About

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Our Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice is one of the leading practices in its field. We are consistently involved in the most challenging, complex and high profile transactions in Singapore and around the region, and we are one of the most recognised M&A practices in Singapore.

We advise on and act in a broad range of local and regional transactions, including joint ventures, share and business acquisitions and disposals, corporate reorganisations, privatisations and mergers, leveraged buyouts, schemes of reconstruction and amalgamation, capital restructuring, and private equity investments. Where necessary, we draw on the expertise of our Firm’s other market-leading practices to provide our clients with specialist advice.

Our clients include investment and commercial banks, private equity firms, private firms, listed companies, multinational corporations, government-linked entities and sovereign wealth funds.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A: Domestic - Singapore
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Band 1
What the Team is Known For

Allen & Gledhill has a highly rated M&A practice in Singapore with a deep bench of well-regarded lawyers handling headline mandates both domestically and across South-East Asia. The firm caters to leading clients from a broad range of sectors, including technology, real estate and financial services. The team regularly handles big-ticket joint ventures, mergers and demergers, including corporate reorganisations and privatisations, as well as private equity deals. The corporate team includes sub-teams for handling real estate, competition, capital markets, tax and IP to tackle the full range of issues arising in M&A transactions. Clients further benefit from Allen & Gledhill's association and alliance firms across Asia, including Malaysia and Indonesia.

Work Highlights

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  • Allen & Gledhill advised Health Management International on its acquisition of MHC Asia.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Andrew M Lim
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Andrew M Lim
1
Band 1

Andrew Lim is acclaimed for his capability in assisting international and domestic corporates, as well as private equity funds, with complex commercial transactions, including demergers. He is further knowledgeable in advising clients on corporate governance, compliance and regulatory issues in Singapore.

Mei Lim
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Mei Lim
Head of Corporate/M&A: Domestic
1
Band 1

Lim Mei is widely perceived as a leading lawyer in the Singapore corporate/M&A market. She possesses extensive experience in M&A, and is very active on high-value cross-border and domestic transactions.

"Lim Mei is my go-to lawyer for the most complex M&A transactions. She is an absolute legal gem who offers feasible, innovative solutions to seemingly unsolvable issues."

Prawiro Widjaja
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Prawiro Widjaja
2
Band 2

Prawiro Widjaja in Singapore is well reputed for his proficiency with M&A and private equity deals, as well as corporate restructuring. He is noted for his expertise in Indonesia.

"Prawiro Widjaja is a technical lawyer with a strong standing in the market."

Christopher Koh
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Christopher Koh
3
Band 3

Christopher Koh regularly advises Singaporean as well as international corporates on cross-border transactions, including high-value demergers. He is further experienced in assisting financial institutions and private equity funds with commercial transactions and corporate compliance issues.

"Christopher Koh is a very capable and highly recommended M&A lawyer."

Richard Young
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Richard Young
3
Band 3

Richard Young is a respected corporate lawyer in Singapore. He is appreciated in the market for his capabilities in cross-border M&A and joint ventures in addition to providing general corporate advisory.

"Richard Young's deep M&A knowledge, combined with his strong negotiation skills, makes a difference in every deal."

"He melds legal advice with a healthy dose of pragmatism to achieve desired commercial outcomes."

Hilary Low
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Hilary Low
4
Band 4

Hilary Low is a well-regarded transactional lawyer based in Singapore. She advises on acquisitions, investments and SPAC transactions.

Kee Yeng Lee
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Kee Yeng Lee
4
Band 4

Lee Kee Yeng is well regarded in Singapore's legal market for her expertise in corporate transactions. She is experienced in advising on high-value mergers and acquisitions, as well as demergers, for investment companies and corporates.

"Lee Kee Yeng is highly adept at providing succinct, practical and user-friendly advice on a wide variety of complex transactions."

Su-min Song
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Su-min Song
5
Band 5

Song Su-min is known for assisting Singaporean and international clients with complex commercial transactions. She is particularly active in the private equity space.

"Song Su-min is a very experienced M&A lawyer who can negotiate well on the spot. She is also well versed in regulatory requirements."

Ranked Lawyers at
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Corporate/M&A: Domestic

Andrew M Lim
1
Andrew M Lim
1
Band 1
Mei Lim
1
Mei Lim
Head of Corporate/M&A: Domestic
1
Band 1
Prawiro Widjaja
2
Prawiro Widjaja
2
Band 2
Christopher Koh
3
Christopher Koh
3
Band 3
Richard Young
3
Richard Young
3
Band 3
Hilary Low
4
Hilary Low
4
Band 4
Kee Yeng Lee
4
Kee Yeng Lee
4
Band 4
Su-min Song
5
Su-min Song
5
Band 5

Members

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Aris Budi Prasetiyo

Chong Ying Lim

Christian Chin

Head of Department

Christopher Ong

Hilary Low

Hsiu Hau Oh

Jessie Lim

Julian Ho

Kee Yeng Lee

Lauren Chung

Lee Won Chen

Mark Quek

Mei Lim

Mei Lim

Head of Department

Michele Foo

Michelle Fum

Nicholas Soh

Oene J. Marseille

Sharon Wee

Steven Seow

Su May Tan

Sze Min Teoh

Tao Koon Chiam

Teong Sit Lim

Xiaozheng Ko

Xuhua Huang

Yi Jia Wong

Yi Ming Choo

Zhuo Chen Chong

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