Graham Price

Graham has been named a 2024 Hong Kong Rising Star by Thomson Reuters’ Asia Legal Business. He is also recognized as a Rising Star in both Banking and Leveraged Finance practices in the IFLR1000 Asia-Pacific 2023 and 2024. “A calm and sensible pair of hands who is great at building consensus among stakeholders whilst protecting his client's interests”, Graham “stands out for his wealth of experience in cross-border debt restructurings and specialist credit opportunities”.

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 successful restructuring of US$7 billion of offshore debt issued by China Aoyuan Group and its subsidiary, Add Hero, including over US$3 billion of offshore bond debt
• 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
• 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 US$3.5 billion committed term loan facilities to finance a portion of the purchase price of the US$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)
• TPG and the consortium of minority equity investors in connection with the multi-jurisdictional restructuring of c. US$2.6 billion of financial indebtedness and the provision of US$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
• 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 US$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
• 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 US$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
• 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

*Includes matters handled prior to joining Weil