Overview
Alwyn has experience across a wide range of debt capital markets practices. He has acted for banks and a range of issuers across the credit spectrum on the establishment and updates of various debt securities programmes, issuance of investment grade corporate hybrids, equity linked instruments and high yield bonds.
Experience
Among the many matters Alwyn has worked on, he has advised:
- The dealers on the issuance of S$2.5bn Fixed Rate Bonds due 2054 by the Government of Singapore under Government of Singapore's Medium Term Note Programme, where the Government of Singapore is authorised to issue securities for moneys borrowed under the Significant Infrastructure Government Loan Act 2021 of Singapore.
- Maybank Singapore as the issuer on the establishment of its US$10bn Global Covered Bond Programme, the concurrent debut issue of €500m 3.439 per cent covered bonds due 2027 and the subsequent issurance of €500m 2.504 per cent covered bonds due 2028.
- DBS as issuer in its annual update and concurrent offering of triple series of senior medium term notes including (1) US$500m 4.403% notes due 2028, (2) US$1bn floating rate notes due 2028 and (3) US$500m floating rate notes due 2030 under the US$30bn Global Medium Term Note Programme.
- DBS Bank as issuer on its annual update and issuance of €1.25bn 2.5995% covered bonds due 2028 under the US$20bn Global Covered Bond Programme.
- The Genting Group on the issuance of US$1.25bn dual-tranche subordinated perpetual securities and a concurrent tender offer of the outstanding US$1.5bn 4.25% Guaranteed Notes due 2027.
- The joint lead managers on the Lao People’s Democratic Republic’s US$300m 11.25% senior unsecured notes due 2030, marking the Republic’s return to international capital markets since its 2019 issuance.
- The dealers and joint lead managers on the issuance of US$150m 9.50% guaranteed bonds due 2029 exchangeable into ordinary shares of Vingroup Joint Stock Company and the concurrent repurchase of Vinpearl Joint Stock Company's US$425m 3.25% guaranteed exchangeable sustainable bonds due 2026.
- The joint lead managers on Cerah Capital Ltd's issue of US$500m 2.25% Guaranteed Exchangeable Bonds due 2030 guaranteed by Khazanah Nasional Berhad.
- The dealer managers on the tender offer by India Airport Infra relating to its outstanding 6.25% senior notes due 2025, and the corresponding redemption offer of non-convertible debentures by Delhi International Airport Limited, of which India Airport Infra was the initial investor – this was the first tender offer and redemption conducted in India in relation to such an orphan bond structure.
- The manager on the issuance of A$600m 1.50% senor unsecured convertible notes due 2031 by Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited and the concurrent repurchase of its A$650m 2.375% converitible notes due 2029.