Managing partner Valerie Kong solely leads the team at Clifford Chance’s Singapore office following the relocation of former co-lead Johannes Juette to the firm’s London office; Juette remains an active member of the group. Kong frequently advises on cross-border M&A, with a focus on Southeast Asia, while Thomas England acts for banks and borrowers on new money and restructuring transactions. Nicholas Wong advises sponsors, investors, banks and export credit agencies on the structuring, development and financing of energy, oil and gas, infrastructure and mining development projects, and Gareth Deiner specialises in debt capital markets products. Daryl Liu is a member of the firm's funds and investment management group. Key clients span the food and beverage, energy and resources, consumer goods, private equity and healthcare sectors, among others.

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Key clients

  • Mintz Group LLC
  • Navis Capital Partners
  • Farm Fresh Berhad
  • DXN Holdings Bh

Work highlights

  • Acting for a leading European bank in relation to ongoing investigations and proceedings relating to the 1MDB scandal.
  • Advised Malaysian dairy producer Farm Fresh Berhad on the international aspects of its successful $238.8m IPO and listing on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd, marking the country's largest offering since June 2021.
  • Advising the export credit agencies and commercial lenders in connection with the project financing of the Pengerang Energy Complex, a greenfield integrated condensate splitter and aromatics complex (to produce petroleum products (including diesel, jet fuel and light naphtha) and aromatics products (including paraxylene and benzene) to be located within the Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex in Johor, Malaysia.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Valerie Kong

Other key lawyers

Thomas England, Nicholas Wong, Gareth Deiner, Daryl Liu, Johannes Juette