Southeast Asia - Singapore

Quahe Woo & Palmer LLC

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With demonstrable experience across the financial services, real estate, technology and telecommunications sectors, Quahe Woo & Palmer LLC counts private equity and venture capital funds, public listed companies, high net-worth family offices and sovereign wealth-backed entities among its key roster of clients. Kenneth Leong leads the team and advises on domestic and cross-border M&A, private equity-led privatisations, joint ventures and vendor auction sale processes. Praised for his ‘technical skill, business acumen and enthusiasm’, Wei-Jin Lee is another key contact in the group.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The lawyers are entrepreneurial and relate to clients well when it comes to running a business and managing costs. QWP lawyers are keen to build long-term relations with clients and are always available to help.’

  • ‘They are great technical lawyers and get things done for clients.’

  • ‘Wei-Jin Lee is not only a technically sound lawyer, but also commercial in his work. He is a great listener and easy to deal with at any time of the day. His technical skill, business acumen and enthusiasm to get things done for the client is appealing to clients.’

Key clients

  • L Catterton Asia
  • Seraya Partners
  • Durapower Holdings Pte Ltd
  • Phoon Huat Group
  • Cé La Vi Group
  • SPCI Group Holdings Pte Ltd
  • NV5 Global, Inc.
  • International Finance Corporation
  • LOGOS Group
  • NEFIN Holding Limited
  • Olympus Corporation
  • Rawabi Holding Company Limited
  • Tenggara Capital Partners Sdn Bhd

Work highlights

  • Advising Durapower Holdings Pte. Ltd. in its US$50 million fundraising from BPINI Investment Company Limited.
  • Advising SMRT Corporation Ltd in the joint venture with Premier Corporation Pte. Ltd. and BS Investors Pte Ltd involving the merger of SMRT’s Strides Taxis and Premier Corporation and BS Investors’ Premier Taxis and BIS Motoring businesses.
  • Advised International Finance Corporation in its investment of up to US$25 million in District Cooling Company.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Kenneth Leong

Other key lawyers

Wei-Jin Lee, Keith Oh