Darren Chak

Recent examples of Darren’s work include advising:

• A syndicate of lenders in a US$2.3 billion secured term loan to an international real estate group for the acquisition of a real estate company in the PRC, with over 50 portfolio companies providing transaction security.
• A syndicate of lenders in a £1.108 billion secured term loan granted for the construction and development of a real estate project in central London.
• A mandated lead arranger in its financing of a SG$12 billion loan, the largest debt financing in Singapore to date.
• An international diamond manufacturer based in Belgium, on their secured term loan from a Luxembourg-based private credit fund.
• A syndicate of over 20 banks on a US$1.75 billion loan for the refinancing of existing facilities granted to an Indian conglomerate, with transaction security spanning over seven jurisdictions.
• A private credit fund in their secured term loan granted to a borrower, controlled by a regional private equity sponsor, for the acquisition of shares in a PRC electronics company.
• The mandated lead arrangers on a SG$950 million green loan financing to a portfolio company of Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund.
• A mandated lead arranger in its financing of a US$900 million syndicated sustainability-linked financing to a subsidiary of a leading global utility-backed seaborne energy trader specialising in LNG, coal and freight.
• A sponsor on their secured loan facilities for the acquisition of several luxury hotels in Indonesia and Vietnam.

*The above matters were handled prior to joining Sidley.