高伟绅律师事务所近日协助新世界发展成功发行5亿美元、年息6.15%的绿色永续债，以及2亿美元、年息5.875%的社会责任债，于ESG融资领域再创先河。

本次交易是大中华区首个，也是全球公开债券市场首项由企业发行人双重发行美元社会责任债和绿色债。

高伟绅作为联席牵头管理人的法律顾问，为汇丰银行、瑞穗证券、摩根士丹利、渣打银行和瑞士银行香港分行提供法律服务。其香港团队由合伙人陈方中牵头，莫秉傑、廖卓莹及实习律师陈嘉胜提供协助。

这是近期高伟绅就香港特别行政区政府发行全球最大的零售绿色债券后，再次为ESG主题债券及相关中介机构提供服务。

CC on NWD’s dual tranche of $700 mln ESG bonds

Clifford Chance has advised New World Development on its issuance of dual tranche $500 million green perpetual bond and $200 million social bond.

The transaction is the Greater China Bay’s first and world's first corporate US dollar-denominated social and green dual tranche bond offering in the public bond markets.

Clifford Chance has advised HSBC, Mizuho Securities, Morgan Stanley, Standard Chartered Bank and UBS AG Hong Kong as joint lead managers in the deal. Its team was led by partner Mark Chan, with support from associates George Mok, Sammi Liu and trainee solicitor Xavier Chan.

This is the second ESG-related bond that Clifford Chance has advised on recently. The firm was involved in Hong Kong SAR Government's $2.56 billion retail green bonds, the largest retail green bond issuance globally to-date, providing support to Bank of China (Hong Kong) and HSBC.