Nicole Tang

A Banking and Finance lawyer with 6 years’ PQE qualified in Australia (4 years UK equivalent) experienced in advising domestic and international banks, private debt funds, private equity sponsors and corporate borrowers on acquisition finance, leveraged finance, asset finance, real estate and construction finance, infrastructure/project finance, fund finance, trade finance, securitization, structured finance, and insolvency and restructuring matters across various sectors and jurisdictions. Skilled in negotiating and drafting loan agreements, security documents and other finance documents, as well as conducting due diligence, managing closing processes, and liaising with clients, counterparties, and other advisers. Recognized for delivering quality work, maintaining strong client relationships, and demonstrating commercial acumen, teamwork, and initiative.

• Acquisition and Leverage Finance, Starwood’s acquisition of Crown casinos from Blackstone Inc.: Advise Starwood Capital Group and Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies on the financing of the acquisition by entities owned by funds managed or advised by Blackstone Inc. and its affiliates of Crown Resorts Limited, a publicly-listed Australian gaming company up to AUD8.9billion, compromising of AUD5.4bn untrenched facility provided by affiliates of the Starwood Capital Group and Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies Group and supported by an AUD500m super senior revolving credit facility arranged by Deutsche Bank.
• Acquisition and Leverage Finance, Centerbridge Partners, L.P. restructuring of senior debts to Sabre Corporation and Payment-in-Kind bond: Act for Centerbridge, a US-based global private investment firm focused on leveraged buyouts and distressed securities on its restructuring and upsized financing for Sabre Corporation, a public listed leading software and technology company by senior secured credit facility up to GBP700 million via PIK interest toggle on the facility.
• Acquisition and Leverage Finance, Advert International’s acquisition of Zimmermann: Act as Australian legal counsel for Advert International in its acquisition of the majority shareholding in Australian fashion brand Zimmermann from Style Capital valued up to AUD 1.75 billion.
• Acquisition and Leverage Finance, Balmain Corporation debt restructuring and acquisition of d’Albora Marina portfolio: Advise the sponsor and borrower on the restructuring and acquisition of the equity and debt interests held in Australia’s largest marina portfolio from Goldman Sachs up to AUD220 million.
• Acquisition and Leverage Finance, Advise syndicated lenders group led by Standard Chartered Bank and Bank of China in the external receivership of Virgin Australia Airline, and the restructuring and sale of debts to Bain Capital by way of a deed of company arrangement and all related financing arrangements.
• Acquisition and Leverage Finance, Advise DBS Bank Ltd as the arranger and other syndicate lenders in the leverage finance facility to Sutherland Global Services UK Ltd comprising of term loan and revolving credit facilities up to USD525 million and an accordion facility up to USD500 million.
• Real Estate and Construction Finance, Brookfield’s acquisition of property portfolios from Macquarie Finance: Advise Bank of China (Sydney Branch and Shanghai Branch) as the agent bank and the syndicated lenders group in the multi-options facility up to USD 15billion to Brookfield for its acquisition of offshore entities owning a number of mega shopping centres across China’s five biggest cities from Macquarie Finance Limited.
• Real Estate and Construction Finance, Advise Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore Branch and Australia Branch) in the term loan facility of up to AUD 16million to Balsamine (Brisbane) Pty Ltd (an entity that wholly owned by the Ascott Holdings Limited in Singapore) for the acquisition of Quest Cannon Hill, a serviced residence located in Cannon Hill, Brisbane with 100 plus units.
• Real Estate and Construction Finance, ESR Group Limited SLL Loan facility: Advise ESR Group, APAC’s largest real asset manager, on a HKD1.6 billion sustainability-linked loan, which is the first SLL in Hong Kong for a brownfield data centre project.
• Real Estate and Construction Finance, Advise Australia and New Zealand Banking Group on its real estate development loan facility to Region Group (aka SCA Property Group formed by Woolworths), secured by a number of retailed properties, up to the facility limit of AUD200 million.
• Real Estate and Construction Finance, Advise Commonwealth Bank of Australia on its construction loan and asset finance facilities to Marist Schools Australia Group, for the purpose of building and developing schools in 6 jurisdictions across Australia, up to AUD 90 million.
• Real Estate and Construction Finance, Advise GAW Capital as investors on its construction loan facility partnered with Jameson Global Investments Pty Ltd to Springwood Living Group, an owner and manager of retirement villages, consisting of an upstream term loan facility up to AUD 23.4million, and a downstream facility up to AUD 13.9 million.
