Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Shearman & Sterling have lined up on a series of finance deals for banking giant HSBC.

The most recent deal saw HSBC offer $2bn (£1.3bn) worth of senior notes with a five-year term, with regular adviser Cleary instructed to provide UK and US law advice. Moscow-based corporate partner David Gottlieb led the team, assisted by associate Blake Klein.