UK (England & Wales), Hong Kong SAR
Michael studied law and commerce at the University of New South Wales, Australia.
He speaks English, Mandarin and Cantonese.
Michael is a leading capital markets practitioner, specialising in debt and equity-linked transactions in Asia, with particular focus on capital market transactions for Chinese financial institutions and corporates.
Michael is the lead lawyer for the offshore bond offerings by a number of the largest PRC financial banks, including the majority of the offshore debt capital markets offerings by key PRC commercial banks, such as Bank of China and the Industrial Commercial Bank of China. These range from senior bonds in various currencies and interest rate structures, covered bonds, tier two regulatory capital offerings and additional tier 1 (AT1) preference shares. In addition to PRC banks, Michael has worked on the debt capital market offerings for a large number of the subsidiaries of the PRC banks, particularly their leasing companies and investment banking platforms.
Other than financial institutions, Michael has worked on a large volume of offshore bond offerings for PRC corporates, including central state owned enterprises provincia and local state owned enterprises and Chinese “local government financing vehicle” (LGFV). Michael has worked with issuers covering the majority of the provinces across China.
Michael is also a green/sustainable financing expert, having worked on some of the most high-profile green and sustainable bond offerings out of China.
Michael has completed six-month secondments with the firm’s offices in London (2002), Shanghai (2002) and Beijing (2003).
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