Banking & Finance: International
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Singapore
Band 3
Contact number
+65 6223 7311Chambers Review
Norton Rose Fulbright has a well-established presence in Singapore's legal market, especially in asset, acquisition and project financing. The team offers sector-specific advice across shipping, TMT and energy. It is noted for the depth of its experience in cross-border matters involving Indonesia, Hong Kong and Malaysia. Its clients include funds, banks and corporates in relation to financing transactions.
Work Highlights
- Norton Rose Fulbright advised Mercuria Asia Resources, in collaboration with Komgo as the digital agent, on the launch of its first energy transition borrowing base in Asia.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Norton Rose has an excellent team with strong technical skills and commercial sensibilities. The team is capable of managing complex cross-border financings."
"The team are able to act promptly and offer deep insights and solutions. Norton Rose is a solutions-oriented firm when structuring deals, without making matters unnecessarily complicated."
"Norton Rose has an excellent team with strong technical skills and commercial sensibilities. The team is capable of managing complex cross-border financings."
"The team are able to act promptly and offer deep insights and solutions. Norton Rose is a solutions-oriented firm when structuring deals, without making matters unnecessarily complicated."
Notable Practitioners
Ong Yu-En is the head of the firm's Singapore office as well as leading its structured lending and markets team. His broad scope of expertise includes syndicated loans, acquisition finance and real estate financing.
"Ong Yu-En is a seasoned, experienced and commercially-minded lawyer."
"He is an experienced banking and finance lawyer who has the commercial acumen to know what his clients need or want, sometimes even before they know it themselves."