Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has hired Christopher James (Jamie) Thomas as a partner in Singapore from White & Case.
Thomas’ banking, finance and restructuring practice focuses on senior credit and subordinate debt, infrastructure and energy lending, and related restructurings. Prior to joining White & Case in 2007, Thomas worked with Clifford Chance in London from 1999 to 2005.
“We welcome Jamie to the firm,” said Ken Doran, chairman and managing partner of Gibson Dunn, in a statement. “Jamie’s practice is primarily focused on leveraged finance, restructurings, debt buy-backs, asset-backed lending, structured lending and cross-border finance in Singapore, Indonesia and emerging markets across Southeast Asia. He also has experience with project finance for power projects and the telecom industry, and the secondary debt markets.”
Notable transactions of Thomas include representing the lead creditors in the restructuring of a $1.5 billion aromatics facility in Indonesia owned by PT Trans-Pacific Petrochemical Indotama, representing PT Bakrie Sumatera Plantations in the acquisition and debt restructuring of the Domba Mas Group’s oleochemical business, and counseling JBIC and Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd on a yen-denominated project finance loan equivalent to approximately $326.3 million to PT Indonesia Chemical Alumina (an Indonesian SPV) for the construction of the $450 million Tayan Chemical Grade Alumina project.
