概述
Xavier Amadei is a corporate and securities lawyer with more than 20 years of experience advising investment banks, issuers and shareholders on a broad range of cross-border capital markets transactions across the Asia-Pacific region and North Asia, including in Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore, and other major jurisdictions. His practice encompasses public and private securities offerings, with extensive experience in initial public offerings, dual listings, rights offerings, primary and secondary block trades, medium-term note programs, standalone debt issuances, sovereign debt issuances, high-yield bond offerings, green bonds, liability management transactions, other complex financing matters, and public company advisory and corporate governance.
Xavier’s clients include companies across a diverse range of industries, including telecommunications, real estate, energy and natural resources, financial services, health care and consumer products, governments and state-owned enterprises (SOEs).
Xavier previously practiced in New York, Paris, Hong Kong and Singapore. Xavier also has in-house experience at major international investment banks in London and Hong Kong.
Select examples of Xavier's prior firm experience include:
- Represented the underwriters and issuers in significant IPOs with a global offering by Indonesian issuers, including the underwriters in the IPO and listing on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) of Super Bank, Pertamina Geothermal Energy, Medela Potentia and Ashmore Asset Management.
- Represented the underwriters and issuers in significant IPOs and public offerings in Thailand, including the IPOs and listings on the Stock Exchange of Thailand of Thai Credit Bank, Siam Makro Public Company Limited, SCG packaging Public Company Limited, S Hotels & Resorts, Thailand Future Infrastructure Fund, BTS Rail Mass Transit Growth Infrastructure Fund, Osotspa Public Company Limited and Digital Infrastructure Fund.
- Represented underwriters and issuers in Malaysian IPOs and listings on Bursa Malaysia, including the IPOs and listings of Mr D.I.Y. Group, and Felda Global Ventures Holdings.
- Represented issuers and underwriters in IPOs and listings on the Singapore Exchange, including the IPO and listing of Coliwoo Holdings Limited.
- Represented selling shareholders and brokers in the primary and secondary offerings (OFS, block trades, rights issues and QIPs) of shares in companies listed on the Indian Stock Exchanges, including share offerings in Coal India Limited, Bharti Airtel, SBI Cards, SBI Life, Sintex Industries, Jaiprakash Associates, Bharat Heavy Industries and India Cements.
- Represented underwriters, placing agents and issuers in numerous primary and secondary offerings, including rights issues in Australia: IPO and listing on the Australian Stock Exchange of Carma Limited, placements of shares in Catapult Limited, ALS Limited, NEXTDC Limited, Ventia Services Group, 20Metals Limited, Bowen Coking Coal, Abacus Group, Elixinol Wellness Limited, Afterpay Limited, Orocobre Limited and other ASX-listed issuers.
- Represented the underwriters in multiple IPOs and listings on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, including in connection with the IPOs of Eastroc Beverage, QuantumPharm, BOC Aviation, Chow Tai Fook, United Company RUSAL and L’Occitane.
- Advised foreign private issuers in connection with their ongoing SEC and NYSE reporting obligations, including Indonesian telco Telkom.
- Represented the dealers and arrangers in the establishment and inaugural drawdown thereunder of Pertamina Hulu Energi’s US$3 billion GMTN program.
- Represented the dealers and arrangers in the updates of and multiple drawdowns thereunder of Bank Mandiri’s US$4 billion EMTN program.
- Advised foreign private issuers on U.S. Investment Company Act issues, U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act issues, and OFAC-Sanctions issues.
- Represented Muang Thai Life Assurance Public Company Limited in its inaugural issuance of US$400 million fixed date reset subordinated notes due 2037—the first Tier 2 offering by a Thai insurance company to foreign investors.
- Represented PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) TBK in its issuance of US$600 million Additional Tier 1 Perpetual Non-Cumulative Capital Securities—the first Tier 1 offering by an Indonesian bank.
- Represented the arrangers of PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk in: (i) its offering of US$600 million 3.541% senior unsecured bonds due 2032 and US$400 million 4.805% senior unsecured bonds due 2052; and (ii) its offering of US$1.15 billion 3.398% senior unsecured bonds due 2031 and US$600 million 4.745% senior unsecured bonds due 2051.
- Advised PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) on the establishment of its US$5 billion GMTN Program, inaugural drawdown and cash tender offers.
- Represented the underwriters of Mr D.I.Y. Group (M) Berhad’s IPO and listing on Bursa Malaysia.
- Represented the Government of Malaysia in its US$1 billion Trust Certificates and US$500 million Trust Certificates (Sukuk issuances).
- Advised Maybank on the establishment and extension of its inaugural Section 3(a)(2) US$500 million U.S. Commercial Paper Program.
- Represented CRCC HeAn Limited and China Railway Construction Corporation Limited and their guarantor in the offering of US$300 million 1.875% guaranteed notes due 2026 and €300 million 0.875% guaranteed notes due 2026.
- Represented Kingsoft Corporation Limited in its issuance of HK$3.1billion 0.625% convertible bonds due 2025.
- Represented the initial purchasers in Adani Transmission Limited’s US$500 million 4.0% senior notes.
- Advised DBS Bank on the establishment of its US$10 billion Global Covered Bond Program—the first covered bond program established for a Southeast Asia-based issuer.
- Represented Frasers Property AHL Limited in the update of its A$2billion Multicurrency Debt Issuance Programme guaranteed by Frasers Property Limited.
教育背景
- 康奈尔大学, 法学博士
- University of Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne, Maîtrise en Droit
- L’Institut d'études politiques (IEP) de Paris (Sciences Po), Global Business Law, 硕士
- L’Institut d'études politiques (IEP) de Paris (Sciences Po), Applied Economics, 硕士
- ESSEC Business School, 工商管理硕士
执业资格
- 中國香港(註冊外地律師)
- 纽约州
- France
语言
- 英文
- 法语
承认
- Recognized in Chambers Asia-Pacific in Band 4 of Capital Markets: International for Singapore (2022-2026)
- Recognized in The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific in Singapore Capital Markets: Equity and Debt: Foreign Firms (2026)