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Tim Beech

Partner

Email

tim.beech@aoshearman.com

Phone

+65 6671 6009

Offices

Singapore

V-CARD
Tim is Co-Managing Partner of Singapore and Asia Pacific Corporate Trust and Agency Lead.

He advises corporate trustees and agents on all aspects of debt capital markets and loan transactions. He is rated highly by clients who appreciate that his “excellent technical legal knowledge is matched very well with his superb business acumen”. Tim has also been described as being “amongst the leading lawyers in the world of corporate trust advisory”. 

Tim has extensive experience across all corporate trust products and services. He advises corporate trustees and agents across the market on the full range of debt capital markets transactions, including corporate and financial institution debt, regulatory capital and other subordinated debt, equity-linked products, repackagings, CLOs, securitisations, covered bonds and infrastructure and project finance.

He has wide-ranging experience advising trustees on defaults, modifications, waivers, restructurings and liability management, as well as disputes and litigation. He also advises facility, security and intercreditor agents on all types of bank financing and custodians, escrow agents and depositary banks on standalone custody, escrow and depositary receipt matters.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • A global financial institution in its trustee and agent capacities for the issuance by Lotte Shopping of U.S. Dollar-Settled Zero Coupon Exchangeable Bonds.
  • A global financial institution as trustee and agent on the issuance by ABJA Investment of 4.45% Notes Due 2023 and 5.45% Notes Due 2028.
  • DB Trustees (Hong Kong) as US$ Trustee for the issuance by Firstmac Fiduciary Services of Class A1-U Mortgage Backed Floating Rate Notes.
  • A global financial institution as trustee and agent on the issuance of notes by C.H.M.T. Peaceful Development Asia Property to purchase The Center in Hong Kong.
  • A global financial institution in its trustee and agent capacities in relation to the establishment by National Highways Authority Of India of a INR250bn Medium Term Note Programme.
  • A global financial institution in connection with a consent solicitation by IOI Investment (L) Berhad in relation to its USD600m 4.375 per cent. Notes due 2022.
  • A global financial institution as fiscal agent in relation to the issuance by Postal Savings Bank of China Co., Ltd. of USD7.25bn 4.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Offshore Preference Shares.
  • DB Trustees (Hong Kong) Limited in its trustee and agent capacities in relation to the establishment by Union Bank of the Philippines of a USD1bn Medium Term Note Programme.
  • A global financial institution in its trustee and agent capacities in connection with the issuance by AYC Finance Limited of USD400m Guaranteed Undated Notes guaranteed by Ayala Corporation.
  • A global financial institution in its trustee and agent capacities in relation to the establishment by CDBL Funding 1 of a USD3bn Medium Term Note Programme guaranteed by China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.
  • Bank of Communications Trustee Limited as trustee in relation to the issuance by Hongkong International (Qingdao) Company Limited of USD300m 3.75 per cent. Bonds due 2020 and USD500m 4.25 per cent. Bonds due 2022 issued with the benefit of a Keepwell deed provided by Qingdao City Construction Investment (Group) Limited.
  • A global financial institution in its trustee and agent capacities in relation to the establishment by HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Singapore) Limited (in its capacity as trustee of Mapletree Logistics Trust), MapletreeLog Treasury Company Pte. Ltd. and MapletreeLog.
  • Treasury Company (HKSAR) Ltd. of a SGD3bn Euro Medium Term Securities Programme.
  • A global financial institution in its capacity as trustee in relation to litigation in the English courts relating to the Republic of Argentina, Eurosail-UK 2007-3BL plc and the Lloyds Banking Group Enhanced Capital Notes.

Recognition

“Tim is absolutely first-rate – he is a very trusted pair of hands, totally dependable and approachable with a good depth of knowledge and experience of the corporate trust products.”
Client
“Tim is able to analyse situations and articulate scenarios in a way that enables me to understand the commercial risks associated with a decision making process.”
Client

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 2006

Languages

English
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.