Kenneth Ching
Biography
Kenneth Ching is a partner and chair of Baker McKenzie’s Asia Pacific Leveraged and Acquisition Finance Group. With two decades of experience practicing in Hong Kong and London, he advises banks, private credit funds and other alternative credit providers, sponsors and corporate borrowers on complex financing transactions across Asia Pacific, Europe, the United States and Latin America.
Practice Focus
Kenneth's practice covers leveraged and acquisition financings, take private financings, special situations credit, fund financings and structured real estate financings.
A co-author of the Guide to Private Credit in Asia Pacific and the Asia Pacific Guide to Lending and Taking Security, Kenneth is a regular contributor to legal and industry publications on financing and private capital developments in the region.
Representative Legal Matters
Leveraged & Acquisition Finance
- Advised lenders, sponsors and borrowers on leveraged financings for buyouts, bolt-on acquisitions and dividend recapitalisations.
Take-Private Financings
- Advised arranging banks and borrowers on public-to-private transactions involving listed targets in Hong Kong, Australia, Europe and North America.
Private Credit & Special Situations
- Advised private credit funds and other alternative credit providers on structured credit, mezzanine and special situations investments.
Fund Finance
- Advised lenders, sponsors and borrowers on subscription credit facilities, NAV facilities, SMA facilities and GP/LP lines across diverse fund structures and jurisdictions.
Structured Real Estate and Data Centre Finance
- Advised lenders, sponsors and borrowers on structured real estate financings involving commercial, residential and industrial real estate assets and data centre and related GPUs across Asia and Europe.
Professional Honors
- Leading Lawyer — Banking & Finance: Leveraged & Acquisition Finance (International Firms), Chambers Greater China Region (2023-2026)
- Leading Lawyer — Banking & Finance: Hong Kong-based (International Firms), Chambers Greater China Region (2025-2026)
- Recognized Key Lawyer — Banking & Finance, Hong Kong, Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2026)
Admissions
- Hong Kong
- England & Wales~United Kingdom
- New South Wales~Australia
Education
- University of New South Wales (Bachelor of Economics)
- University of New South Wales (Bachelor of Laws)
- The College of Law (Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice)
- City University of Hong Kong (P.C.LL.)
Languages
- English
- Cantonese
- Mandarin
Firm Committee Memberships
- Chair of Baker McKenzie’s Asia Pacific Leveraged and Acquisition Finance Group
Baker & McKenzie, a Hong Kong Partnership, is a member of Baker & McKenzie International.