Rupert Baker rejoins Herbert Smith Freehills

Rupert Baker rejoins Herbert Smith Freehills

The firm has welcomed its finance expert

Rupert Baker has returned to Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) in Singapore from the Japanese conglomerate the SoftBank Group.

With his hire, HSF now has 14 partners in its Singapore office.

Baker had begun his career with HSF and worked with the firm for nearly a decade. In 2019, while working as a senior counsel, he had joined the SoftBank Group and was the head of the project finance and energy group.

He advises sponsors, investors and financiers on project financing in the Asia-Pacific region, which includes financing greenfield projects and brownfield asset refinancing, as well as finance-related aspects of the secondary market acquisitions.