Lisa Yeo
Morrison Foerster (Singapore)Housing an ‘impressively deep bench of leading lawyers’, Morrison Foerster (Singapore) advises on large-scale M&A, private equity transactions and joint ventures, with demonstrable experience in the real estate, technology and financial services sectors. Tabitha Saw focuses on private equity real estate and data centre transactions, and Steven Tran is praised as ’immensely knowledgeable’ in cross-border private equity and M&A deals. Former practice leader Shirin Tang and Lip Kian Ang left the firm in October 2024.
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Testimonials
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‘Tabitha Saw is responsive and has a strong understanding of data centre leases. Extremely smart and able to effectively manage complex transactions.’
‘The team is very responsive to client requests and needs.’
‘Morrison Foerster has always had a solid name regionally and internationally as a top-tier M&A practice, however the relatively recent expansion of the Singapore team has clearly underscored their commitment to the region with an impressively deep bench of leading lawyers.’
‘Steven Tran is a stellar hire for Morrison Foerster. Not only is he immensely knowledgeable on the law, but he is a born pragmatist - able to sift the really important issues from the pack and focus on delivering true value to clients.’
‘MoFo has been an outstanding firm that has become our principal deal counsel on almost every investment we make in Asia.’
Key clients
- GLP Pte. Ltd.
- Princeton Digital Group
- IndoSpace
- FLOW Digital Infrastructure
- GDS
Work highlights
- Acted as international counsel to GLP’s China Logistics Fund I and its affiliates in the US$5 billion sale of the portfolio developed within GLP CLF I.
- Represented IndoSpace in the formation of IndoSpace Logistics Parks IV (ILP IV), the company’s fourth development vehicle, targeting US$600 million of total equity commitments.
Lawyers
Leading associates
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Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.