Watson Farley & Williams LLP advises international clients on both project finance and syndicated corporate lending, with a strong focus on ESG financings. The practice is jointly led by Matt Lorimer, based in Hanoi, who specialises in deal structuring and financing international investments in emerging markets, and Linh Doan, based in Hong Kong, who has advised government entities, sponsors, lenders, and investors on several high-profile power plant developments and financings in Vietnam.
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Key clients
- Asian Development Bank
- Toyo Ink Group Berhad
- The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
- Credit Guarantee and Investment Fund
- HSBC
- Export Import Bank of China
- KB Securities
- JPMorgan Chase Bank
Work highlights
Advised ADB on a proposed facility for Vinschool Joint Stock Company, a subsidiary of Vingroup Joint Stock Company.
Advised CGIF on its guarantee of blue bonds issued by China Water Affairs Group Limited (“China Water Affairs”).
Advised the lenders in the financing to LPBank comprising a $30 million loan from ADB’s ordinary capital resources and $50 million syndicated parallel loans, with $30 million from CEXIM and $20 million from the ILX Fund.
Practice head
Linh Doan; Matt Lorimer