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Recognised in Banking & Finance: Property Finance
Chambers and Partners
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025

With an international career specialising in banking and finance law spanning over two decades, Wei has established a practice widely recognised for its deep understanding of client needs and commercial approach.

Wei brings a strong background in corporate and institutional debt financing, as well as mezzanine lending and cross border transactions founded off experience gained in both private practice as well as from almost five years in-house at a ‘top four’ Australian bank.  His experience covers a wide range of financing arrangements from syndicated, club, and bilateral loans, to project finance, asset finance, derivatives, and debt capital markets.

Acting for banks, non-bank lenders and large corporate borrowers, Wei advises in lending transactions across various sectors including residential construction, land subdivision, healthcare, general corporate, agribusiness, industrials, and resources. Wei assists clients with structuring of complex transactions, mitigation of lending risks, due diligence on assets, and drafting and negotiation of finance documents.

Praised by clients for his pragmatic approach and ability to identify and focus on key issues, Wei’s ability to break down complex problems into practical and commercial solutions for his clients has earnt industry recognition. Wei has been recognised in Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, Doyle’s Guide and Best Lawyers, and has been published by Practical Law and The Projects & Construction Review.

Read Wei’s latest publications

 Wind and Solar Farms from the perspective of the landowner’s mortgagee

 Financial assistance and whitewash in financing transactions

 Featherweight securities and administration risk – make sure you have sufficient security

 Key considerations for Queensland’s eConveyancing mandate

Experience

QRIDA

Lead partner advising the Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority on the documentation and roll out of the Queensland Government’s $1 billion COVID-19 Jobs Support Loan Scheme.

NAB

Acting on $100 million of facilities provided to a developer to refinance commercial centres and assets across Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria.

NAIF

Acting for the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility in relation to funding provided to build the NRL NQ Cowboys high performance facility, the Mater Hospital Townsville upgrade, Central Queensland University upgrades, the Kimberley Cotton gin development project, and the Signature Onfarm beef processing facility.

Club transaction

Acting for ANZ and NAB on a secured club lending transaction of over $200 million provided to a listed Queensland property fund.

ANZ Bank

Advising ANZ in relation to over $50 million of debt facilities provided to an investment fund for the acquisition of a diversified portfolio of healthcare property assets.

Group 6 Metals Limited

Acting for Group 6 Metals Limited (formerly King Island Scheelite Limited) on multiple debt and equity funding arrangements to re-commission and develop its tungsten mining operations on King Island, Tasmania.

Westpac

Advising Westpac on over $100 million of acquisition funding provided to a property fund for assets across New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, and Western Australia.

Surf Life Saving Queensland

Acting for Surf Life Saving Queensland on asset finance provided by Westpac to acquire 3 new Bell 429 helicopters contracted to serve in the Queensland Police Service POLAIR fleet.