PRACTICE AREA

CAPITAL MARKETS

Our Capital Markets Practice advises on both equity and debt transactions, including but not limited to, pre-Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) investments, IPOs, Security Token Offerings (“STO”), Reverse Takeovers (“RTO”), Red-Chip listings, management, underwriting and placement of securities, debt securities and bond issuances, share buybacks, secondary listings and de-listings. We provide the full spectrum of services to our clients: pre-IPO investment, restructuring, due diligence, listing and post-listing compliance work.

Some of the key transactions which we undertake in this practice area are as follows:

  • Advising on pre-IPO investments
  • Advising on initial public offerings (IPO)
  • Advising on Red-Chip listings
  • Advising on secondary financing
  • Advising on management, underwriting and placement of securities
  • Advising and structuring corporate finance transactions
  • Advising on asset management and structuring funds
  • Advising and structuring debt capital market transactions
  • Advising and structuring debt securities, both secured and unsecured
  • Advising on rights issues of securities or warrants
  • Advising and structuring employee share option schemes
  • Advising on bonus issue
  • Advising on share buybacks
  • Advising and structuring stock splits or combination
  • Advising and structuring takeovers and reverse takeovers
  • Conducting due diligence investigations
  • Advising and structuring secondary listings
  • Advising and structuring delistings
  • Setting up and maintaining offshore companies
  • Group restructuring and implementation
  • Advising venture capital funds and angel investors
  • Advising on private equity transactions
  • Advising on transactions involving privately or publicly owned funds
  • Structuring trusts
  • Other related matters

 

BANKING & FINANCE

Our Banking and Finance Practice provides the entire spectrum of legal services to some of the largest banks in Asia and a range of large conglomerates/borrowers from the region. We act on a full range of banking and finance matters, including but not limited to, advising on syndicated loans and club deals, project financing, aircraft and ship financing, equipment financing and leasing, the establishment of branch offices by foreign banks and other financial institutions, and regulatory compliance matters.

Some of the key transactions which we undertake in this practice area are as follows:

  • Establishing Singapore branch offices for foreign banks and financial institutions
  • Structuring secured or unsecured financing transactions
  • Opining on the validity and enforceability of banking, financial and security documents
  • Drafting APLMA banking and financing documentation
  • Advising on swaps, derivatives, and other hedging transactions (whether based on ISDA terms or otherwise)
  • Advising on banking products, including custodian arrangements, factoring agreements, stock lending, bullion and other commodity trading, electronic banking services, and standard form documents
  • Advising on bank mergers and acquisitions (regulatory and all other requirements, due diligence, and other transaction documentation)
  • Advising on asset securitisation, syndicated loans, project financing, ship financing, equipment financing and leasing, leveraged acquisition financing, rescheduling and standstills, financial restructuring, and bankruptcy
  • Advising on banking regulation and compliance
  • Other related matters

 

CORPORATE,

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Our Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions Practice handles high-value transactions for a diverse and global clientele – vendors, purchasers, and investors; investment and commercial banks; private equity and venture capital funds; institutional lenders; and management groups. We regularly negotiate purchases and divestitures by public and private companies, restructurings, joint ventures, spin-offs, leveraged buyouts, and public-to-private transactions. We also advise on structuring various takeover defence mechanisms for many of the firm’s corporate clients.

Some of the key transactions which we undertake in this practice area are as follows:

  • Public takeovers and general offers
  • Schemes of arrangement
  • Mergers
  • Acquisitions
  • Joint ventures and strategic alliances
  • Disposals
  • Restructurings and reorganisations
  • Reverse take-overs
  • Amalgamations
  • Privatisations
  • Other related matters

REAL ESTATE

Our Real Estate Practice handles portfolios of developers, lenders, property owners, private individuals and corporate for various range of transactions involving real estate matters such as, corporate real estate, loan, banking finance law, sale and purchase, tenancy, and lease transactions.

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