Southeast Asia - Singapore

Withers KhattarWong LLP

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Praised as a ‘leading firm in Singapore for private wealth and tax planning matters’, Withers KhattarWong LLP is noted for its expertise in handling domestic and cross-border tax matters spanning real estate funds, commercial investments, renewable energy, logistics, infrastructure, residential and retail property, with additional experience advising high-net-worth individuals on matters concerning wealth management issues. Practice leader Eric Roose is well-versed in mandates concerning the tax aspects of cross-border M&A and investments, while Yeoh Lian Chuan is commended as ’a brilliant mind and has a keen ability to provide creative solutions for particularly sticky situations’.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The Withers team provides detailed and well-thought responses.’

  • ‘Yeoh Lian Chuan is a brilliant mind and has a keen ability to provide creative solutions for particularly sticky situations.’

  • ‘Withers is a leading firm in Singapore for private wealth and tax planning matters. We had retained Withers to help us establish a presence in Singapore and received tremendous help from them in structuring and obtaining regulatory approvals. Their advice was immensely helpful.’

  • ‘Leon Kwong Wing and Charles Kwek's knowledge and expertise was extremely helpful.'

Key clients

  • PAG Real Estate Property Fund III
  • PAG Renewables Fund
  • FLOW Digital Infrastructure
  • Nuveen Alternative Living Fund

Work highlights

  • Acting as lead tax counsel for PAG Real Estate Property Fund III, a $2.8bn APAC real estate fund, investing in commercial, logistics, infrastructure, residential and retail property in the APAC region.
  • Acting as lead tax counsel for FLOW Digital Infrastructure.
  • Acting as the lead tax counsel for the PAG Renewables Fund.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Eric Roose

Other key lawyers

Yeoh Lian Chuan, Leon Kwong Wing, Charles Kwek