HONG KONG, Feb. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- In a significant addition to its longstanding Asia and Hong Kong securities practice, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP announced that corporate and capital markets adviser David Kuo has joined the firm as a partner in its Hong Kong office.
Mr. Kuo represents Chinese companies and other high-yield issuers and underwriters on a wide variety of debt- and equity-linked capital markets transactions -- including high-yield, investment-grade, RMB, convertibles and corporate hybrids. He also counsels on liability management exercises, including debt restructuring, tender offers and exchange offers.
Mr. Kuo also regularly advises on a wide range of cross-border mergers and acquisitions, business combinations and private equity transactions.
Fluent in Mandarin, Mr. Kuo is a registered solicitor in Hong Kong and admitted to the California State Bar. He joins Milbank from the Hong Kong office of Allen & Overy, where he was a partner.
One of the first U.S. firms to open a Hong Kong office, in 1977, Milbank has long been one of the leading international firms in Asia, with offices now in Tokyo, Beijing, Singapore and most recently, Seoul, Korea, which opened in January. Milbank has handled transactions involving virtually every Asian country, with a strong focus on China, India, Korea, and Southeast Asia. The firm's experience is well recognized in numerous sectors including power and energy, telecommunications, financial services, technology, and infrastructure and water.
Milbank Chairman Scott Edelman said, "Our Hong Kong office remains a key location for the firm's capital markets, finance and corporate work across Asia and the Pacific Rim, and we're excited to add David Kuo to our bench. He has a long and impressive record handling large transactions, inbound and out of the region, making him an ideal fit with our Asia practice."
Mr. Kuo's noteworthy transactions include:
Singapore-based partner David Zemans, Managing Partner of Milbank's Asia practice, noted Mr. Kuo's considerable breadth of transactional experience. "We look forward to leveraging David's extensive skill set and track record as we continue to expand our Asia platform. Hong Kong is a key destination for work in capital markets, leveraged finance, M&A, corporate restructurings and other transactional areas."
Mr. Kuo said of his move, "I've long been aware of Milbank's stature as one of the leading transactional firms in Hong Kong and in Asia and its reputation for handling high-level financing and corporate transactions. I'm pleased to bring my experience to the firm and hope to continue building on its success as a top capital markets and corporate adviser in Asia."
Mr. Kuo earned his J.D. from Columbia Law School and undergraduate degree, in Political Science and International Relations, from UCLA.
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