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Hae-Ran Song

Of Counsel

Offices

Hong Kong SAR

Hae-Ran has represented both issuers and underwriters in a wide range of corporate finance transactions.

Her experience includes public and private U.S. and international offerings of common stock, high yield debt, investment-grade debt and convertible bonds and initial public offerings, and also advises various corporate clients on the U.S. federal securities laws and general corporate matters.

Hae-Ran represents corporate and financial institution clients including CK Hutchison Holdings Limited, PT Cikarang Listrindo, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Barclays and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Experience

Representative matters

The initial purchasers in connection with a US$500 million Rule 144A/Reg. S bond offering by Medco Maple Tree Pte. Ltd and (ii) the dealer managers in connection with concurrent tender offers by certain subsidiaries of PT Medco Energi International Tbk. 

Greenko Wind Projects (Mauritius) Ltd in connection with the offering of US$750 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025, unconditionally guaranteed by Greenko Energy Holdings on a senior basis. It was the first international green bond issuance to fund the construction of an energy storage project in India. 

BIM Land Joint Stock Company in connection with its high yield bond offering of US$200 million 7.375% senior notes due 2026. The transaction marks the first offshore bond offering by a Vietnamese issuer since 2019 and the first corporate green bond out of Vietnam. BIM Land is a property developer focusing on creating tourism-led townships in Vietnam. 

Mong Duong Finance Holdings B.V. in its offering of US$678.5 million 5.125% senior secured notes due 2029 and execution of a US$402.7 million senior secured loan facility provided by an international syndicate of commercial bank lenders, for the purpose of acquiring all of the outstanding project financing loans of AES Mong Duong Power Company. This highly complex US$1.08 billion transaction represented the first project bond issue and the first IPP refinancing in Vietnam. 

The underwriters in connection with the offering of US$700 million 3.875% bonds due 2029 and US$700 million 4.875% bonds due 2049 under the US$5 billion medium term note program by Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN).

Debt

The dealer managers and initial purchasers in connection with an exchange offer by Mongolian Mortgage Corporation HFC LLC for its outstanding 8.85% Senior Notes due 2024 and issuance of new 11.50% Senior Notes due 2027, respectively.

The dealer managers and consent solicitation agents in connection with tender offers by LMIRT Capital Pte. Ltd. for its outstanding 7.250% Senior Notes due 2024 and 7.500% Senior Notes due 2026 and concurrent consent solicitations. 

The initial purchaser in connection with a tap offering of US$40 million 12.50% Senior Notes due 2026 by Mongolian Mining Corporation and Energy Resources LLC. 

The dealer managers and initial purchasers in connection with an exchange offer by Mongolian Mining Corporation and Energy Resources LLC for their outstanding 9.25% Senior Notes due 2024 and issuance of new Senior Notes due 2026, respectively. 

CK Hutchison International (23) Limited, as Issuer, and CK Hutchison Holdings Limited, as Guarantor, in connection with the issuance of US$1.25 billion 4.750% Guaranteed Notes due 2028 and US$1.25 billion 4.875% Guaranteed Notes due 2033. 

The dealer managers in connection with tender offers by Theta Capital Pte. Ltd. for its outstanding 8.125% Senior Notes due 2025 and 6.750% Senior Notes due 2026.

The dealer managers and consent solicitation agents in connection with tender offers by Theta Capital Pte. Ltd. for its outstanding 8.125% Senior Notes due 2025 and 6.750% Senior Notes due 2026 and concurrent consent solicitations. 

The dealer manager in connection with a tender offer by Energy Resources LLC of the outstanding 9.250% Senior Notes due 2024 issued by Mongolian Mining Corporation (0975.HK) and Energy Resources LLC of up to US$100 million in aggregate purchase price. 

The dealer manager in connection with an exchange offer of outstanding 8.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 for 8.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2027, in each case, issued by Golden Energy and Resources Limited and guaranteed by Golden Investments (Australia) Pte. Ltd. 

The dealer manager in connection with a tender offer of the outstanding 9.500% Senior Notes due 2026 issued by PT ABM Investama Tbk up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of US$40 million. The Notes are guaranteed by certain of PT ABM Investama Tbk’s subsidiaries. 

The solicitation agent in connection with a consent solicitation by PT ABM Investama Tbk to approve certain amendments to the indenture governing its 9.500% Senior Notes due 2026. 

