With a strong focus on private investments and financings, Withers KhattarWong LLP acts for private investors in the investment, acquisition and financing of distressed assets and companies in the region, including Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Other key areas of expertise include debt restructurings, as well as enforcement and workout mandates. Justin Yip leads the team and advises on debt restructurings, corporate rescues and special situation transactions. Other key contacts in the group include Erlene Tan and Zhen Yu Lam.
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‘Justin Yip and Lam Zhen Yu are approachable and technically sound.’
Key clients
- Yaw Chee Siew, former chief executive of Otto Marine (in liquidation)
- KPMG (as liquidators of ZenRock Commodities Trading Pte Ltd)
- Blue Ocean Resources Pte Ltd
- FTI Consulting
- United Overseas Bank Limited
- UOB Kay Hian Credit Pte Ltd
- The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
- ESR-LOGOS REIT (including its sub-trust VIVA Trust)
- AGV Group Limited
- Luxasia Pte Ltd
Work highlights
- Acting for Mr. Yaw Chee Siew, a high net-worth individual, in a personal debt restructuring exercise supervised by the Singapore Courts which commenced in December 2020.
- Acting for the liquidators (from KPMG) in all aspects of the attempted restructuring and subsequent insolvency of ZenRock.
- Acted as transaction counsel for the scheme company, BOR, in the successful restructuring of its over US$162 million guaranteed senior secured notes due 2021 issued by BOR and guaranteed by CPRO and certain of its subsidiaries by way of a scheme of arrangement in Singapore.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Justin Yip