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Ryan Iskandar

Partner
Sydney
About

When financing structures are complex, innovative or cross-border, clients turn to Ryan to find a way through.

Ryan advises leading financial institutions, private credit funds and investors on sophisticated structured finance, securitisation, derivatives, structured products and debt capital markets transactions across the Asia-Pacific region. Drawing on experience across Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and the UK, he combines deep technical expertise with a commercial understanding of how transactions work across markets, jurisdictions and asset classes.

Whether developing an innovative financing structure, navigating complex regulatory considerations or restructuring a challenging structured credit exposure, Ryan focuses on what matters most: finding practical solutions that get complex transactions done.

Areas of FocusDerivativesStructured Finance and SecuritizationAsset-based LendingDebt Capital MarketsFinancial Services RegulatoryPortfolio SolutionsBlockchain and Digital Assets
Professional QualificationsSolicitor of the Senior Courts of England and WalesSolicitor of the Supreme Court of New South WalesSolicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong
Education

  • Master of Arts (Hons), University of Cambridge, Christ’s College, 2011

  • Legal Practice Course (Distinction), The College of Law of England and Wales, 2009
  • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Medical Sciences and Law, First Class Honours, University of Cambridge, Christ’s College, 2008

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising global private credit fund on its bid for an international bank's AUD36.4bn mortgage loan portfolio and associated securitisation financing of the portfolio.*
  • Advising global private credit fund on innovative feeder facility structures across Australia, New Zealand and the Cayman Islands to invest in Australian and New Zealand warehouse securitisation facilities, including structuring cross-collateralisation features and advising on regulatory and tax considerations.*
  • Advising Australian private credit fund on a first-of-its-kind Australian securitisation facility over life insurance trail commission receivables.*
  • Advising Guotai Junan on a complex cross-border structured financing and repackaging transaction spanning Hong Kong, PRC, BVI and Cayman Islands with a notional deal amount exceeding USD1bn, as well as the subsequent successful restructuring and recovery of the transaction.*
  • Advising syndicate of international financial institutions on a USD220m warehouse securitisation facility for Hong Kong-based fintech platform Qupital, including the development of innovative funding and platform integration features.*
  • Advising various Chinese financial institutions on a wide range of structured products, including instruments issued in native blockchain form.*
  • Advising CMB International on an innovative cross-border repackaging over Hong Kong listed shares related to a PRC onshore employee share option scheme.*
  • Advising global private credit fund in respect of a structured asset-backed facility secured over Australian real estate, equities, loans and warehouse securitization instruments.*
  • Advising major Australian airline on carbon derivatives transactions involving Australian carbon credit units and international voluntary carbon credits.*
  • Advising major international bank in Hong Kong on the development of sustainability-linked derivatives product templates and associated Hong Kong regulatory analysis.*

* Experience gained before joining DLA Piper

Languages
  • English
  • Chinese (Mandarin)
  • Chinese (Cantonese)

Publications and media

  • ISDA, “Sustainability-linked derivatives: Where to begin?”

Seminars

  • Guest lecturer at the University of Sydney on green and sustainable finance

Prior Experience

Ryan was previously based in the London, Hong Kong and Tokyo offices of a leading global law firm, before moving to Sydney in 2020 to join one of Australia’s leading law firms. During his time overseas, Ryan developed significant experience advising on complex cross-border structured finance, derivatives and capital markets transactions across the Asia-Pacific region.

Memberships and Affiliations

  • International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), member and active contributor to the APAC Legal & Regulatory Committee, including North Asia, South Asia and Australia sub-groups
  • International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), member and active contributor to the APAC ESG Working Group
  • Asia-Pacific Structured Finance Association, member and contributor to the annual ABS Asia conference
  • Australian Securitisation Forum, member and contributor to the annual ASF conference in Sydney
  • Carbon Market Institute, committee member of the International Working Group and co-host of pre-conference events
  • Member of the Law Societies of New South Wales (Australia), Hong Kong and England and Wales

My latest insights

News

DLA Piper bolsters APAC finance practice with appointment of Ryan Iskandar

7 October 2026 .2 minute read

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Phone

+61 2 9286 8009
(Work, Sydney)
+61 410 009 916
(Mobile, Sydney)
+852 6137 8393
(Mobile, Hong Kong)
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