Shanghai Pacific Legal specialises in advising domestic and international corporates, financial institutions and Chinese state-owned entities on investments and financings into and out of China. The firm’s banking and finance team has substantial cross-border expertise in international and cross-border banking and finance transactions. Joy Gao is a key contact of the firm’s banking and finance practice. She advises banks and borrowers on a wide range of financings, with a particular focus on bilateral and syndicated finance, real estate finance, acquisition finance and corporate lending.
Work highlights
Advised a syndicate of lenders on granting a multi-currency term loan facility to a Hong Kong subsidiary of Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt, a Shanghai Stock Exchange-listed enterprise, for refinancing and general working capital purposes.
Advised an international syndicate led by UBS Switzerland as its PRC counsel on an up to $785 million secured uncommitted borrowing base revolving credit facility made available to IXM, an 100% offshore subsidiary of China Molybdenum, a Shanghai Stock Exchange-listed enterprise.
Advised Health and Happiness International Holdings on the issuance of its Regulation S $200 million 13.5% senior notes due 2026.
Key clients
Alebund Pharmaceuticals, DNB Bank.
