Corporate/M&A (Foreign Expertise) | Global

Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow balances international legal expertise with a strong domestic presence in Singapore, providing clients with US, English and Singapore law advice. The team acts on acquisitions across a wide range of sectors, including energy, TMT, healthcare, food and beverages, and consumer goods. The firm has a robust private equity offering advising international and regional clients regarding investments and exits, while also handling corporate restructuring mandates. The firm is highly regarded for its global and regional network of offices, often handling multi-jurisdictional deals with the help of its associated offices in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, among others. The firm's clientele includes Acciona Energia Global, DuPont and Nomura.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's legal team in Singapore handles cross-border M&A and private equity transactions for global clients. The firm is well recognised for its ability across multiple sectors, especially energy and natural resources, technology, telecommunications and financial services. The team's expertise spans numerous markets in the region, including Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and India. Clients include sovereign wealth funds and state-controlled entities, private equity firms and public companies, with examples including Blackstone, Udenna and Warburg Pincus.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher demonstrates wide-ranging regional legal expertise from its Singapore office. The team handles significant volumes of work relating to India, Indonesia and Malaysia and offers English, US, Hong Kong, India and Singapore law advice. It is noted for its work handling M&A, private equity transactions and corporate restructuring, as well as corporate regulatory matters. The team handles deals across numerous sectors, including energy and natural resources, real estate, life sciences and technology. Clients include The Sylvan Group, Chevron and KKR.

Jones Day's office in Singapore provides strong legal expertise in private equity-sponsored leveraged buyouts and cross-border transactions. The firm maintains a sound reputation for advising private equity houses, as well as regional and global corporates, on acquisitions of businesses across Asia. The group has further capabilities advising on transactions involving North American entities. The lawyers are especially busy on M&A work in the real estate, and energy and natural resources sectors. PTT Exploration and Production, Entravision Communications and Deutsche Börse are clients represented by the practice.

A&O Shearman is a global law firm known for handling some of the most complex transactions in the market from its Singapore office, with expertise in private M&A, public takeovers, joint ventures, disposals and corporate restructurings. The firm's impressive clientele includes banks, asset managers, corporates, international funds and insurers. The team is particularly strong in a range of heavily regulated industries, from private equity and insurance to TMT and e-commerce. The department regularly acts on deals across South-East Asia, particularly in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand. Clients benefit from the firm's market-leading finance practice, allowing the group to provide a holistic service. Clients of the firm include Investcorp, EdgeconneX and General Atlantic. On 1st May 2024, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling merged to form A&O Shearman.

Allen & Gledhill has a highly rated M&A practice in Singapore with a deep bench of well-regarded lawyers handling headline mandates both domestically and across South-East Asia. The firm caters to leading clients from a broad range of sectors, including technology, real estate and financial services. The team regularly handles big-ticket joint ventures, mergers and demergers, including corporate reorganisations and privatisations, as well as private equity deals. The corporate team includes sub-teams for handling real estate, competition, capital markets, tax and IP to tackle the full range of issues arising in M&A transactions. Clients further benefit from Allen & Gledhill's association and alliance firms across Asia, including Malaysia and Indonesia. Clients advised include Singapore Press Holdings, Sembcorp Marine and DBS Bank.

Clifford Chance has an experienced corporate legal team in Singapore, with a reputation for handling big-ticket and complex M&A, joint ventures and private equity transactions. The firm advises multinational corporates, sovereign wealth funds and financial institutions on transactions across a range of sectors, including energy and financial services. The group acts on deals across the region, including Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand, with lawyers capable of advising on English, Singapore and New York law. The team is able to leverage its expertise in financing, fund formation and capital markets. Clients include Credit Suisse, Contour and Partners Group.

DLA Piper's team of lawyers in Singapore provides assistance to multinational clients with a wide range of M&A, corporate restructuring and private equity investments across the region. The firm has solid expertise in representing clients in the TMT sector, as well as in renewable energy and healthcare. The deals cover a number of jurisdictions, including China, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. Clients include Lanvin, Hinduja Global Solutions and Digital Edge Asia.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's legal team in Singapore handles cross-border M&A and private equity transactions for global clients. The firm is well recognised for its ability across multiple sectors, especially energy and natural resources, technology, telecommunications and financial services. The team's expertise spans numerous markets in the region, including Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and India. Clients include sovereign wealth funds and state-controlled entities, private equity firms and public companies, with examples including Blackstone, Udenna and Warburg Pincus.

Linklaters Singapore is a popular choice of law firm for multinational corporations, banks, private equity investors and early-stage businesses, including AXA, Macquarie Asset Management and Stonepeak. The firm handles private equity, public M&A and complex cross-border transactions, as well as joint ventures, disposals and corporate restructuring. The team is active in jurisdictions across the region including Indonesia, China and Malaysia, working with alliance firms in several countries. The lawyers cover a spectrum of sectors including energy and resources, insurance, technology and financial services.

