Corporate and M&A, including advisory, consulting and transactional advice, is the firm’s core practice.

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We advise Singapore based, regional and global funds, investment banks, multi-national organisations and start-ups on corporate transactions in Singapore, across Asia Pacific, and more widely. 

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Partners and associates are acknowledged for their expertise in private equity and venture capital transactions. Technical legal and project management skills are supported by sector experience spanning: energy and natural resources, financial services, FMCG, hospitality and leisure, manufacturing, media, retail, telecommunications and technology.

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The team regularly acts as Singapore counsel for proposed acquisitions of global companies with subsidiaries operating in Singapore.

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Alliance partners in over 35 jurisdictions across Asia-Pacific provide clients with a single solution for cross-border transactions.

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In addition to transactional work, we also advise on general corporate and governance issues.

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Key experience

Acted for a US multinational investment bank and financial services organisation on the USD 1 billion indirect acquisition of a global logistics services provider from a US private equity investment firm. This included a network of over 90 facilities in 25 countries.

 

Assisted a fintech payments company from incorporation to rounds of investment funding and then as transaction counsel for a cash exit sale of shares valued at approximately USD 130 million to a Netherlands-based global fintech company that provides payment technology to online merchants.

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Acted for a US-based global enterprise information management services company on the approximately USD 100 million acquisition and subsequent leaseback of a data centre in Singapore. The data centre was acquired from a global wealth manager, and an investment bank and financial services company based in Switzerland.

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Acted for a Malaysian hypermarket chain on the SGD 30 million (USD 22 million) acquisition of an international fast-food franchise in Singapore and Malaysia.

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Acted for the owners of a heritage office building in Singapore on a joint venture with a Japanese conglomerate for a proposed SGD 320 million redevelopment.