine offering spans corporate and M&A, capital markets as well as projects and infrastructure, with team regularly assisting banks and government entities with multi-jurisdictional transactions. Jointly leading the team is Philip Badge, who specialises in international finance and leads the banking side of the practice, covering syndicated bank loans, and Amit Singh, who leads the firm’s international capital markets offering, handling the full range of debt and equity issues—including capital raisings, high-yield issues, and masala and green bonds. Singled out for her prowess in corporate and M&A, Sophie Mathur is renowned for advising on an array of multijurisdictional sponsor deals.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘They have a good team across all products - M&A, Banking, and Capital Markets.’

  • ‘Amit Singh - the experience in some products is extraordinary. His relationships in the region also come in handy in most cases.’

Key clients

  • Republic of the Philippines
  • Citibank
  • Macquarie Capital
  • GMR Holdings Private Limited
  • The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
  • Singapore Branch
  • UBS AG Singapore Branch
  • BDO Capital & Investment Corporation
  • China Bank Capital Corporation, J.P. Morgan Securities Asia Pte Ltd
  • Morgan Stanley Asia (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.,

Lawyers

Leading partners

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Amit Singh
Philip Badge
Sophie Mathur

Practice head

Philip Badge; Amit Singh

Other key lawyers

Sophie Mathur