Corporate/M&A
Global Guide 2024 : Singapore
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Chambers Review
Sidley Austin's team of lawyers in Singapore handles M&A and private equity transactions on behalf of prominent corporations, funds, private equity firms and financial institutions, such as KKR Asia, ChrysCapital and 65 Equity Partners. The firm is especially well known for sector expertise covering finance, energy, infrastructure and technology. Sidley Austin has a longstanding focus on Indonesia, with additional coverage of several jurisdictions across South-East Asia and South Asia. The team works closely with its notable investment funds and capital markets practices when assisting clients.
Sidley Austin maintains a solid Indonesia desk acting on major cross-border M&A transactions out of Singapore. It often handles acquisitions in the energy, natural resources and finance sectors. The team represented Indika Energy in relation to its joint venture and associated investments with Foxconn. Charlie Wilson is a key contact for the Indonesia practice.
Work Highlights
- Sidley Austin represented ChrysCapital in its acquisition of Xoriant.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are thorough in the due diligence process and responsive to the client’s requirements and feedback. The team are commercial in relation to terms negotiations and able to reference historic deals."
"They are commercial in nature, responsive, work hard and have a creative approach that I appreciate."
"They are thorough in the due diligence process and responsive to the client’s requirements and feedback. The team are commercial in relation to terms negotiations and able to reference historic deals."
"They are commercial in nature, responsive, work hard and have a creative approach that I appreciate."
Notable Practitioners
Charlie Wilson leads Sidley Austin's corporate team in Singapore and is well experienced in assisting corporates and private equity funds with multi-jurisdictional transactions and investments, especially in Indonesia.
"He's always calm, explains stuff in good detail and is commercial. I really enjoyed working with him."
Parthiv Rishi in Singapore regularly advises investors and companies on venture capital transactions in the Indonesian market, as well as handling corporate acquisitions.
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