Siyue has more than a decade’s experience advising on ship finance, banking finance, finance lease and ship sale and purchase transactions in Asia. His practice spans multiple jurisdictions across the region, including Mainland China, Singapore, and Hong Kong, where he has advised international banks, leasing companies, shipowners in various cross-border finance transactions and other non-contentious matters.
Siyue is admitted as a Solicitor of England and Wales and also has PRC legal qualification.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Advised a state owned shipping company in relation to finance lease of 9 LNG newbuild vessels chartered to a Middle East energy company with construction price of more than US$2,368,000,000 in total.
Advised a PRC leasing company on a lease transaction of 8 container ships with a US listed charterer.
Advised a PRC policy bank in relation to US$150,000,000 loan to a PRC state owned shipping company.
Advised a state owned shipping company in relation to finance lease of 9 LNG newbuild vessels chartered to a Middle East energy company with construction price of more than US$2,368,000,000 in total.
Advised a PRC leasing company on a lease transaction of 8 container ships with a US listed charterer.
Advised a PRC policy bank in relation to US$150,000,000 loan to a PRC state owned shipping company.
Advised a PRC leasing company on a finance lease transaction of 4 container ships with Greek charterers involving sale of ships, finance lease and escrow arrangements.
Advised a state owed leasing company as borrower on a secured term loan facility of US$100,000,000 from syndicated lenders with changeable loan amount, mortgaged vessels and security providers.
Advised syndicated lenders across Asia in a real estate finance transaction with an onshore (RMB loan) and offshore (USD loan) structure.
Advised the Hong Kong branch of a PRC state owned bank in an acquisition finance transaction with a NASDAQ listed Singapore company as the target company.
Advised 12 banks in their capacity as agents together with syndicate lenders with respect to 35 existing facility agreements in relation to a restructuring of a large Korean shipping company holding 45 SPV borrowers.
Advised a US bank in relation to financing of 8 container ships owned by a PRC leasing company and bareboat chartered to a top liner shipping company under Chinese leasing structure which is such bank’s first ship finance term loan lending to a PRC leasing company.
Credentials
Education
Education
- National University of Singapore, 2013, Master of Laws
- Shanghai Maritime University, 2012, Bachelor of Laws
- Fudan University, 2011, Minor, Finance
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- England and Wales
- China (non-practising)
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