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About
Provided by Jerry Koh
Practice Areas
Banking & Finance; Capital Markets; Investment Funds; Mergers & Acquisitions; Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
Career
Jerry is Managing Partner of Allen & Gledhill. He has been practising as a corporate lawyer since 1993. His main areas of practice cover capital markets, investment funds, as well as M&A; and he has advised on numerous international and domestic transactions.
Jerry also heads the Firm’s REITs Practice and Investment Funds Practice. He was the lead counsel of the largest IPO in South-east Asia to date, and is well-known as the leading authority on REITs and business trusts, having been involved in the listings, secondary offerings and convertible bond issues of almost all the REITs and business trusts in the Singapore market. He has further advised on a number of REIT listings in Malaysia as international counsel.
Additionally, Jerry regularly advises on the structuring and establishment of investment funds, M&A, complex securitisation and structured finance transactions, and corporate governance.
Professional Memberships
Jerry is a member of the International Bar Association (IBA) Advisory Board of the Securities Law Committee. He is the Founding Member and Secretary of the REIT Association of Singapore, a fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators and an editorial board member of Business Law International.
Jerry currently serves as a director of the National Kidney Foundation and the Singapore Land Authority. He also serves as a member of the Nee Soon Town Council and is the Chairman of its Legal and Contracts Committee.
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Jerry Koh is Allen & Gledhill's managing partner and is regarded as a market leader in the handling of REITs in Singapore. He is continuously active on assisting REITs and business trusts across the region with IPOs and other issuances.
Jerry Koh has notable expertise advising on the formation of REITs. He also offers a depth of experience in the private equity and venture capital fund spaces.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jerry is well regarded and is always conscious of the client's concerns. By tapping into his vast experience and networks, complex matters are often able to be resolved quickly."
"Jerry is well regarded and is always conscious of the client's concerns. By tapping into his vast experience and networks, complex matters are often able to be resolved quickly."
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SGX mandates climate and board diversity disclosures
On 15 December 2021, Singapore Exchange announced that it will proceed with plans to require issuers to provide climate-related reporting based on recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures and disclosures on board diversity.
SGX mandates climate and board diversity disclosures
On 15 December 2021, Singapore Exchange announced that it will proceed with plans to require issuers to provide climate-related reporting based on recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures and disclosures on board diversity.