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The team at CMS advises on the wide range of domestic and cross-border transactions, including acquisition, structured, project, asset and trade finance facilities. Practice head Daniel Tan advises both international and domestic lenders and borrowers on complex cross-border deals, including venture debt, acquisition finance and structured lending.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Very responsive and offers practical advice.’

  • ‘Friendly team who show genuine care for our work.’

  • 'CMS provide a very client-focused service and have taken the time to get to know our needs and accommodate these.'

  • 'Daniel Tan and Javier Yong have been a pleasure to work with. They have often gone out of their way to meet our requests and have provided practical, cost-effective legal advice time and again.'

  • 'Good transactional management skills and commercial advice.'

  • 'Daniel Tan is an excellent lawyer. He is responsive, commercial and detail-orientated.'

  • 'The finance team are able to provide practical and timely solutions. They are committed to achieving.'

  • 'Daniel Tan is able to balance the tensions between banks and clients to find mutually agreeable solutions.'

Key clients

  • United Overseas Bank Limited
  • Leap Technologies Private Limited
  • Partners for Growth
  • Alliance to End Plastic Waste, Inc.
  • Proparco
  • Barclays Bank PLC
  • Cuscaden Peak Investments Private Limited
  • Bangkok Bank Limited
  • Soitec Microelectronics
  • Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (Vietinbank)
  • Maybank
  • Dat Bike
  • Jungle Ventures
  • Global Innovation Fund
  • RBI International
  • FMO
  • ING Bank, N.V.
  • Bank Mendes Gans
  • Natixis
  • Ship Street Advisors

Work highlights

Advised the client on a US$50m senior secured revolving credit facility from HSBC.
Advised Global Innovation Fund, a non-profit impact fund, on a growth lending facility to Komunidad Global, a leading provider of climate action solutions.
Advised United Overseas Bank Limited on the refinancing of two Hyatt Hotel properties in the UK owned by M&L Properties.

Practice head

Daniel Tan

Other key lawyers

Javier Yong

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