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a syndicate of banks namely, Lehman Brothers Inc, Citigroup Global Markets Inc and Credit Suisse in connection with the Singapore aspects of the US$975 million loan facilities to Avago Technologies Finance Pte Ltd and its affiliates as part of a US$1.975 billion debt financing for Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Silver Lake Partners to finance the acquisition of the Semiconductor Products Business segment of Agilent Technologies Inc; |
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Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited and Citibank N.A, as co-ordinating arrangers for a S$900 million revolving credit facility to the affiliates of a publicly listed logistics company in Singapore; |
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BNP Paribas, the mandated lead arranger, agent and security trustee, in connection with a US$600 million secured term and revolving loan facilities to Lenovo Group Limited for its acquisition of IBM's personal computer division; |
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DBS Bank Ltd in connection with a S$320 million tax-based structured finance transaction arranged by DBS Bank to finance a leading publicly listed property company in Singapore; |
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Bank of America, N.A, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation in connection with a S$350 million secured term and revolving loan facility to the group holding company of a diversified property, hotel, trading and industrial group in Singapore; |
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The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd, Bayersiche Hypo-und Vereinsbank AG, Bumiputra-Commerce Bank Berhad, Singapore Branch, Chinatrust Commercial Bank, Offshore Banking Branch, ING Bank N.V, Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, Singapore Branch and PT Bank Rabobank International Indonesia in connection with a US$100 million term loan facility to a leading food production company in Indonesia; and |
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ING Bank N.V. on a S$90 million structured share finance facility for a Singapore investment company. |
After graduating with a law degree from the London School of Economics in 1977, Eugene joined the credit and marketing department of the Singapore Branch of Bank of America NT&SA where he specialised in ship financing and lending to the petrochemical industry. He left the Bank to serve his pupillage in Cooma, Lau & Loh, of which firm he became a partner upon being called to the Singapore Bar in 1981. In 1984, he formed a partnership, Gan, Ooi & Associates which evolved into the firm Chu Chan Gan & Ooi where he practised until he joined Allen & Gledhill in 1989.
Eugene corroborated with Professor Low Kee Yang of the Singapore Management University in co-writing the chapter on "Unconscionable Calls on Performance Bonds" for the Singapore Academy of Law Conference 2006 and is co-author of "Drafting Considerations in Letters of Credit, Standby Credits and Performance Bonds," published in the 2000 Annual Survey of Letter of Credit Law & Practice (Institute of International Banking Law & Practice Inc). He contributed the chapter on Banking and Finance for the Singapore Law website published by the Singapore Academy of Law and the Singapore law segment on "Security over Books Debts/Receivables" published in the May 2006 Newsletter of the Banking Law Committee of the International Bank Association. He has participated in and has chaired various seminars and forums on banking and trade-related topics. He has also led seminars on Islamic Finance in Singapore.
Eugene has been consistently ranked as a leading banking and finance lawyer by Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers since 2000. The 2006 edition notes that "Eugene Ooi's dedication to getting the deal done is second to none. His 'strong legal mind' and 'careful and intelligent approach' win him many friends." His expertise as a leading banking and finance lawyer is also noted in other publications such as IFLR 1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms, Asialaw Leading Lawyers, PLC Which lawyer? Yearbook and Euromoney Guide to the World's Leading Banking Lawyers.
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