Calvin Tan is a highly experienced lawyer specialising in banking and finance, as well as restructuring. His practice is particularly focused on commodity and trade finance, funds finance, private debt, real estate finance and project finance. Calvin possesses substantial experience in advising both lenders and borrowers on structured lending transactions globally, and has a penchant for working on transactions involving emerging countries in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. In addition to his banking practice, he provides counsel on restructuring and insolvency matters and has successfully enforced creditor claims and security in jurisdictions such as China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Ivory Coast, Mozambique, and Cameroon. His clientele includes leading international and regional banks, as well as corporate borrowers.
Since 2020, Calvin has been recognised by Chambers as a leading practitioner. Clients commend him for his "sharp intellect and quick grasp of nuances," alongside his commercial acumen, patience, and ability to consistently seek the optimal solution. Calvin has spearheaded several high-profile transactions, including the financing for Marina Bay Sands, syndicated trade receivables financing programme for Lenovo (Finance Deal of the Year Award, Asia Legal Awards 2024), and syndicated bank guarantee facility for Seatrium (Best Syndicated Loan Deal, FinanceAsia Achievement Awards 2024).
Beyond his fee-earning work, Calvin leads the Asian banking team and heads the Singapore office.
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