They’ve Got Next: The 40 Under 40 - M. Shams Billah of Hughes Hubbard & Reed

Please describe two of your most substantial, recent wins in practice.
In 2021, I led a large legal team that advised Grab, Southeast Asia’s “super app” company, in its $2.0 billion term loan B facility agented by JPMorgan, the largest debt financing in Asia’s technology sector. I oversaw over 80 local security documents across nine jurisdictions with over 20 legal entities. It was great to be part of a team that brought financial services to many of the unbanked in Asia.

I also represented JPMorgan in 2021 for its $1.175 billion refinancing of a loan facility to AMC Networks ...