Andrew Brereton

• Cerberus in relation to the acquisition and various financings relating to a strategic infrastructure asset in the Philippines.
• Apollo on its hybrid capital investment in Global Schools Group.
• CarVal on a special situations Indian steel investment and related debt arrangements.
• CapitaLand on several financings for the development of logistics infrastructure in South Korea.
• Orchard Global on a US$200 million hybrid capital-call and NAV financing.
• Star Energy on a US$250 million financing to retrofit and construct new units to add 96 MW of power generating capacity across its existing geothermal assets.
• DDSP on a US$40 million mezzanine financing for the recapitalisation and build-out of its portfolio of Taiwanese data centre projects.
• The lenders on a US$80 million senior secured loan facility to an Indian renewable energy company.
• Allianz Global Investors on an accordion facility under?a?Murabaha purchase facility?for?a leading Middle East private education provider.
• MMI in relation to its US$358 million debt restructuring and related scheme of arrangement in the Singapore courts.
• Various lenders and trading houses in relation to commodity purchase and prepayment financing arrangements.
• Apollo in relation to the acquisition, financing, and subsequent disposal of IGT Solutions.
• Star Energy on the US$655 million financing for the acquisition of EGCO’s entire stake and half of Mitsubishi’s stake in its Indonesian geothermal energy assets.
• Bondholders in relation to their holdings in the listed US$200 million senior secured bonds issued by Brooge Petroleum and Gas Investment Company FZE.
• Nomura on several financings for Blue Planet.
• Barito Wind Energy on its US$110 million acquisition financing of PT UPC Sidrap Bayu Energy and its project financing arrangements.

Andrew Brereton has been based in Asia for over 25 years and focuses on financing work, including acquisition finance, structured lending, fund financing, project finance and trade financing.  He also has extensive experience of special situations investments, restructurings and workouts. 

Andrew is recognised by the main legal directories as one of the leading lawyers in the region and is ranked Band 1 for both
Banking & Finance and Restructuring & Insolvency by Chambers. He is included in the Legal 500 'Hall of Fame' as one of only three international banking lawyers in Singapore, and was named by the Asia Legal Business Journal to its A-List, recognizing the top 100 legal experts practising in Singapore, in each of the last 3 years.

Andrew has advised many of the largest and most sophisticated investors in the region, including global and regional credit funds, private equity firms, banks, and strategic investors, in relation to complex cross-border financing arrangements, investments, debt restructurings and special situations.  He has advised on transactions involving most Asian jurisdictions, including Australia, Bangladesh, Greater China (including Hong Kong), India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.