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Ms Chan Sing Yee

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+65 6416 8018 singyee.chan@wongpartnership.com View profile

Work Department

Mergers & Acquisitions; Private Equity

Position

Chan Sing Yee is the Co-Head of the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and a Partner in the Private Equity Practice.

Career

Her main areas of practice are mergers and acquisitions (including the sale and purchase of businesses), joint ventures, venture capital, corporate finance related transactions, and general corporate and advisory work.

Work Highlights

Significant transactions that Sing Yee has been involved in include advising / acting for the following:

  • CapitaLand Limited (“CapitaLand”) in its acquisition of the Ascendas-Singbridge group of companies from Ascendas-Singbridge Pte. Ltd. The deal is valued at S$11 billion and makes CapitaLand the largest diversified real estate group in Asia, with assets under management of S$123.4 billion.
  • The vendors in Lendlease Global Commercial REIT’s acquisition of the remaining stake interest in Jem mall at an agreed property value of S$2.08 billion.
  • Olam Holdings Pte. Ltd. in the sale of a 35.4 per cent stake in Olam Agri Holdings to SALIC International Investment Company for approximately US$1.24 billion.
  • CLA Real Estate Holdings in the restructuring and privatisation of CapitaLand.
  • JPMorgan in its joint venture with DBS and a global investment firm to create a new blockchain-based platform, Partior, for payments, trade and foreign exchange settlement.
  • SGX on its approximately US$200 million investment as a limited partner in a private equity fund managed by 7RIDGE, a specialised growth equity firm invested in transformative technologies.

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Languages

English, Mandarin

Memberships

Sing Yee sits on the Programme & Services Committee of the Shared Services for Charities Limited (“SSC”), a registered charity and a full member of the National Council of Social Service in Singapore where she contributes her views on the various programmes and services rolled out by the SSC to charities in Singapore to enhance governance standards of charities in achieving organisational excellence.

Education

Admitted, 1999, Singapore Bar; Roll of Solicitors of England & Wales; National University of Singapore (LL.B., Hons.).

Lawyer Rankings

Singapore > Corporate and M&A: local firms

‘Diverse in experience and capabilities’, the practice at WongPartnership LLP maintains a strong track record in big-ticket transactions across the Asia Pacific region, China and the Middle East. Noted for his expertise in domestic and cross-border M&A, corporate restructurings, joint ventures and privatisations, Andrew Ang jointly leads the team alongside Chan Sing Yee, who focuses on joint ventures, venture capital and corporate finance-related transactions. Managing partner Ng Wai King boasts an enviable track record in high-profile M&A and private equity investments, while Audrey Chng is praised for her ‘strong expertise in public and private transactions’. Mark Choy acts for acquirers and targets in cross-border M&A deals and ‘client-oriented’ Quak Fi Ling handles privatisations, private equity investments and M&A. Other key contacts in the group include Soong Wen E and Anna Tan.

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