The dealer managers in connection with a tender offer of the outstanding 5.875% Senior Notes due 2024 issued by Indika Energy Capital III Pte. Ltd. (the “2024 Notes”) and the outstanding 8.25% Senior Notes due 2025 issued by Indika Energy Capital IV Pte. Ltd. (the “2025 Notes”, and together with the 2024 Notes, the “Notes”) subject to a combined aggregate purchase price of up to US$250 million. The Notes are guaranteed by PT Indika Energy Tbk and certain of its subsidiaries. 

The dealer managers in connection with the tender offer of the outstanding 7.375% Senior Notes due 2026 issued by Medco Oak Tree Pte. Ltd. and the outstanding 6.375% Senior Notes due 2027 issued by Medco Bell Pte. Ltd. subject to a combined aggregate purchase price of up to US$150 million. The Notes are guaranteed by PT Medco Energi Internasional Tbk and certain of its subsidiaries. 

The initial purchaser in connection with (i) the consent solicitation with respect to the 8.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2026, issued by Golden Energy and Resources Limited and (ii) the tap offering and Singapore Exchange listing by Golden Energy and Resources Limited of US$90 million in aggregate principal amount of its 8.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2026. 

The initial purchasers in connection with an offering by Medco Laurel Tree Pte. Ltd of US$400 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.95% Senior Notes due 2028, unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by PT Medco Energi International TBk and certain of its subsidiaries. 

The initial purchasers in connection with the offering and Singapore Exchange listing of US$200 million in aggregate principal amount of 9.55% senior notes due 2026 by PT ABM Investama Tbk.

The initial purchasers in connection with (i) the consent solicitation with respect to its outstanding 9.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2023 and (ii) the offering and Singapore Exchange listing of US$285 million in aggregate principal amount of its 8.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 by Golden Energy and Resources Limited. •

The initial purchasers in connection with PT Pakuwon Jati Tbk’s offering of US$300 million 4.875% senior notes due 2028 and tap offering of US$100 million 4.875% senior notes due 2028. 

CK Hutchison International (21) Limited, as issuer, and CK Hutchison Holdings Limited, as guarantor, in connection with the issuance of US$500 million 1.500% guaranteed notes due 2026, US$850 million 2.500% guaranteed notes due 2031 and US$650 million 3.125% guaranteed notes due 2041. 

Greenko Dutch B.V. and Greenko Energy Holdings Limited in connection with the offering of US$940 million 3.85% senior notes due 2026, guaranteed by Greenko Energy Holdings on a senior basis. 

GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited in connection with its offering of US$300 million 4.75% senior secured notes due 2026. 

The dealer managers and solicitation agents in connection with an exchange offer of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2022 and 11.55% Senior Notes due 2021 issued by Alam Synergy Pte. Ltd for Senior Secured Notes due 2024 and Senior Secured Notes due 2025 issued by PT Alam Sutera Realty Tbk. and concurrent consent solicitation. 

CK Hutchison International (20) Limited, as Issuer, and CK Hutchison Holdings Limited, as guarantor, in connection with the issuance and Singapore Exchange listing of US$750 million 2.500% guaranteed notes due 2030 and US$750 million 3.375% guaranteed notes due 2050. The initial purchasers in connection with a consent solicitation and offering by Medco Bell Pte. Ltd. of US$650 million 6.375% senior notes due 2027, unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by PT Medco Energi Internasional Tbk and certain of its subsidiaries. 

The initial purchasers in connection with the offering of US$400 million 6.125% senior notes due 2023 by PT Bayan Resources Tbk. 

CK Hutchison International (19) (II) Limited, as the issuer, and CK Hutchison Holdings Limited, as the guarantor, in connection with the offering and Singapore Exchange listing of US$500 million 2.750% guaranteed notes due 2029 and US$750 million 3.375% guaranteed notes due 2049. 

The initial purchasers in connection with the new notes offering of US$440 million 9.25% guaranteed senior notes due 2024 and concurrent (i) tender offer and consent solicitation for up to US$50 million of Mongolia Mining Corporation’s outstanding perpetual securities and (ii) tender offer and consent solicitation for any and all of Energy Resources LLC’s outstanding senior notes due 2022. 

The initial purchaser in connection with the tap offering of US$50 million 9.75% senior notes due 2022 by Mongolian Mortgage Corporation HFC LLC, guaranteed by its parent company MIK Holding JSC. 

The initial purchasers in connection with the offering of US$775 million 6.875% senior notes due 2039 by LLPL Capital Pte. Ltd., guaranteed by PT Lestari Banten Energi. 

