Goodwin Launches in Singapore

October 17, 2022
Goodwin opened its Singapore office in the city’s central business district. It is the firm’s second location in Asia and the 15th office globally. The Singapore office, which serves clients raising, deploying and lending capital in the region and around the world, is chaired by private investment funds partner Greg Barclay. He is joined by private equity partner Abhishek Krishnan, counsel Ananth Lakshman and a team of associates. Goodwin’s Hong Kong-based lawyers also support the new office and the firm’s clients in Singapore and the wider region. Private investment funds partner Elyn Xing will spend significant time in Singapore over the coming months. “Singapore is a key hub for the technology, life sciences, real estate, private equity and financial services industries for Southeast Asia and India. Our new office in Singapore is important to our strategy of working with investors and companies in these key sectors,” said Yash Rana, chair of Goodwin’s Asia practice and co-chair of the global Private Equity practice. The firm’s Hong Kong office opened in 2008 and today includes nearly 50 lawyers and global operations team professionals. The top-ranked practice is consistently recognized for excellence. The Hong Kong and Singapore offices will work together seamlessly to meet the needs of the firm’s clients. “Goodwin’s global platform is uniquely positioned to serve clients at the busy intersection of capital and innovation, and Singapore – a magnet for both start-ups and capital flows – is at the heart of this intersection. We are thrilled to launch the office and assist our clients with achieving their strategic objectives,” said Greg Barclay. The team brings with it decades of cross-border transaction experience. Barclay’s practice focuses on the formation of...

Ashurst ADTLaw Adds Team from Allen & Gledhill to its M&A Practice in Singapore

August 5, 2022
Ashurst ADTLaw, the Formal Law Alliance (FLA) practice of Ashurst in Singapore, has added a four-strong M&A team to its practice. Chiam Tao Koon, Ko Xiaozheng, Choo Yi Ming and George Kho join from Allen & Gledhill, a leading firm also in Singapore. This, Ashurst ADTLaw reports, “is a key milestone in Ashurst’s strategy to become a leading international firm for M&A transactions in Asia.”  The team has worked together for some years already, bringing extensive cross-border M&A experience.  Chiam, with 20 years of experience as a lawyer and entrepreneur specialising in deal structuring and execution for cross-border private equity transactions, takes on the additional role of Head of M&A, Southeast Asia.  Ko, joining as a director, is experienced in acting for private equity funds on transactions throughout Southeast Asia and across various industry sectors, including financial services, the digital economy, projects and infrastructure.  Choo, also joining as a director, has M&A experience focussing on sovereign wealth funds and large cap corporates in joint ventures and acquisitions with a particular emphasis on real estate platforms, including for data centres, industrial and logistics properties, hotels, student accommodation and offices.  Kho, joining as an associate director, works with high growth startups and venture capital transactions and has industry knowledge across various sectors, including F&B, education, healthcare, insurance, construction and FMCG. Head of corporate transactions for Ashurst in Asia, Josh Cole commented, “We are thrilled to be joined by four seasoned practitioners, led by Tao Koon, an energetic, commercially and client focused senior lawyer who is known for his excellent client service. Each with a slightly different but complementary specialism, Tao Koon,...

Singapore: Deferred prosecution agreements

February 21, 2018
The Singapore government is looking to introduce deferred prosecution agreements as part of a slew of proposed changes to the Criminal Procedure Code.