Andrew Roberts

Andrew is the global head of debt capital markets and works with issuers and underwriters on offerings of a wide range of debt and equity-linked securities. He has substantial international experience and has helped clients on capital markets transactions in most major financial centres and many emerging markets. Andrew also specialises in Islamic finance. He has over 30 years of international capital markets experience and his practice spans across the full spectrum of DCM products including investment grade bonds; MTNs and ECP; sovereign and quasi-sovereign issues; emerging market issues; regulatory capital; liability management; equity-linked bonds; structured bonds; high-yield bonds; and Sukuk. Andrew's expertise in debt capital markets is highlighted by listings in Chambers UK as a leading individual and they describe him as being "very calm in a crisis" and "very experienced and practical". Legal 500 UK list Andrew as a leading individual and describe him as having ‘great experience and technical expertise’. Andrew's recent experience includes acting for: Bank of China (UK) Limited and HSBC Bank plc on the CNY3 billion issue of Bonds due 2019 by the Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China, listed on the London Stock Exchange Barclay Bank plc, JPMorgan and Standard Bank on the issue by Republic of Namibia of US$750 million 5.25% Reg S/Rule 144A Notes due 2025, listed on the Irish Stock Exchange Woodside Energy on the establishment of its US$3 billion EMTN programme, listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange African Development Bank on the establishment of its Naira bond issuance programme and issue of ₦12.95 billion 11.25% Notes due 2021 UBS AG on the consent solicitation of AvangardCo Investments Public Limited's US$200 million 10% Notes due 2015 undertaken by a scheme of arrangement