Corporate and M&A: foreign firms

Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow

Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow showcases demonstrable experience in handling big-ticket domestic and cross-border M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions, in addition corporate reorganisations and restructurings. Shirin Tang, who joined from Morrison Foerster (Singapore) in September 2024, jointly leads the team alongside Boo Bee Chun, who acts for both buyers and sellers across the healthcare, energy, mining, industrial and technology sectors. Min-Tze Lean advises on M&A and joint ventures, in addition to corporate advisory and compliance mandates, and Andrew Martin stands out for his expertise in multi-jurisdictional M&A and joint ventures, including acquisition integration and restructuring. Other key contacts in the group include Xiao Hui Ting, who acts for corporates and private equity houses across the healthcare, real estate, consumer and technology industries, Sharon Foo and Theodore Heng.

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Testimonials

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‘Timely and responsive support.’
‘Min-Tze Lean and Mark Tan are both very responsive.’
‘Xiao Hui Ting and her team provide insightful and detailed advice. They take a very meticulous and comprehensive approach in deals, organising multiple complex issues and ensuring that all risk areas are well covered.’
‘Andrew Martin is knowledgable and commercial.’
‘Great availability of experts for M&A.’
‘Andrew Martin and Theodore Heng are hands-on lawyers with strong communication skills. They are efficient in their work and good advocates for their clients.’
‘The Baker Mckenzie practice is highly proficient in corporate transactions. Their lawyers have strong technical expertise in structuring and managing complex transactions. They are also able to easily draw on its wide network of lawyers across different jurisdictions to provide seamless advice in cross-border transactions.’
‘Baker Mckenzie gives practical and insightful advice in structuring complex cross-border transactions.’

Key clients

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (“ADIA”)
AIA Group
APG Asset Management N.V.
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited
CITIC Limited
LYFE Capital
Nomura Holdings, Inc.
Olam Group
Peak XV Partners
PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk
TA Associates
TR Capital
UOB Venture Management Private Limited
Zullig Pharma Holdings

Work highlights

Acted as international and local counsel to TA Associates in the sale of InCorp Global to Hillhouse Investment.
Acting as international and local counsel to a consortium consisting of three leading private equity firms with a greater China focus in its significant minority investment in DigitalLand Holdings Limited, the holding company for GDS group's international data centre business.
Represented a consortium comprising APG Asset Management N.V and a wholly owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority in its investment in the Trans Java Toll Road sections of Kanci-Pejagan and Pejagan-Pemalang in Indonesia, alongside the Indonesia Investment Authority (INA).