Debt Capital Markets

High-Yield Offerings and Private Placements

• Hundreds of issuances, by more than 70 distinct issuers, including Agile, Berau, Bright Scholar, China Oil and Gas, China SCE, China South City, Envision Energy, Fantasia, Guorui, Hilong, Hopson, HT Global (Hexaware), Lionbridge, Listrindo, Marble II (Mphasis), Mongolian Mining, Panda Green Energy, Red Star Macalline, Ronshine, RiseSun, SOCAM, WTT, Yango, Yingde Gas, Zensun, and ZhengTong Auto
• Green and ESG: CIFI, China Water, ENN, Shui On, Yanlord, Zhenro

Investment-Grade, Regulatory Capital and Sovereign Offerings

• English, Hong Kong and New York law offerings by 21Vianet, Baidu, Bangkok Bank, ENN Energy, Everbright Securities, Greenland HK, ICBC Leasing, ICICI Bank, KKR, Mengniu Dairy, Morgan Stanley, New Oriental Education, Noble, Sands China, Shuifa Group, SMBC, SMFG, Tencent, and Tencent Music
• Offerings by sovereigns, SOEs and LGFVs, including Cinda Asset Management, China Shandong Hi-Speed Financial, CITIC Securities, DFZQ, CNOOC, CNPC, CSC Financial, Hubei Science & Technology, Philippine Power Trust, Republic of Indonesia, Republic of Sri Lanka, Sinopec, Temasek, Xi’an Aerospace, Wanhua, and Weichai

Liability Management Exercises

• Complex exchange and tender offers, consent solicitations and restructurings for issuers including 21Vianet, CITIC Resources, China High Speed, China South City, Country Garden, Dexin, Envision Energy, Evergrande, Greentown, Guorui, Hilong, HT Global, Mongolian Mining, Noble, Panda Green Energy, Shui On, SOCAM, SOHO, SUNAC, Winsway, and Zhenro

Equity and Equity-Linked Capital Markets

• Complex and innovative IPOs in India’s financial sector, including ICICI Lombard, ICICI Prudential Life, and ICICI Securities
• Global IPOs, follow-on and rights offerings by issuers from Indonesia (Berau Coal, Indika), the Philippines (Metro Pacific, PNB), Singapore (Chartered Semiconductor), Taiwan (FarEasTone), China (Solarfun, Sands China) and Japan (Millea, NEC, Nippon Mining, SMFG)
• Convertible and exchangeable notes, hybrid securities, structured products and warrant offerings by or relating to Canadian Solar, China Unicom, CIFI, Li & Fung, Nanya, Nikon, Shui On, Solarfun, SMFG, SUNAC, Synutra, and Temasek

Gerhard also has significant experience with leveraged loans and corporate financings, strategic investments and cross-border M&A.