• Real Estate and Construction Finance, Advise ING Bank on the financing of several Western Australia based industrial properties.
• Real Estate and Construction Finance, A major European bank as Australian counsel on a complex multi-stream transaction spanning 6 jurisdictions, including a EURO300 million syndicated real estate investment transaction.
• Real Estate and Construction Finance, A major Australian bank on a multi-tranche acquisition and construction facility to a large storage facility provider which operates 20+ facilities in Australia.
• Project and Infrastructure Finance, Palisade’s project financing of Macarthur Wind Farm: Act for the winning Macquarie Capital led consortium in relation to the project financing of Granville Harbour Wind Farm in Tasmania, and Palisade Investment Partners and First Sentier Investments’ acquisition of Morrison & Co’s Macarthur Wind Farm in Victoria, under a cross collateralised portfolio structure up to AUD 1 billion.
• Project and Infrastructure Finance, Project Ciraca: Act for the syndicate lenders group led by SMBC Singapore Branch and Standard Chartered Bank in the project finance of the 145MWac Cirata floating solar photovoltaic power project, which is the first floating solar project in Indonesia and the country’s largest solar plant and the biggest floating solar project in Southeast Asia.
• Project and Infrastructure Finance, Roy Hill Holdings: Advise a syndicate lenders group on the US$7.2 billion project financing for the Roy Hill iron ore project in the West Pilbara region of Western Australia.
• Fund Finance, Advice Australian and New Zealand Banking Group and MUFG on a subscription finance facility provided to Pacific Equity Partners Secure Assets Fund up to AUD 300 million
• Fund Finance, Advice Citibank, N.A. Hong Kong on a subscription finance facility provided to DCP Capital Partners, L.P. up to USD 430 million
• Fund Finance, Advice a group of syndicated lenders led by Citibank N.A., Standard Chartered Bank and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., on the subscription umbrella facility to multiple SSG Capital Partners funds up to USD 1.7 billion
• Fund Finance, Advice Macquarie Asset Management on its net asset value-based (NAV) facilities to a flagship fund of a major US direct lending manager up to USD 100million
• Fund Finance, Advice Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Bank of China, London Branch and Sydney Branch on a syndicated revolving loan and letters of credit facility to KKR Asia Fund up to USD 1.2 billion
• Securitisation, Asset, Structure Trade Finance, Advise Bank of China as investor on the residential mortgage-backed securities warehouse financing to Pepper Prime Mortgage Origination Trust up to AUD 900 million.
• Securitisation, Asset, Structure Trade Finance, Advise Macquarie Securitisation Limited on the Class A note syndicated facility to PUMA Series W Trust Class A Note Syndicated Facility.
• Securitisation, Asset, Structure Trade Finance, Advise lenders group led by Standard Chartered Bank in the syndicated borrowing base facilities to Macquarie Bank Limited up to USD$1.7 billion. The borrowing base assets include United Kingdom gas receivables, United States COMEX gold warrants, EU emission credits and French bank accounts receivables.
• Securitisation, Asset, Structure Trade Finance, Qantas aircraft leasing: Advise Qantas Airways Limited on aircraft leasing and engine financing transactions including (i) Qantas as lessee on aircraft leasing relating to a number of Airbus aircrafts from SPV lessors; and (ii) Qantas’ financing over General Electric engines from JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as the agent for the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
• Securitisation, Asset, Structure Trade Finance, Advise Standard Chartered Bank, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets plc, Natixis on their syndicated facility to Macquarie Commodities Trading SA, Macquarie Commodities Trading US, LLC, Macquarie Commodities Trading (Singapore) Pte. Limited, , consisted of credit instrument issuance, term and revolving loans, borrowing base and receivables discounting facility facilities up to USD 975 million.
• Securitisation, Asset, Structure Trade Finance, Advise Standard Chartered Bank on its AUD 500 million bank guarantee facility and AUD 700 million revolving credit facility to OZ Minerals Group, a mining company owned by BHP Group.
• General Corporate Finance, ESR Group Limited SLL Loan facility: Advise ESR Group, APAC’s largest real asset manager, on a HKD1.6 billion sustainability-linked loan, which is the first SLL in Hong Kong for a brownfield data centre project.
• General Corporate Finance, Geely Auto Green Loan facility: Act for the syndicated lenders group led by BNP Paribas in the EURO300mil green term loan facility to Geely Automobile Holdings Limited.