Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow has a deep bench of dedicated competition and antitrust specialists, covering the gamut of issues including pursuing merger clearances, responding to competition authorities, customising compliance programs, and advising regional governmental agencies on competition policy. Practice head Harikumar Sukumar Pillay has extensive expertise across cartel investigations, mergers and acquisitions, and abuse of dominance, as well as regulatory related-advisory work throughout Singapore and Southeast Asia. IP and technology expert Ken Chia advises governments and multinational corporations on a broad array of competition matters.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team led by Hari Kumar Pillay is brilliant - hugely innovative, commercial and super savvy - true value for clients.’

  • ‘Hari Kumar Pillay is a force to reckon with in the antitrust world and stands heads and shoulders above the rest. He brings his significant experience with the CCCS.’

  • ‘Diversity of the team. The team was able to provide advice not only from the legal perspective but also economic/commercial perspective, in the best interest of our company.’

Key clients

  • ACCIONA Energía
  • Malaysia Competition Commission
  • Keppel Corporation and Keppel Asia Infrastructure Fund LP
  • CapitaLand Investment Limited
  • Yageo Corporation
  • APG Asset Management N.V.
  • Philippine Competition Commission

Work highlights

  • Advised APG Asset Management N.V., the investment manager of the largest pension provider in the Netherlands, on its joint venture with CapitaLand Investment Limited, a leading global real estate investment manager with a strong Asia foothold, to establish an Asia-focused self-storage platform, with an approximate deal value of SGD1.14 billion.
  • Advised CapitaLand Investment Limited, a leading global real estate investment manager with a strong Asia foothold, on its strategic partnership with Ally Logistic Property and Pruksa Holding PCL, to establish a SGD1 billion CapitaLand SEA Logistics Fund.
  • Advised YAGEO Corporation (a Taiwan stock exchange-listed entity) in its binding commitment with Schneider Electric to acquire its Telemecanique Sensors business.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Harikumar Pillay, Ken Chia