Reflecting the strength of its large-scale project finance and energy work in Asia, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP has advised Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (BTMU) (as Documentation Bank) and 8 commercial lenders on the development and financing of a US $4.3 billion 2,000-megawatt coal-powered electricity generation plant in Central Java, which on completion will be one of the largest IPP’s in Asia. More >>

International law firm Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) continues to grow its international aviation practice with the recruitment of asset finance Partners David Brotherton and Justin Sun, along with a team of five Associates, who will join the firm’s Singapore office from Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP). More >>

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Markus Blenntoft as a banking and asset finance partner in the Singapore office. Blenntoft joins K&L Gates from Dentons UKMEA LLP. More >>

As part of one of the biggest M&A deals reported so far this year in Singapore, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP advised DBS Bank, Ltd. on a US$890 million senior secured bridge financing provided to publicly listed STATS ChipPAC Ltd., a leading provider of advanced semiconductor and test services. DBS Bank, Ltd. acted as sole mandated lead arranger, bookrunner, underwriter, and lender in the financing. This complex financing included a perpetual securities offering and required taking security across seven jurisdictions globally. More >>

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised PacificLight Power Pte. Ltd. (PacificLight Power), on the S$1 billion refinancing of project facilities for the Jurong Island power generation project (PLP project) More >>