Biography
Graham Price is a counsel in Weil’s Banking & Finance practice and based in Hong Kong. Dually qualified in England and Hong Kong, Graham focuses on both finance and restructuring matters across the Asia-Pacific region. He represents private equity sponsors, private credit funds, major institutional lenders and asset managers on a wide range of finance transactions, including cross-border leveraged financings, direct lending, special situations, restructurings, margin loans, real estate finance and corporate facilities.
Graham is recognized as a “Rising Star” in both Banking and Leveraged Finance practices in the IFLR1000 Asia-Pacific 2023.
Prior to joining Weil, Graham worked at leading international law firms in Hong Kong and London where he also undertook a secondment to Barclays Capital.
Graham’s recent representations include*:
- The ad hoc group of bondholders in relation to the restructuring of more than US$6 billion of offshore bond debt issued by Shimao Group (one of the 5 largest restructurings among distressed Chinese property developers in terms of size of outstanding offshore bonds)
- The ad hoc group of bondholders in relation to the restructuring of US$3 billion of offshore bond debt issued by China Aoyuan Group
- Mr. Rick Yan (Co-Founder and CEO of 51job, Inc.) in the US$1.90 billion leveraged financing for the take-private of 51job, Inc. as well as the US$450 million founder financing to fund Mr. Rick Yan’s capital contribution in respect of the take-private
- Mr. Jinbo Yao (Founder, Chairman and CEO of 58.com) as a member of the buyer consortium in the $3.5 billion committed term loan facilities to finance a portion of the purchase price of the $8.7 billion take-private of 58.com (awarded Finance Deal of the Year 2021 by Asia Legal Awards, Thomson Reuters ALB Hong Kong Awards and China Law & Practice Awards)
- MBK Partners in multiple matters, including (1) the financing aspects of its acquisition of a 20.86% stake in CAR Inc., China’s largest car rental service provider, and (2) the financing aspects of the $2.2 billion (including debt) take-private of CAR Inc. by way of voluntary general offer
- Baring Private Equity Asia in the financing aspects of its sale of HCP Packaging, a China-headquartered global leader in the design, development and manufacture of cosmetic packaging, to Carlyle
- TPG and the consortium of minority equity investors in connection with the multi-jurisdictional restructuring of c. $2.6 billion of financial indebtedness and the provision of $700 million in new money for Dream Cruises Holding Limited, a premium brand, Asian-sourced passenger cruise line, and its parent company Genting Hong Kong Limited
- TPG on the US$140 million mezzanine financing to its portfolio company in Myanmar
- Advent International on the leveraged financing for its acquisition of a controlling stake in ZCL Chemicals Limited
- Advent International on the leveraged financing for its acquisition of Manjushree Technopak in India
- Acting for a Singaporean sovereign wealth fund on its US$1 billion bond and loan financing to an Indonesian logistics business
- FountainVest in both its Fund III and Fund IV capital call facilities and subsequent amendments
- Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board on the US$52 million refinancing of its investment in Kyobo Life Insurance
- Noble Group in relation to its multi-billion dollar group restructuring in Hong Kong, Singapore and London (awarded Finance Deal of the Year: Insolvency and Restructuring at The Asia Legal Awards 2019, and Restructuring Deal of the Year at the IFLR Asia Pacific Awards 2019)
- Carlyle on its US$2.08 billion acquisition of the McDonald’s operations in China and Hong Kong
- Bain Capital on the financing for its $1.05 billion investment in Axis Bank in India
- Bain Capital, Advent and GIC in their minority investment in QuEST Global, India
- Apax in the leveraged financing for its acquisition in Healthium Medtech, India
*Includes matters handled prior to joining Weil