Capital Markets: International
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Singapore
Band 3
Chambers Review
Skadden's Singapore legal team assists a roster of leading corporations and financial institutions, frequently working together with colleagues in the Hong Kong office. The firm often advises foreign corporates on issuances, including clients from Singapore and Indonesia. The department focuses on US-registered deals, including IPOs and investment and high-yield debt issuances, including Rule 144A and Regulation S debt and equity offerings. Grab, Medco Energi Internasional and Morgan Stanley are key clients of the law firm.
Work Highlights
- Skadden advised Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse as underwriters on the approximately USD510 million IPO and IDX listing by Global Digital Niaga of BliBli, its e-commerce business.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The Skadden team is among a small group of firms in Singapore that has the ability to tackle and resolve the most complex US securities matters that arise."
"They devote significant time and energy to understanding us and our needs. They are very good when it comes to being business-oriented and advocating for our interests – which is to say they know when to take the lead and when to use their wise judgement to resolve challenges that inevitably arise from time to time."
"The Skadden team is among a small group of firms in Singapore that has the ability to tackle and resolve the most complex US securities matters that arise."
"They devote significant time and energy to understanding us and our needs. They are very good when it comes to being business-oriented and advocating for our interests – which is to say they know when to take the lead and when to use their wise judgement to resolve challenges that inevitably arise from time to time."
Notable Practitioners
Rajeev Duggal regularly assists clients with high-value equity issuances, including IPO and American depository shares.
"Rajeev is exceptional when it comes to managing complex deals from A to Z, and we never have to worry that something might fall through the cracks."