Milbank is a global law firm which handles major corporate transactions across Asia-Pacific from its Singapore office. The firm has a longstanding focus on the Indonesian market, and additional expertise in Vietnam, the Philippines and other jurisdictions in South-East Asia. Milbank continues to be very active on M&A and private equity transactions. Deals advised on by the team include logistics, TMT, oil and gas, and finance sector mandates. Milbank's impressive client roster includes Asian conglomerates and global investors focused on the Asian market. Examples of clients advised include Grab Holdings, Emergent Logistics and WatchBanQ.

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.

White & Case has longstanding experience in Singapore's legal market, with a consistent flow of cross-border M&A and private equity deals. The firm is renowned for assisting US and European clients with inbound investment into South-East Asia, as well as outbound investments by Asian corporations. The department's sector-specific expertise includes banking, energy, TMT and real estate, with strong activity on data centre acquisitions. Clients benefit from its highly rated finance and restructuring capabilities. ESR, Adani Road Transport and DigitalBridge Group are examples of clients advised by White & Case.

A&O Shearman is a global law firm known for handling some of the most complex transactions in the market from its Singapore office, with expertise in private M&A, public takeovers, joint ventures, disposals and corporate restructurings. The firm's impressive clientele includes banks, asset managers, corporates, international funds and insurers. The team is particularly strong in a range of heavily regulated industries, from private equity and insurance to TMT and e-commerce. The department regularly acts on deals across South-East Asia, particularly in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand. Clients benefit from the firm's market-leading finance practice, allowing the group to provide a holistic service. Clients of the firm include Investcorp, EdgeconneX and General Atlantic. On 1st May 2024, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling merged to form A&O Shearman.

Clifford Chance has an experienced corporate legal team in Singapore, with a reputation for handling big-ticket and complex M&A, joint ventures and private equity transactions. The firm advises multinational corporates, sovereign wealth funds and financial institutions on transactions across a range of sectors, including energy and financial services. The group acts on deals across the region, including Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand, with lawyers capable of advising on English, Singapore and New York law. The team is able to leverage its expertise in financing, fund formation and capital markets. Clients include Credit Suisse, Contour and Partners Group.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's legal team in Singapore handles cross-border M&A and private equity transactions for global clients. The firm is well recognised for its ability across multiple sectors, especially energy and natural resources, technology, telecommunications and financial services. The team's expertise spans numerous markets in the region, including Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and India. Clients include sovereign wealth funds and state-controlled entities, private equity firms and public companies, with examples including Blackstone, Udenna and Warburg Pincus.

Stephenson Harwood's established legal team in Singapore advises international corporates and private equity funds on their M&A and joint venture investments in the region as well as restructuring mandates. The firm offers particularly strong experience relating to Myanmar, as well as other jurisdictions such as Indonesia, Vietnam and India. The department houses sector expertise pertaining to technology and telecommunications, as well as shipping, energy and infrastructure. The law firm counts TotalEnergies Renewables Asia, Petronas and Asia Maritime Pacific among its clientele.

A&O Shearman is a global law firm known for handling some of the most complex transactions in the market from its Singapore office, with expertise in private M&A, public takeovers, joint ventures, disposals and corporate restructurings. The firm's impressive clientele includes banks, asset managers, corporates, international funds and insurers. The team is particularly strong in a range of heavily regulated industries, from private equity and insurance to TMT and e-commerce. The department regularly acts on deals across South-East Asia, particularly in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand. Clients benefit from the firm's market-leading finance practice, allowing the group to provide a holistic service. Clients of the firm include Investcorp, EdgeconneX and General Atlantic. On 1st May 2024, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling merged to form A&O Shearman.

Clifford Chance has an experienced corporate legal team in Singapore, with a reputation for handling big-ticket and complex M&A, joint ventures and private equity transactions. The firm advises multinational corporates, sovereign wealth funds and financial institutions on transactions across a range of sectors, including energy and financial services. The group acts on deals across the region, including Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand, with lawyers capable of advising on English, Singapore and New York law. The team is able to leverage its expertise in financing, fund formation and capital markets. Clients include Credit Suisse, Contour and Partners Group.

Clifford Chance has an experienced corporate legal team in Singapore, with a reputation for handling big-ticket and complex M&A, joint ventures and private equity transactions. The firm advises multinational corporates, sovereign wealth funds and financial institutions on transactions across a range of sectors, including energy and financial services. The group acts on deals across the region, including Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand, with lawyers capable of advising on English, Singapore and New York law. The team is able to leverage its expertise in financing, fund formation and capital markets. Clients include Credit Suisse, Contour and Partners Group.

Milbank is a global law firm which handles major corporate transactions across Asia-Pacific from its Singapore office. The firm has a longstanding focus on the Indonesian market, and additional expertise in Vietnam, the Philippines and other jurisdictions in South-East Asia. Milbank continues to be very active on M&A and private equity transactions. Deals advised on by the team include logistics, TMT, oil and gas, and finance sector mandates. Milbank's impressive client roster includes Asian conglomerates and global investors focused on the Asian market. Examples of clients advised include Grab Holdings, Emergent Logistics and WatchBanQ.