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The team at Sidley Austin LLP, noted for its provision of ‘ incisive, commercial and legally-sound advice’, handles matters concerning specialist credit and distressed debt strategies. Team lead Daniel Lindsey advises a diverse range of key players in the private equity space across Asia-Pacific on a range of cross-border issues.
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  • ‘The practice works well with its M&A and private equity group and really knows the sponsor market in Asia.'

  • 'It is one of the few regional platforms that is able to credibly provide incisive, commercial and legally-sound advice for private equity sponsors and private credit providers on their most important APAC deals and also works on a range of financings for other borrower and lender clients across the Asia-Pacific region.’

  • ‘Daniel Lindsey is sensible and commercial. He is very experienced in working on the biggest event driven financings in the region, especially acting for private equity and private credit providers. He is able to draw on that experience to take control in difficult situations and get deals over the line in a calm and collaborative way.'

Key clients

  • Blue Earth Capital AG
  • Ninja Van Group
  • Apollo
  • KKR
  • East West Bank
  • ChrysCapital
  • Hillhouse Capital
  • DigitalBridge Group
  • PT TBS Energi Utama Tbk
  • AIMS Data Centre Holding Sdn. Bhd.
  • R-Bridge Healthcare Fund

Work highlights

Advised Blue Earth Capital AG, a Switzerland-headquartered global impact investor, in connection with a direct-credit investment into Q Collection Pte. Ltd., a leading vertically integrated apparel manufacturer headquartered in Singapore and with manufacturing operations in Bangladesh.
Advised Ninja Van Group on a three-year committed US$50 million revolving credit facility (RCF) from HSBC. Ninja Van is a Singapore unicorn and Southeast Asia's leading tech-enabled logistics operator that operates in six of the region's key markets – Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, and Thailand.
Advised PT TBS Energi Utama Tbk on a pivotal US$15 million green financing loan from the Asian Development Bank, PT Bank DBS Indonesia and the Australian Climate Finance Partnership.

Practice head

Daniel Lindsey