Banking and Finance

We cover a broad array of banking transactions, including general bank lending, syndicated lending, structured finance, asset finance, and leveraged finance. 

Our services include assisting with ESG-linked financing, secured senior debt, venture debt facility, acquisition finance, refinancing of existing loans, and cross-border financing transactions.

Our clients include commercial banks, financial intermediaries, institutional asset managers, investment banks, and non-bank lenders. For further information about our Banking and Finance practice, email us at contact@blackletterlaws.com.

Representative Experience

• Vopak Terminal in its refinancing of a S$225 million SORA sustainability-linked term and revolving credit facilities and up to S$200 million accordion facility, and hedging arrangements under these credit facilities.

• New Hope in a US$100 million syndicated loan arranged and advanced by a syndicate of international banks.

• New Hope in a US$60 million loan comprising A and MCPP loans granted by International Finance Corporation to support its investment in Asia.

• Chinese Bank in an AU$600 million acquisition financing transaction to Luye Medical Group on its acquisition of Australia’s Healthe Care.

• Chinese Bank in the purchase of up to US$970 million loan portfolio from its Korean branch and other banks.

• European Bank in the enforceabiliy of a pledge instrument granted in favour of the bank to secure credit facility granted to a commodity trading company.

• Visenze in a venture debt facility provided by InnoVen Capital.

• Singapore Bank in relation to a £30 million term loan facility granted to a UK borrower for the development of a property supported by security granted by Lum Chang.