Mr S Sivanesan > Dentons Rodyk > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile
Dentons Rodyk Offices
80 RAFFLES PLACE
#33-00 UOB PLAZA 1
SINGAPORE 048624
Singapore
Mr S Sivanesan

Work Department
Corporate, M&A, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Investment Funds
Position
S Sivanesan is a senior partner and head of Dentons Rodyk’s Corporate practice group. He is also Co-Head of the Environment, Natural Resources & Sustainability practice, Venture Tech & Emerging Growth Companies practice and the Singapore-India relationship partner. Sivanesan’s primary areas of practice include mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganisations and restructurings, venture capital, venture technology, investment funds and general corporate commercial matters. He has advised several fund managers, venture capital funds, founders, start-ups and companies on investment deals.
Sivanesan’s international work includes cross-border and regional transactions, mergers and acquisitions, VC/PE investment deals in South East Asia, India, China, Japan, Europe, Australia and USA. He has worked with local and foreign clients in establishing businesses in Singapore and the region, transactional matters, foreign direct investment, liaising with regional counsel and establishing effective corporate structures for global operations. He is widely regarded as an authority on corporate governance and venture capital.
Sivanesan is a past chairman of the Pacific Rim Advisory Council, which is an association of 28 top tier independent law firms with more than 12,000 lawyers in more than 50 key business centres around the world.
Sivanesan has addressed regional and international business leaders at conferences and seminars, on topics relating to venture technology, international mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, venture capital and cross border investments. He is a past Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee of the Singapore Investors Association of Singapore (SIAS). He is currently the independent Chairman of Liberty Insurance Pte Ltd and Liberty Specialty Markets Singapore Pte Limited, members of the Liberty Mutual Group.
Career
Senior Partner, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP (formerly Rodyk & Davidson LLP) (1987 – present)
Languages
English
Memberships
Member of the Board of Governors, NUS High School of Mathematics and Science
Past Chairman, Pacific Rim Advisory Council
Past Chairman, Corporate Governance Committee, Singapore Investors Association of Singapore (SIAS)
Independent Director, Asian Corporate Advisors Pte Ltd
Independent Chairman and Director of Liberty Insurance Pte Ltd, member of the Liberty Mutual Group
Independent Chairman and Director of Liberty Specialty Markets Singapore Pte. Limited, member of the Liberty Mutual Group
Education
MBA (Business Law) (Dean’s List) Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, 1998
LLB (2nd Class Hons, Upper Division) National University of Singapore, 1986
Lawyer Rankings
Singapore > Corporate and M&A: local firms
Dentons Rodyk showcases demonstrable experience in both domestic and cross-border M&A, corporate restructurings, private equity and venture capital transactions, and acts for vendors, acquirers and financiers across the healthcare, technology, consumer goods, financial services and real estate sectors. Eng Leng Ng maintains a track record in public and private takeovers, M&A and joint ventures, while Marian Ho counts publicly listed and private entities, funds, societies and associations among her key roster of clients. Ng and Ho jointly lead the team alongside Evelyn Ang, who handles M&A, public takeovers and corporate restructurings, while S Sivanesan is noted for his expertise in cross-border M&A, private equity and venture capital investments.
Singapore > Investment funds: local firms
Counting local and foreign managers, international trustee corporations, private equity investors, venture capital funds, SMEs and startups among its key roster of clients, Dentons Rodyk handles the full range of investment funds mandates, from the establishment of local and offshore funds to fund management industry arrangements and documentation, in addition to equity, debt and equity linked securities, downstream investments and divestments. I-An Lim, who advises on unit trust funds, offshore and onshore fund structures, jointly leads the team alongside Emily Low, who handles the gamut of private investment funds, including private equity funds, venture capital funds, real estate and infrastructure funds, hybrid funds and hedge funds. S Sivanesan is another key contact in the group.
Singapore > Start-up and venture capital – Foreign firms
Dentons Rodyk has demonstrated a strong commitment to the start-up and growth company sector, often representing the companies themselves in seed funding, growth stage financings, pre-IPO financings, trade sales and IPOs. It also advises a range of venture investors. It has continued to advise on a number of seed financings and early-stage funding rounds for key clients. Sunil Rai leads the venture tech and emerging growth companies practice group and has an outstanding record in early to late stage funding rounds. Li Chuan Hsu (‘very responsive and goes out of his way to provide timely and quality advice’) has a background in emerging growth company work, including blockchain, notably also for Chinese clients. Ray Chiang (‘a standout in the field’) is another key partner in this area, along with S Sivanesan.
Singapore > Start-up and venture capital – Local firms
(Leading partners)Dentons Rodyk has demonstrated a strong commitment to the start-up and growth company sector, often representing the companies themselves in seed funding, growth stage financings, pre-IPO financings, trade sales and IPOs. It also advises a range of venture investors. It has continued to advise on a number of seed financings and early-stage funding rounds for key clients. Sunil Rai leads the venture tech and emerging growth companies practice group and has an outstanding record in early to late stage funding rounds. Li Chuan Hsu (‘very responsive and goes out of his way to provide timely and quality advice’) has a background in emerging growth company work, including blockchain, notably also for Chinese clients. Ray Chiang (‘a standout in the field’) is another key partner in this area, along with S Sivanesan.
Singapore > Corporate and M&A: foreign firms
Dentons Rodyk showcases demonstrable experience in both domestic and cross-border M&A, corporate restructurings, private equity and venture capital transactions, and acts for vendors, acquirers and financiers across the healthcare, technology, consumer goods, financial services and real estate sectors. Eng Leng Ng maintains a track record in public and private takeovers, M&A and joint ventures, while Marian Ho counts publicly listed and private entities, funds, societies and associations among her key roster of clients. Ng and Ho jointly lead the team alongside Evelyn Ang, who handles M&A, public takeovers and corporate restructurings, while S Sivanesan is noted for his expertise in cross-border M&A, private equity and venture capital investments.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners Singapore > Start-up and venture capital – Local firms
- Start-up and venture capital – Foreign firms Singapore
- Start-up and venture capital – Local firms Singapore
- Investment funds: local firms Singapore
- Corporate and M&A: local firms Singapore
- Corporate and M&A: foreign firms Singapore
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Projects and energy: local firms
- Real estate: local firms
- Start-up and venture capital – Foreign firms
- Start-up and venture capital – Local firms
Firm Rankings
- Antitrust and competition: local firms
- Banking and finance: local firms
- Construction: Local firms
- Data protection and cyber security: Local firms
- Dispute resolution
- Fintech and financial services regulatory: local firms
- Insurance: local firms
- Intellectual property: Local firms
- Investment funds: local firms
- Labour and employment: local firms
- Private wealth and family law – local firms
- Restructuring and insolvency: local firms
- Shipping: local firms
- Tax: local firms
- TMT: local firms
- Capital markets: equity and debt: local firms
- Corporate and M&A: local firms
- International arbitration
- Projects: foreign firms
- Corporate and M&A: foreign firms