John Bona

Partner – Milbank LLP, Registered Foreign Lawyer (Queensland)

Contact
F +852 2840.0792

Hong Kong

30/F Alexandra House

18 Chater Road

Central, HK

T +852 2971.4871

F +852 2840.0792

John Bona is a partner of Milbank LLP and a member the firm's Leveraged Finance Group. For almost 20 years (including seven in Hong Kong), he has advised international banks, funds and private equity sponsors on complex, high profile leveraged and acquisition finance transactions in Asia and Europe.

Primary Focus & Experience

Mr. Bona is focused on advising credit providers and borrowers on private and public, leveraged and acquisition finance, including bridge-to-bond, debt/bond hybrid, super-senior revolving credit facilities and mezzanine and holdco financings. He has worked on cross-border transactions involving China, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, India and the Philippines.

Prior to joining Milbank, Mr. Bona practiced law at a premier law firm in Australia and at Magic Circle law firms in Milan, London and Hong Kong.  He was seconded to a global investment bank in Asia and is cited for his finance work in the most recent edition of Legal 500 Asia Pacific.

Mr. Bona also has real estate, structured finance and cross-border restructuring experience.

He is fluent in Italian.

Additional Details
Education
  • University of Queensland, LL.B. (Hons Class I)
  • University of Queensland, BEcon
Admissions
  • Supreme Court of Queensland, Australia