Shing Him Mak
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Shing Him Mak

Associate

Shing Him advises financial institutions, sponsors, investment funds and corporate borrowers on a broad range of cross-border financing transactions across the Middle East and internationally.

His experience includes acquisition and bridge financings, syndicated and bilateral lending, fund financing, margin lending and general corporate finance transactions.

He regularly acts for clients on multi-jurisdictional transactions involving onshore UAE, DIFC, JAFZA and offshore structures, advising on security packages, conditions precedent and transaction execution processes across multiple jurisdictions.

In addition to his financing practice, Shing Him has been part of teams advising lender coordination committees on complex debt restructurings and distressed situations, including the holistic restructurings of several major Chinese real estate groups. His combined financing and restructuring experience allows him to advise on a broad range of credit matters, from new-money financings and strategic transactions through to liability management and restructuring exercises.

Shing Him is qualified as a solicitor in Hong Kong and is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • Leading Middle Eastern energy group on multiple financing transactions, including bilateral, club and Islamic financing arrangements.
  • European holding company on EUR2.8 billion margin loan facilities secured over a portfolio of internationally recognised consumer brands.
  • Global investment manager on a EUR800 million refinancing facility for its pan-European logistics portfolio involving more than 30 assets across six European jurisdictions and multiple lender groups.
  • Major cross-border export finance transaction supported by a European export credit agency.
  • Leading regional industrial group on a multimillion syndicated financing.
  • Middle Eastern technology and e-commerce group on a multi-jurisdictional financing.
  • Middle Eastern sovereign-related investment corporation on multiple bilateral financing transactions.
  • Various fund financing and capital call facilities involving the structures of a free zone in the UAE.
  • USD7 billion bridge financing supporting a major international acquisition.
  • Lender coordination committees in connection with the holistic restructuring of the offshore indebtedness of several leading Chinese real estate groups.

Pro bono

  • Co-author and Deputy Principal Editor, The Recognition and Treatment of Relationships under Hong Kong Law (2026), a report by A&O Shearman commissioned by the Gender Studies Programme of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, providing an updated analysis of legislation and selected government policies in Hong Kong to identify where an individual's relationship status affects their legal rights and obligations.
  • An active champion of the A&O Shearman Hong Kong Inclusion Committee.

Published Work

  • L.X. Chen, J. Zhang, and S.H. Mak, (2025), “Listing of Private Equity Funds to the Public: Hong Kong's Response to Retailisation Demand and Liquidity Need”, Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association Journal
  • W. Yip, S.H. Mak, Y.T. Suen and others, (2026), “The Recognition and Treatment of Relationships under Hong Kong Law – 2026”, The Gender Studies Programme of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Awards

  • HKCSS Caring Ambassador, nominated by A&O Shearman in recognition of his active participation in community involvement programmes, 2025

Qualifications

Admissions

Solicitor, Hong Kong SAR, 2026

Legal Consultant, Dubai, UAE, 2026

Academic

LLB & LLM, Queen’s University Belfast, 2022

PCLL, City University of Hong Kong, 2023

Languages

Chinese (Cantonese)

Chinese (Mandarin)

English

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.