Expansion of Penningtons Manches Cooper’s Singapore office continues with new partner hire

Posted: 04/09/2023

Leading law firm Penningtons Manches Cooper has appointed Nick How as a partner in its Singapore office. 

Nick, a specialist banking and finance lawyer who is dual qualified in England and Wales and in Singapore, joins the firm from Singapore firm Rajah and Tann.

His experience covers a broad range of transactions in the European, Asian and emerging markets. In particular, he has significant expertise in trade and commodity finance, project finance, syndicated lending, private credit, debt finance, acquisition/leveraged finance, structured finance and restructuring.

His clients include commercial and investment banks, development finance institutions, hedge funds, private equity houses, and investment funds, as well as sponsors and corporates in various sectors. He has also spent time on secondment in the investment and commercial banking divisions of two global banks.

CEO Helen Drayton commented: “Nick will be an excellent addition to our team in Singapore. His experience and skill set are both first class and will complement our existing expertise and local client base. In particular, his trade and commodity finance experience will be an asset to our growing energy and natural resources team, led by Nick Dingemans and John Zadkovich, who are also based in Singapore. We now have four partners on the ground serving clients across the region and continue to invest in the office as a key part of our international strategy.”

Partner John Chater, head of Penningtons Manches Cooper’s banking and finance team added: “We’re delighted to welcome Nick to the firm. He is a first-rate specialist in the field and is extremely well placed to help us further expand our banking and finance practice internationally.”

Nick How said: “I’m delighted to be joining the firm at this exciting time of growth for the Singapore office. I’m very much looking forward to working with them and helping to grow our banking and finance offering across our international network.”

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