The initial purchaser in connection with the offering of US$250 million 9.75% senior notes due 2022 by Mongolian Mortgage Corporation HFC LLC, guaranteed by its parent company MIK Holding JSC. 

The initial purchasers in connection with the offering of US$175 million 11.5% senior notes due 2021 by Alam Synergy Pte. Ltd. guaranteed by its parent company PT Alam Sutera Realty Tbk and certain of its subsidiaries. 

The sole placing agent in connection with the private placement of US$75 million aggregate principle amount of 9.625% senior notes due 2020 by Theta Capital Pte. Ltd. 

The dealers and arrangers in connection with Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN)’s establishment of its US$5 billion medium term note program and issuance of US$1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of its 5.450% Bonds due 2028 and US$1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of its 6.125% Bonds due 2048 under the program. 

The joint lead managers and initial purchasers in connection with the retap offering of US$50 million aggregate principle amount of 7.25% senior notes due 2021 by Global Prime Capital, unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by PT Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk and certain of its subsidiaries. 

The joint lead managers and initial purchasers in connection with the offering of US$250 million aggregate principle amount of 7.25% senior notes due 2021 by Global Prime Capital, unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by PT Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk and certain of its subsidiaries. 

The initial purchasers in connection with the offering and Singapore Exchange listing of US$800 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.667% senior notes due 2027 by Reliance Industries Limited. 

GOHL Capital Limited, as Issuer, Genting Overseas Holdings Limited, as Guarantor, and Genting Berhad, as Parent, in connection with the offering of US$500 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.25% Guaranteed Notes due 2027, unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by Genting Overseas Holding Limited. The 4.25% Guaranteed Notes are a further issuance of, and will be consolidated and form a single series with the US$1 billion in aggregate principal amount of 4.25% Guaranteed Notes due 2027 previously issued by GOHL Capital Limited. 

CK Hutchison International (17) (II) Limited, as Issuer, and CK Hutchison Holdings Limited, as Guarantor, in connection with the issuance and Singapore Exchange listing of US$1 billion 2.250% guaranteed notes due 2020, US$750 million 2.750% guaranteed notes due 2023 and US$500 million 3.250% Guaranteed Notes due 2027.

Equity 

The underwriters in the US$169 million IPO and NYSE listing of Black Spade Acquisition Co, a Hong Kong-based special-purpose acquisition company targeting the entertainment industry in China.

PTT Oil and Retail (PTTOR) in connection with its US$1.57 billion IPO and listing on the Stock Exchange of Thailand • Central Retail Corporation in its approximately $71 billion baht (US$2.26 billion) IPO, which marks the largest IPO in the history of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (“SET”).

The underwriters in connection with a US$118.3 million SEC-registered follow-on offering and Nasdaq Global Select Market listing of 4,400,000 American Depositary Shares representing 22,000,000 ordinary shares of Hutchison China MediTech Limited and exercise of an over-allotment option of 333,663 ADSs representing 1,668,315 ordinary shares of Hutchison China MediTech Limited. 

The underwriters in connection with a US$30 million secondary offering by Hutchison Healthcare Holdings Limited as selling shareholder of 1,700,000 American Depositary Shares representing 8,500,000 ordinary shares of Hutchison China MediTech Limited. 

The underwriters in connection with the US$301.3 million primary follow-on public offering of Hutchison China MediTech Limited, a China-based, globally-focused healthcare group that researches, develops, manufactures and sells pharmaceuticals and health-related consumer products.

Speaking Engagements

  • Speaker, Legal Aspects of ESG Investment, Shearman & Sterling and Association of Corporate Counsel Hong Kong, August 2022

Awards

  • Recommended Lawyer for Capital Markets: Debt in Hong Kong, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2024
  • Leading Lawyer, Notable Practitioner in Hong Kong Capital Markets, Debt, IFLR1000, 2023-2024
  • Leading Lawyer, Notable Practitioner in Hong Kong Capital Markets, Equity, IFLR1000, 2023-2024
  • Leading Lawyer, Notable Practitioner in Hong Kong Capital Markets, Debt, IFLR1000, 2023
  • Leading Lawyer, Notable Practitioner in Hong Kong Capital Markets, Equity, IFLR1000, 2023
  • Recommended Lawyer for Capital Markets: Debt and Equity in Hong Kong, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2023

Qualifications

Admissions

Solicitor, New South Wales, 1998 

Attorney-at-Law, New York, 2002

Solicitor, Hong Kong, 2011

Academic

Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Economics), University of Sydney, 1996 

LL.B. (First Class Honors), University of Sydney Law School, 1998

Languages

English Korean
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.