Stacey Wong > Latham & Watkins LLP > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile

Latham & Watkins LLP
9 RAFFLES PLACE
#42-02 REPUBLIC PLAZA
SINGAPORE 048619
Singapore

Position

Stacey Wong advises clients on a broad spectrum of complex equity and debt capital markets transactions, including US-registered and cross-border Southeast Asia deals.

Mr. Wong draws on extensive US securities law knowledge and experience guiding investment banks and issuers through the challenges inherent in cross-jurisdictional transactions. He has advised high-growth and private equity-backed companies, government-linked and sovereign issuers, and state-owned enterprises on:

    • Initial public offerings (IPOs)
    • High-yield, convertible, and investment-grade debt offerings
    • Private placements and block trades
    • Liability management exercises and refinancings
    • Follow-on offerings
    • Other strategic equity investments

Mr. Wong takes a commercial approach to each transaction and devises creative and pragmatic solutions to help clients achieve their business goals. He builds trusted relationships to advise clients on their US public company requirements and corporate governance matters, and advises shareholders on Section 13 and 16 reporting obligations.

Mr. Wong has served on the firm’s Associates Committee and Recruiting Committee.

Before law school, Mr. Wong worked for a US senator, advising on banking and health care issues.

Lawyer Rankings

Singapore > Capital markets: equity and debt: foreign firms

(Next Generation Partners)

Stacey Wong – Latham & Watkins LLP

Latham & Watkins LLP brings its world-leading credentials in capital markets to Singapore where the team has extensive geographic coverage across Southeast Asia and South Asia. The Singapore department has balanced mix of issuer and underwriter clients with the practice encompassing the full range of equity and debt products. It has maintained an outstanding reputation in regional IPOs, particularly those originating in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, along with India. It is also noted for US IPOs on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq. Sharon Lau is a leading name in regional equity and debt offerings, including SPAC deals, IPOs, medium term note (MTN) programmes and exchangeable bond issuances. Rajiv Gupta is head of the India practice and a leading figure in IPOs and high-yield bond offerings by Indian companies. Stacey Wong is an emerging talent, along with counsel Jeremy Wang. Timothy Hia covers both bank financings and debt offerings. Michael Sturrock has retired.