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Phill Hall
Partner Corporate & Finance
Languages
English
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Insights and events
Capital markets: Equity and Debt, Foreign firms, The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2026Phillip Hall has made an immediate impact. He has assembled a quality team and has already shown himself to be the provider of sound legal advice and efficient transaction management."
Phill has 24 years’ experience advising underwriters and issuers on a broad range of international capital markets transactions including convertible/exchangeable bonds, medium-term note programmes, covered bonds, green bonds, Islamic finance, regulatory capital, perpetual securities, straight debt issues and liability management transactions across Asia-Pacific, South Asia and Australasia.
Phill is recognised in Singapore for international capital markets by Chambers Asia Pacific 2025 and has been commended by clients for his work on "MTN Programme establishments, note issuances and sukuk, with strong expertise in Malaysian deals". For leading work in Islamic Finance in Asia-Pacific, Phill has also been on the Spotlight Table for 5 years running since 2021. He is known as the ‘go-to’ lawyer who often acts for issuers and trustees on sukuk deals, especially in Malaysia. An interviewee notes, "He is very knowledgeable about the intricacies of sukuk and reliable in addressing issues." Phill has also been consistently recognised by Legal 500 as Next Generation Partner.
Capital Markets: International, Singapore, Chambers Asia-Pacific 2026He is a solid operator in the English law debt capital market.”
Representative experience
XtalPi Holdings Limited: advising on its issue of HK$2.866bn Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds due 2027.
BDO Unibank, Inc. acting through its Singapore Branch: advising on the establishment of its US$5bn certificate of deposit program.
BOC Aviation: advising on the issue of US$500m 4.375% Notes due 2033 under its US$15bn GMTN program.
BOC Aviation: advising on the update of its US$15bn GMTN programme and the issue of US$500m 4.250% Notes due 2031 thereunder.
Khazanah Nasional Berhad and the Issuer: advising on the issuance of US$500m 2.25% Guaranteed Exchangeable Bonds due 2030.
OCBC: advising on the establishment of Great Eastern Holdings' and The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company's S$2bn EMTN Programme and issuance of S$500n 3.928%. *
CIMB Investment Bank Berhad: advising the Dealers on the update of its US$5bn GMTN Programme and subsequent issue of US$500m Series 24. 2.125% Notes due 2027 under the US$5bn GMTN.*
Khazanah Nasional: advising the Dealers on the establishment and update of Khazanah Global Sukuk's US$5bn Multicurrency Sukuk Issuance Programme and issuance thereunder.*
Bank Tabungan Negara: advising the Joint Lead Managers on the issuance of US$300m 4.20% Tier 2 Capital Securities due 2025 by PT Bank Tabungan Negara (Persero) Tbk.*
Republic of the Philippines: advising ROP and ROP Sukuk Trust on the issuance of their US$1bn sukuk due 2029, using a hybrid Ijara, Wakala and Murabaha structure.*
Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited: advising on the issue of US$300m 3.867% Sustainability-Linked Notes due 2031 by under its US$2bn GMTN.*
Tata Capita: advising the Arranger and Dealer on the establishment of Tata Capital's US$2bn EMTN Programme. *
Tata Capita: advising the Joint Lead Managers in respect of the issuance of US$400m 5.389%. Senior Notes due 2028 thereunder. *
Indian Railway Finance Corporation: advising the Dealers on the establishment of an US$2bn MTN Programme by Indian Railway Finance Corporation.*
APA Group: advising APA Infrastructure and APA Group on their issuance of EUR500m 7.125% Guaranteed Subordinated Non-Call 5.25 Fixed Rate Reset Notes due 2083.*
The dealers for the establishment of a US$2.5bn Debt Issuance Programme and the Joint Lead Managers for the issue of the US$1.5bn 4.65% senior unsecured fixed rate notes due 2027.*
Telix Pharmaceuticals: advising the manager on the issuance of A$650m Senior Convertible Notes by Telix Pharmaceuticals. *
Lendlease: advising the Dealer Manager in respect of two separate tender offers by Lendlease Europe for their outstanding GBP250m 3.50%Fixed Rate Green Notes due 2033. *
*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.
Credentials
Education
- LPC, Nottingham Law School, 2000
- CPE, The College of Law, Guildford, 1999
- B.A. in Ancient and Modern Languages, University of Oxford, Lady Margaret Hall, 1998
Bar admissions and qualifications
- Solicitor, England and Wales