Andrew D. Hutton

Partner

Andrew Hutton is a partner in O’Melveny’s Singapore office and a member of the Corporate Finance and Capital Markets Practice. Andrew represents both underwriters and corporate issuers in debt and equity offerings, including high-yield, convertible and straight corporate debt offerings, initial public offerings, secondary and follow-on equity offerings and listings of American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts in SEC registered transactions, Rule 144A, and Regulation S offerings. Andrew’s practice also includes representing issuers, underwriters and purchasers in RMB denominated bond offerings. His clients include major investment banks, public company issuers, and other multinational corporations and funds. During his more than ten years of practicing in Singapore and Hong Kong, he also has represented a variety of Indonesian, PRC, Hong Kong, Japanese, Singaporean, and Indian private issuers, as well as emerging and growth ventures, in financing and general commercial matters.

Andrew is named as a "Leading Individual" for Singapore Capital Markets in the 2012 edition of Chambers Asia Pacific.

Prior to joining the Firm, Andrew practiced at international law firms in Singapore, Hong Kong, and the United States. He also served as general counsel of a NASDAQ-listed resort development company.

Illustrative Professional Experience

• Counsel to China Eastern Airlines on its "dim sum" bond offering of RMB 2.5 billion principal amount of 4.00% guaranteed bonds due 2014
• Counsel to Asia Cement (China) Holdings on its "dim sum" bond offering of RMB 586 million of 2.95% notes due 2014
• Counsel to Clearwater Capital Partners as purchasers and their advisor Deutsche Bank in the purchase of RMB 300,000,000 principal amount of US$-settled 10.00% senior notes due 2014 issued by LDK Solar Co., Ltd. 
• Counsel to Religare Capital Markets as placement agent in the US registered direct placement by Far Eastern Energy Corporation of US$15 million of equity shares to Asian institutional investors 
• Counsel to Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, ICICI Securities and JM Financial as underwriters in the US$1.0 billion further public offering of shares under Rule 144A and Regulation S by Power Finance Corporation Limited 
• Counsel to PT MNC Sky Vision in its offering of US$165 million of its 12.75% senior secured guaranteed notes due 2015 offering under Rule 144A and Regulation S 
• Counsel to Deutsche Bank, UBS and Standard Chartered Bank as underwriters in China Forestry Holdings’ offering of US$300 million of 7.75% senior notes due 2015 under Rule 144A and Regulation S 
• Counsel to Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, SBI Capital and ICICI Securities as underwriters in the US$1.7 billion further public offering of shares under Rule 144A and Regulation S by Power Grid Corporation of India 
• Counsel to Royal Bank of Scotland and DBS Bank as sponsors and underwriters in the global offering under Regulation S and IPO of 228 million ordinary shares on the Singapore Exchange and offering under Regulation S by Xinren Aluminum Holdings Limited 
• Counsel to Shipping Corporation of India in the further public offering under Rule 144A and Regulation S of US$260 million of equity shares
• Represented Softbank Corporation in its offering under Rule 144A and Regulation S of Euro 500 million of senior notes due 2013
• Represented First Gen Corporation in its offering under Regulation S of $300 million of convertible bonds due 2013
• Represented UBS as underwriter in the Regulation S offering by PT Pakuwon Jati of US$110 million senior secured notes due 2011
• Represented UBS as underwriter in the Rule 144A and Regulation S offering by PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) of US$1 billion senior notes due 2017 and 2037
• Represented Merrill Lynch, Oasis Capital and Lehman Brothers as purchasers of US$200 million of structured secured convertible bonds by Skyfame Realty Holdings Limited
• Represented Citigroup and Deutsche Bank as sponsors and underwriters in the US$265 million global offering under Rule 144A and IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange by China Vanadium Titano-Magnetite Mining Company Limited
• Represented Bank of China International as arranger and purchaser of exchangeable secured bonds issued by Absolute Target Limited
• Represented ABN AMRO Bank as purchaser of variable rate convertible bonds due 2012 and related warrants issued by Asia Time Corporation
• Represented ABN AMRO Bank as purchaser of two series of variable rate convertible bonds due 2011 and 2012 and related warrants issued by China Architectural Engineering
• Represented Dragon Base Power Technology Limited in its Regulation S offering of US $150 million of senior notes
• Represented Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and UBS as sponsors and underwriters in the US$1 billion global offering under Rule 144A and IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange by Longfor Properties Company Limited
• Represented JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank as sponsors and underwriters in the US$465 million global offering under Rule 144A and IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange by Zhong An Real Estate Limited
• Represented China National Materials Company Limited in its US$530 million global offering and IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
• Represented UBS as sponsor and underwriter in the US$600 million global offering under Rule 144A and IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange of Hidili Industry International Development Limited
• Represented Goldman Sachs and Samsung Securities as sponsors and underwriters in the US$628 million global offering and Korean IPO of S TX Pan Ocean Co., Ltd.
• Represented Deutsche Bank as sponsor and underwriter in the US$425 million global offering under Rule 144A and IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange by Franshion Properties Limited
• Represented Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and UBS as underwriters in ICICI Bank Limited's offering of US$437 million of American Depositary Receipts and NYSE listing
• Represented Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and UBS as underwriters in Infosys Technologies Limited's offering of US$1.0 billion of American Depositary Receipts and NASDAQ listing
• Counsel to HSBC as underwriter in the offering by Coastal Greenland Limited of US$150 million of guaranteed senior notes 
• Counsel to PT Gajah Tunggal in its offering of US$325 million guaranteed bonds 
• Counsel to Citigroup as arranger and placement agent of US$75 million of senior secured notes by PT Kawasan Industri Jababeka 
• Counsel to Deutsche Bank as underwriter in STATS ChipPAC’s of US$215 million of senior notes 
• Counsel to Merrill Lynch as initial purchasers in connection with the US$200 million offering of senior notes by ST Assembly Test Services 
• Counsel to Tata Chemicals Limited as issuer in connection with its US$150 million convertible bond offering 
• Counsel to Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing as issuer in its offering of US$575 million of senior convertible notes 
• Counsel to Citigroup as underwriter in connection with the US$100 million convertible note offering by The Associated Cement Companies Limited 
• Counsel to Merrill Lynch as initial purchasers in connection with the offering of US$200 million of senior convertible notes by ST Assembly Test Services 
• Counsel to Acqua Wellington Far Eastern Fund I and Deloitte & Touche Corporate Finance (Hong Kong) in their purchase of convertible debt securities of Global Link Cyber International Ltd., Shanxi Central Pharmaceutical International Limited and Pine Technology Holdings Limited (Hong Kong listed companies)