Alexius Chong

Examples of Alex’s experience include the representation of*:

High-Yield and Other Debt Transactions

• J.P. Morgan and UBS in connection with the offering of the US$400 million 7.75% Senior Notes due 2026 (the 2026 Notes) and concurrent tender offer and consent solicitation for the US$350 million 7.75% Senior Notes due 2022 (the 2022 Notes) of PT Bukit Makmur Mandiri Utama (BUMA).
• PT Indika Energy Tbk (Indika Energy) on its offering of US$450 million 8.25% Senior Notes due 2025 and a tap offering of US$225 million 8.25% Senior Notes due 2025.
• PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Persero) (Inalum):
  • US$2.5 billion multi-tranche bond offering, comprising US$1 billion of five-year bonds, US$1 billion of 10-year bonds and US$500 million of 30-year bonds.
  • Inaugural US$4 billion multi-tranche bond offering, comprising US$1 billion of three-year bonds, US$1.25 billion of five-year bonds, US$1 billion of 10-year bonds and US$750 million of 30-year bonds. Inalum is an Indonesian state-owned company that is transforming itself to be a strategic holding company that overseas all state-owned mining companies. This transaction was named “Debt Market Deal of the Year” by Asian Legal Business Indonesia Law Awards 2019.
• PT Medco Energi Internasional Tbk, the largest independent oil and gas exploration and production company in Indonesia, based on market capitalization:
  • Standard Chartered Bank, ANZ, DBS Bank, ING and Mandiri Securities as lenders and underwriters in connection with a US$650 million bridge-to-bond financing to fund the acquisition byMedco Energi of Ophir Energy plc, a London-listed oil and gas exploration and production company. Named “Indonesia Capital Markets Deal of the Year” by IFR Asia Awards 2019, “Asia Pacific Team of the Year: High Yield” and “Asia Pacific High Yield Deal of the Year” by IFLR1000 2020.
  • J.P. Morgan, Credit Suisse, CLSA Limited, ANZ and Mandiri Sekuritas, as initial purchasers, in connection with Medco Energi’s offering of US$300 million Senior Notes and a tap issuance of US$100 million Senior Notes, pursuant to Rule 144A/Regulation S.
  • Morgan Stanley, Standard Chartered Bank, Haitong International and DBS Bank, CLSA Limited, Credit Suisse and Mandiri Securities Pte Ltd, as initial purchasers in connection with US$500 million principal amount of 6.75% Senior Notes due 2025 by a Singapore SPV.
• PT Bayan Resources Tbk., one of the largest public-listed coal producers in Indonesia, in connection with its offering of US$400 million 6.125% Senior Notes due 2023.
• PT Pelabuhan III Indonesia (Persero) (Pelindo III), one of the largest container port operators in Indonesia, in connection with its US$500 million 4.875% Senior Notes due 2024 and its US$500 million 4.50% Senior Notes due 2023.
• Geo Energy Resources Limited, a leading coal producer in Indonesia, in connection with its US$300 million high-yield bond offering.
• No Va Land Investment Group Corporation, a leading real estate developer in Vietnam, listed on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, in connection with its US$160 million convertible bond offering and US$150 million share placement under Regulation S and Rule 144A.
• PT Soechi Lines Tbk., Indonesia’s largest independent tanker owner and operator, in connection with its US$200 million high-yield bond offering and the establishment of its US$300 million multicurrency medium-term note program.
• PT Pan Brothers Tbk., one of the largest garment manufacturers in Indonesia, in connection with its US$200 million high-yield bond offering. 
• PT Solusi Tunas Pratama Tbk., a leading tower leasing company in Indonesia, in connection with its US$300 million high-yield bond offering.
• UBS and Morgan Stanley in connection with the US$150 million high-yield bond offering of Alam Sutera International Private Limited, one of the largest developers of self-contained townships in Indonesia.
• Standard Chartered Bank, UBS and J.P. Morgan as (i) dealer-managers in an exchange offer and consent solicitation in connection with US$175 million principal amount of 11.75% Guaranteed Senior Notes due 2017 by a Dutch SPV of PT Kawasan Industri Jababeka, a leading real estate company in Indonesia, for new guaranteed Senior Notes due 2019 (new notes) and (ii) initial purchasers in a Rule 144A and/Regulation S issuance of new notes for cash.
• United Photovoltaics Group Limited (currently known as Panda Green Energy Group Limited), a leading global eco-development solutions provider headquartered in Hong Kong, on its offering of US$250 million 8.25% Senior Notes due 2020, including “high-yield” covenants and pursuant to Regulation S.
• Country Garden Holdings Company Limited, a leading property developer in China, in connection with its US$550 million high-yield bond offering and US$250 million private placement of Senior Notes.
• Central China Real Estate Limited, a leading property developer in China, in connection with its US$200 million high-yield bond offering.
• Credit Suisse in connection with the US$185 million convertible bond offering by Vincom Joint Stock Co, one of the largest listed property companies in Vietnam.
• Jaguar Land Rover PLC in connection with its £1 billion equivalent high-yield bond offering.
• Barclays Bank, Société Générale and BofA Merrill Lynch in connection with the €300 million high-yield bond offering by Befesa Zinc, a Spanish company specializing in the recycling of steel dust and stainless steel dust.

Equity Transactions

• JM Financial, Kotak Mahindra, Morgan Stanley, Motilal Oswal and Nomura Financial as underwriters in the issue of US$280 million of equity shares in an initial public offering of IndoStar Capital Finance Limited, pursuant to Section 4(a) and Regulation S.
• PT XL Axiata Tbk., the second largest mobile telecommunications operator in Indonesia, in connection with its US$500 million rights offering on the Indonesian Stock Exchange.
• PACC Offshore Services Holdings Ltd (POSH) in connection with its US$300 million initial public offering and listing on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST). POSH is the largest Asia-based international operator of offshore support vessels.
• Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, China International Capital Corporation and Bank of China International in connection with the US$1.9 billion global offering and listing of Changsha Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of construction machinery, on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
• Macau Legend Development Limited, one of the leading owners of entertainment and casino gaming facilities in Macau, in connection with its US$282 million global offering and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
• UBS and Morgan Stanley in connection with the US$800 million global offering and listing of Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd., a leading pharmaceutical company, on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
• Citigroup, UBS, DBS and Standard Chartered Bank in connection with the US$115 million initial public offering of shares in Beijing Digital Telecom Co., Ltd., one of the largest mobile telephone retail chains in China, on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
• Fu Shou Yuan International Group Limited, one of the leading providers of funeral, cremation and burial services in the P.R.C., in connection with its US$215 million global offering and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
• J.P. Morgan, Bank of China International and Deutsche Bank in connection with the US$145 million global offering and listing of MIE Holdings Corporation, an independent upstream oil company, on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
• Macquarie Capital Securities in connection with the listing by way of introduction of China Animal Healthcare, a leading animal drug manufacturer, on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
• Midas Holdings Limited, a leading manufacturer of aluminum alloy extrusion products, in connection with its US$180 million secondary listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

*Some of the above matters were handled prior to joining Sidley.