Philip is counsel in Reed Smith's Finance Industry Group with a focus on structured trade finance, debt capital markets and banking and finance. Philip has represented arrangers, issuers, global banks, borrowers and agents in receivables financing programmes, structured loan facilities, note issuances and refinancing arrangements, amongst others. Phil also works on aviation related financing transactions.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Acting for a leading inventory management solutions company in establishing its up to USD1bn trade receivables securitisation programme to streamline the supply chain finance solutions it provides to clients.
Representing a multi-seller originator in its USD120m warehouse financing of trade receivables originated in England, Singapore, the UAE and Taiwan.
Representing a supply chain trade finance company in its senior, mezzanine and junior re-financing to fund its international supply chain platform.
Acting for a leading inventory management solutions company in establishing its up to USD1bn trade receivables securitisation programme to streamline the supply chain finance solutions it provides to clients.
Representing a multi-seller originator in its USD120m warehouse financing of trade receivables originated in England, Singapore, the UAE and Taiwan.
Representing a supply chain trade finance company in its senior, mezzanine and junior re-financing to fund its international supply chain platform.
Representing a working capital solutions provider in a joint venture with a Dutch technology firm and the subsequent establishment of an SME receivables securitisation financing programme.
Acting for the arranger in a USD200m multi-seller securitisation of diamond invoices originated in Dubai, Antwerp and Hong Kong, funded by a term loan, RCF and notes.
Acting for the originator in a GBP666m consumer loan securitsiation, the first ever STS compliant consumer securitisation completed by a UK originator.
Representing a bank lender on an unsecured USD250m term facility to a Togolese bank supported by a South African state entity shareholder under a secured risk participation.
Representing the arranger in establishing a USD1bn Luxembourg compartment loan participation note programme.
Representing the investment manager in a USD400m profit participating note programme.
Advising an aircraft leasing company on the refinancing and upsizing of a US$450m revolving credit facility to be used to purchase, convert and lease freighter aircraft.
Recognitions
- Listed as a Rising Star in IFLR1000 Global for Singapore Banking-Foreign, 2023-2024
Credentials
Education
Education
- University of Manchester, 2008, LL.M.
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- England and Wales
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