Corporate/M&A: International: The Elite
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Singapore
Band 3
About
Provided by Herbert Smith Freehills
Our Corporate M&A team excels in working with corporates, financial sponsors, investment banks, investors and others to successfully execute and deliver mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, takeovers, and corporate restructurings, regardless of size or complexity or the locations of the parties or assets.
We pride ourselves on applying our outstanding technical expertise in a practical manner to ensure our clients achieve their commercial goals and the service levels they expect of us.
Our reputation for the seamless execution of the most complex cross-border deals underlines the international scope and strength of our teams and the clients who call on us for these transactions.
Through a long-embedded sector focus we fully understand our client's specific industry drivers and risks and we combine that knowledge with deep seated transactional experience to navigate successful outcomes working with specialists across the world in key practice areas such as competition, employment, IP, data protection, tax and ESG, to address issues and challenges common to those industries.
Chambers Review
Herbert Smith Freehills houses a highly established legal team in Singapore, with extensive experience of complex, multi-jurisdictional transactions. The firm offers deep knowledge regarding M&A in the insurance, technology and telecommunications as well as energy and infrastructure sectors. The team also acts on corporate issues such as fundraising and shareholders' agreements, and is notably active as counsel to pension funds, sovereign funds and other investors focused on Asia. The firm is well regarded for its work in Indonesia, India and Malaysia, among other countries. HSF has a formal law alliance with Prolegis LLC that enables clients to access Singapore law as well as international law advice.
Glynn Cooper is a key contact for clients.
Work Highlights
- Herbert Smith Freehills advised BlackRock on its establishment of a Southeast Asia renewable energy platform, including the platform's first investment in up to five large-scale solar projects in the Philippines.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The Herbert Smith Freehills team brings fresh perspectives to the table and encourages innovative thinking, ultimately enriching the overall work environment."
"The firm has an excellent understanding of the commercial implications and the environment within which its clients operate."
"The Herbert Smith Freehills team brings fresh perspectives to the table and encourages innovative thinking, ultimately enriching the overall work environment."
"The firm has an excellent understanding of the commercial implications and the environment within which its clients operate."
Members
Provided by Herbert Smith Freehills
Industries
Provided by Herbert Smith Freehills
Energy
Financial services
Infrastructure
Private capital
Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT)