Overview
Mei Lian is a partner in the Finance and Restructuring practice, based in London. She has a broad and extensive practice with years of experience across a wide spectrum of high-end finance transactions, which often involve cross-border features.
Ms. Lian focuses her practice on representing institutional investors, as well as corporate borrowers, issuers, private equity funds and sponsors on a wide range of finance transactions. She has particular expertise navigating complex stressed and distressed situations, advising across the entire capital structure, and utilizing various finance instruments. Ms. Lian also represents hedge funds and alternative credit providers in connection with bespoke financing transactions and distressed and restructuring investment opportunities.
Accolades and Recognitions
Recommended for Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency, Bank Lending: Investment Grade Debt, and Syndicated Loans and Acquisition Finance and is recognised as an "incredibly gifted" key member of the bank lending team. Sources also note, "Mei Lian has a knack for explaining complex things in a clear, easy to understand way. Her manner has often helped defuse heated negotiations and drive them to success through a constructive and business friendly ability to think out of the box." Legal 500 UK, 2020.
Selected for the IFLR Women Leaders List for 2019-2021 by IFLR1000.
Recognised as the best lawyer in Insolvency & Restructuring at the Euromoney Europe Women in Business Law Awards 2018.
Education
Magdalene College, Cambridge, B.A. (LL.B.) with honors
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Recent Representations
Represented Nokia Corporation in connection with its €1.5 billion five-year multicurrency revolving credit facility, which included a sustainability feature tracking Nokia's key sustainability targets relating to reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
Represented Piraeus Bank S.A. as originator on Project Amoeba, involving the securitization of a €1.9 billion portfolio of non-performing exposures, comprising mainly mortgage-backed loans, pursuant to the Hellenic Asset Protection Scheme (HAPS).
Represented Carlyle Group, Goldman Sachs and LGT on a preferred equity investment for Apex Group Ltd.
Represented The Frigoglass group in connection with the restructuring of its existing indebtedness, which included €250 million 8.25% senior notes due 2018 issued by Frigoglass Finance and over €80 million of existing bank debt across eight facilities agreements, through a scheme of arrangement.
Represented a consortium of funds in connection with the restructuring of a portfolio of care homes in connection with the Four Seasons Healthcare Group restructuring.
Represented Metric Capital and a consortium of investors in connection with their investment in Sanovel, a Turkish generic pharmaceutical manufacturer.
Represented King Street Capital on its investment in FC Girondins de Bordeaux.