Housing the ‘deepest bench of reliable, technical and professional M&A practitioners’, Allen & Gledhill LLP continues to showcase its stellar experience in big-ticket transactions in Singapore and across the Asia Pacific region. Lim Mei maintains a track record in landmark domestic and cross-border M&A, and jointly leads the practice alongside Christian Chin, who counts investment and commercial banks, corporates, private equity and sovereign funds among his key roster of clients. Prawiro Widjaja acts for corporates and private equity funds on M&A, with a particular focus on Indonesia, while Christopher Ong handles private and public takeovers, and Christopher Koh is praised as ’highly technical and experienced in domestic M&A’. Other key contacts in the group include Lee Kee Yeng, Andrew Lim and Michelle Fum, who is commended as ‘highly personable, energetic and clear in her advice’.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Christian Chin stands out as a commercial lawyer with good acumen and an ability to understand client's needs and to address them very effectively, and willingness to be flexible with fee arrangements.'

  • 'Jonathan Lee is an effective lawyer who knows the market well.’

  • ‘The firm has it all, breadth and depth, and exposure.’

  • ‘A collaborative team, who are willing to go extra mile for clients.’

  • ‘Deepest bench of reliable, technical and professional M&A practitioners.’

  • ‘Christopher Koh is highly technical and experienced in domestic M&A. Always approachable and crystal clear in his advice.'

  • 'Michelle Fum is a rising star in Singapore M&A; highly personable, energetic and clear in her advice.’
  • ‘The A&G team brings not only a client-first mindset, but also strong commercial acumen, which when combined with their strong technical knowledge makes a formidable combination.’

Work highlights

  • Advised Black Spade Acquisition Co on its business combination with VinFast Auto Ltd.
  • Acted in the privatisation of Chip Eng Seng Corporation Ltd. via a mandatory cash offer for all the shares in the Company at a valuation of around S$600 million.
  • Advising Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. on the acquisition of approximately 86 per cent. of the ordinary shares in Eu Yan Sang International Ltd, and the pre-conditional mandatory general offer to acquire all of the ordinary shares in the Company other than the Sale Shares.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Lim Mei, Christian Chin

Other key lawyers

Prawiro Widjaja, Andrew Lim, Christopher Koh, Lee Kee Yeng, Christopher Ong, Michelle Fum