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Ester W. Y. Chow

Banking & Finance

概要

Ester Chow advises both lenders and borrowers across the full spectrum of banking and finance matters, including:

Complex cross-border and multijurisdictional financing
Senior secured private structured lending with bespoken financing
Fund finance, including capital call facilities to PE funds and SMA funds, GP lines, NAV financing
General corporate and investment grade lending and refinancing to private structured lending
Acquisition and leveraged financing
Pre-IPO financing
Margin financing
Other event-driven financing transactions, whether secured or unsecured, syndicated, or bilateral

経験

Advised:

UBO, SMBC, MUFG., OCBC and CITIC Bank, as mandated lead arrangers on the structuring and provision of the term loan facilities to fund the winning bid by ESR for the acquisition of a logistics site in Kwai Chung.
The arranger on the structuring and provision of EUR62 million offshore facilities to refinance existing onshore/offshore facilities with respect to a real property in Ho Chi Minh City.
A Mauritius-based private credit fund on a bridge facility to fund the acquisition of coal barges in Indonesia.
An Asia-based private credit fund on dual facilities: an acquisition facility and a pre-IPO term facility (under an onshore-offshore credit structure) to a Chinese cinema investment group in a VIE structure, with equity options, first and second lien security sharing and intercreditor arrangements, onshore security and VIE holders’ undertakings; also advised on subsequent series of amendments in light of the group pre-IPO restructurings.

A global investment bank as the lead arranger on a US$150 million secured pre-IPO term facility to a leading China-based textile machinery manufacturer, with built-in mechanism for automatic conversion into an SBLC-back facility and interim partial release of credit support.
An Asia-based private credit fund on a US$215 million refinancing term loan facility to a Chinese real property developer, secured by real property in Hawaii.
An Asia-based private credit fund on the financing of a voluntary general offer for a Singapore-listed integrated logistics solutions provider.
A leading Taiwanese bank as the lead arranger on a HK dollar denominated secured syndicated loan to finance a pilot mortgage financing programme established by a Hong Kong based investment fund sponsor, with Hong Kong mortgaged residential properties as the underlying assets.
A China-based credit fund on a US$60 million secured term loan to finance the acquisition of land and buildings in California, secured by the acquired real properties and with a bespoke escrow control over loan proceeds.
A global investment bank as the lead arranger on (i) a US$150 million and GBP112 million refinancing term loan facility to a multinational investor and developer, secured by Ten Trinity Square, a mixed-use Grade II listed building in London, United Kingdom in 2018 and (ii) its original US$500 million term loan facility for the luxury hotel development project in 2015.
A global investment bank as the lead arranger on a pre-IPO financing by way of private placement of US$30 million convertible bonds to a Chinese mineral mining group company, supported by third ranking security package in Laos and intercreditor arrangement with existing lenders and equity investors.
The Hong Kong branch of a multinational Chinese bank on a RMB offshore facility (with an onshore-offshore credit structure) to a major China-based property developer for financing the offshore piece of their RMB 128 billion acquisition of 42 real estate project companies located in 16 cities in China.
A global investment bank as the lead arranger in a US$160 million facility to a Chinese state-owned enterprise, secured by real properties located in Hong Kong, Macau, South Africa and China.
A global investment bank as the lead arranger in a US$100 million facility to a Chinese state-owned industrial conglomerate, secured by grade A office premises in Hong Kong.
A global investment bank as the lead arranger on a pre-IPO financing by way of US dollars convertible loan (with greenshoe facility) to a Chinese gold mining company group, with an onshore-offshore credit structure involving intercreditor arrangement with Chinese lenders.
A global PE fund on a US$85 million margin loan to recapitalise its investment following its minority acquisition in an Indian-listed company, supported by indirect pledge over Indian-listed shares and specifically negotiated sponsors’ undertakings.
Two global investment banks as joint lenders on an US$1.6 billion margin loan financing relating to shares of a Hong Kong-listed conglomerate, involving a bespoke intercreditor security and coordination arrangement.
A portfolio company group of a global private equity sponsor in connection with a variety of different financing transactions: (i) a US$55 million bridge facility, (ii) a US$125 million acquisition facility, and (iii) group reorganisation and restructuring of the group’s existing LBO facilities (US$900 million Term Loan B and US$275 million ABL facilities), including maturity extension and repricing.

出版物

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  Mayer Brown advises ESR on joint venture with Chinachem to develop logistics facility in Hong Kong and the lenders providing debt financing backing the successful bid for the Kwai Chung site
  2022年8月17日

受賞

Rising Star - Banking, Hong Kong – IFLR1000
Recommended - Banking and Finance, Hong Kong – The Legal 500 Asia Pacific

学歴

香港大学, PCLL
香港大学, LLB
香港大学, BSocSc, Government & Laws

登録

ニューヨーク州弁護士
Hong Kong

使用言語

英語
Cantonese
中国語

社会活動

Diversity Committee Member, Fund Finance Association
Member, The Hong Kong Law Society
Member, New York Bar Association

Ester W. Y. Chow

概要

経験

関連サービスと産業

業務分野

産業分野

出版物

ニュース

Mayer Brown advises ESR on joint venture with Chinachem to develop logistics facility in Hong Kong and the lenders providing debt financing backing the successful bid for the Kwai Chung site

受賞

学歴

登録

使用言語

社会活動