Ian Roebuck

Ian is chair of Baker McKenzie’s Fund Finance Practice in Asia and advises banks and investment funds on fund finance transactions, including subscription credit facilities, NAV facilities, hybrid facilities and GP and management fee facilities.

He also has over 20 years experience advising banks and financial institutions, funds and corporates on a wide range of acquisition and leveraged finance, structured and general lending and special situations and restructuring transactions in both Asia and Europe.

Ian is recognised as a "Leading Partner" for Banking and Finance in Legal 500 Asia Pacific and is noted to be a "very good lawyer", "highly experienced, calm under pressure and technically very strong", with the commentary stating he "provides excellent advice derived from years of experience across multiple markets and financings…the quality of output is excellent".

He is also ranked as a “leading practitioner” for Banking and Finance in Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific and described in that publication as "one of the best lawyers in town" and a "brilliant lawyer" with "good technical ability" who has "forged a strong reputation for his work on acquisition and leveraged finance transactions".

Ian is a executive committee member on the Fund Finance Association's Asia Pacific Executive Committee. He also serves as a committee member on the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA) Singapore documentation committee and as a committee member on the APLMA India committee.

Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, Ian worked in the Singapore office of another international law firm and, prior to that, worked in the Singapore and London offices of a magic circle law firm.