Praised for its ‘excellent knowledge and quality of services’, Bird & Bird ATMD LLP is well-placed to advise on listings on the SGX and IPOs, in addition to secondary offerings, privitisations and exempted offerings of fixed income products. Noted for its experience in sectors where technology and regulation are driving change, the team is led by Marcus Chow, who assists domestic and international corporates in raising capital by way of IPOs, private placements, and rights and warrants issues, in addition to acting as Singapore counsel in outbound IPOs. Clients praise both Chow and counsel Jolie Giouw for the ’exceptional services’ they provide.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The team is extremely responsive.’

  • ‘Jolie Giouw has broad knowledge and deep expertise.’

  • ‘Boutique style law firm with dynamic professionals.’

  • ‘Highly responsive, solutions driven and collaborative.’

  • ‘Marcus Chow and Jolie Giouw, willing to listen and understand issues, and working towards solutions that address everyone’s needs.’

  • ‘The team led by Marcus Chow and Jolie Giouw warrant mention due to their excellent knowledge and quality of services.’

  • ‘The services provided by both Marcus Chow and Jolie Giouw are exceptional.’

Key clients

  • KludeIn I Acquisition Corp
  • Sensetime Group Inc
  • Hyphen Group
  • Starburst Holdings Limited
  • United Overseas Bank Limited
  • V2Y Corporation Ltd
  • Clearbridge Health Limited
  • ValueMax Group Limited
  • Datapulse Technology Limited
  • YKGI Limited
  • Southern Alliance Mining Ltd.
  • Univest Securities LLC
  • Taimei (Singapore) Medical Technology Pte. Ltd.

Work highlights

  • Acting as Singapore, French and Australian counsel for KludeIn I Acquisition Corp. in its merger with Near Intelligence Holdings which will generate US$268 million in gross proceeds and peg Near at a Pro-forma market capitalisation of nearly US$1 billion.
  • Advised Sensetime Group Inc., an artificial intelligence company, on matters of Singapore laws in its initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that raised more than US$700 million.
  • Acting as Singapore and SE Asia coordinating counsel for Hyphen’s proposed listing via an acquisition by special purpose acquisition vehicle Provident Acquisition Corp.

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Marcus Chow

Other key lawyers

Lawrence Wong, Jolie Giouw