Clive Wong

Clive Wong advises public and private corporations, sovereigns and sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions and private equity sponsors on a broad range of English and New York law capital markets matters. Mr. Wong’s practice encompasses debt offerings (investment-grade, sub-investment-grade and high-yield), private placements, liability management transactions and initial public offerings. He also counsels clients on securities law compliance issues and public company representation matters.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Wong was a financial analyst at a leading investment bank.

Mr. Wong’s representative experience includes (* matter handled prior to joining Skadden):

Debt Capital Markets

• First Quantum Minerals on its issuance of $1.5 billion senior notes due 2036
• Saturn Holdings plc on its inaugural £180 million 9% reset subordinated Tier 2 notes offering and listing on the International Securities Market of the London Stock Exchange
• Banco BTG Pactual on the issuance of $750 million senior notes due 2031
• the initial purchasers on EnQuest plc’s issuance of $675 million senior notes due 2031
• the initial purchasers on Ithaca Energy’s issuance of €450 million senior notes due 2031
• the initial purchasers on Azule Energy’s issuance of $850 million senior notes due 2031 and $650 million senior notes due 2033
• the joint bookrunners on JSC Bank of Georgia’s Reg S/144A offering of its $300 million 9.5% perpetual subordinated callable additional Tier 1 notes*
• the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia on its inaugural $3 billion bond issuance and various subsequent bond issuances*
• Simon Property Group on its issuance of €750 million 3.5% guaranteed exchangeable bond*
• the managers on Ukraine’s issuance of $1.25 billion notes due 2029 and a tap issuance of $500 million notes due 2029*
• EQT AB on its issuance of €1.5 billion sustainability-linked bonds in connection with its acquisition of Baring Private Equity Asia and its inaugural €500 million sustainability-linked bond issuance due 2031*

Liability Management and Restructuring

• the dealer manager on Globalworth’s €500 million exchange offer of its €450 million 2025 notes and €400 million 2026 notes, and its tender offer for its outstanding €550 million 3.000% notes due 2025 and €400 million 2.950% notes due 2026*
• JP Morgan on:
  • Ukraine’s $20 billion debt restructuring consent solicitations*
  • JSC Silknet’s tender offer of its $300 million 8.375% notes due 2027*
• the dealer managers on Telecom Italia’s €600 million tender offer*

Equity Capital Markets

• Cipher Mining Inc. on:
  • its de-SPAC merger and listing with Good Works Acquisition Corp.*
  • various public company representation matters*