acting for a syndicate of 17 banks in connection with its provision of credit facilities aggregating US$750 million, secured by a fleet of 24 vessels flagged in Singapore, Hong Kong and Liberia;

acting for a Singapore shipping trust in connection with a US$515 million syndicated revolving credit facility;

acting for a Singapore shipping trust in connection with the leveraged operating leases of 17 vessels flagged in Panama, Singapore, Bahamas, Cyprus, Liberia and Malta, with an aggregate contract value of US$797 million;

acting for a major Taiwanese shipowner in connection with the lease financing of two bulk carriers;

acting as Singapore counsel to a major Norwegian bank in connection with credit facilities amounting to US$2.3 billion to a major Norwegian rig owner to refinance its fleet of rigs;

acting as Singapore counsel to a consortium of German banks and investors in connection with a EUR700 million credit facility to finance the acquisition of a Singapore subsidiary of a large German container shipping company;

acting for a Singapore borrower in connection with an US$80 million credit facility to assist its acquisition of units in a Singapore listed business trust; and

acting for a Chinese shipowner in connection with the sale and purchase of 10 vessels with an aggregate contract price of US$174 million.