Eversheds Sutherland is the result of a 2017 merger between law firms Eversheds and Sutherland Asbill & Brennan. It has over 2800 lawyers and 68 offices across 32 countries. The firm serves its clients with China interests from its offices in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai.
In Hong Kong the firm is most active in handling structured finance and securitisation mandates and has expertise in contentious and non-contentious restructuring and insolvency-related matters.
Key clients of the firm include Hong Kong Capital Finance Corporation, Meritz Securities, Oceanwide Holdings, DBS Bank, HSBC, Gibson Innovations and Liberty Group.
In the past 12 months, the team has kept busy advising on RMBS mandates and Korean securitsation mandates, public to private structured financing, trade recievables and derivatives matters. The restructuring and insolvency team has handled Indian mandates, and matters in consumer goods, retail and mining.
In 2019, the team was bolstered with the relocation of partner Alex Doughty from the London office and the hire of of counsel Simon Barrell from Shearman & Sterling.
Deal highlights
-Adhunik and Zion Metals NLCT insolvency
-Gibson Innovations insolvency
-HKCFC HK$1.7 billion RMBS securitisation
-Manley Toys insolvency
-Meritz Securities HK$1.3 billion Korean securitisation warehousing transaction
-Springland International Holdings HK$4.5 billion public-to-private structured financing
Client feedback: 30th edition (2019/2020)
Banking
“The firm understands commercial realities and offers practical advice and solutions to assist the bank.”
“Can provide timely responses and is flexible in budgeting.”
“Kingsley Ong led the Eversheds team and did a remarkable job. They were very efficient and responsive to requests and comments. Legal advice is always on-point and practical solutions offered.”
Capital markets: Debt
“They are very responsive, supportive and focused. They tried to find the work that they could do for their clients.”
Capital markets: Structured finance and securitisation
“Eversheds has a very steady and logical approach, which engenders confidence. They have plenty of market knowledge and experience and this allows them to provide helpful and innovative solutions. They are proactive and their turnaround is fast. Overall, a top notch product.”
“The law firm is pragmatic, commercial and responsive.”
“The deal went through numerous negotiations, comments, and editing. Eversheds quickly reviewed and responded with recommended ideas and comments.”
“Overall quality of the advice has been off the charts. Substantial experience, which has been market-proven, in this structured financing involving the residential mortgage market has been clearly differentiated, and the level of proactive support throughout the entire deal process has been truly instrumental.”
“Strong local and international market knowledge with good grasp of structuring concepts and the ability to properly document these.”
Restructuring and insolvency
“Clear advice which avoids jargon and pompous legal jargon.”
“Three key attributes are: the team's appreciation of the position and perspectives of administrators/liquidators which contributed to their quick and sharp response to the issues we raised; the ability to mobilise and draw on their local expertise in UK and China has been very helpful in dealing with issues which have arisen in the course of the liquidation; and the multi-lingual ability of the team. They were able to support us in meetings conducted in Cantonese, Putonghua and English.”
“Very responsive and provides a fairly valuable service.”
