Skadden’s Singapore* office provides a comprehensive range of services to our clients, concentrating in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, private equity, capital markets (equity and debt, including high-yield), energy and infrastructure projects, privatizations, litigation and arbitration, funds formation, antitrust, internal and regulatory investigations, FCPA, leveraged finance and project finance. The office is integral to Skadden’s representations in nearby countries, including India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines, among other countries.
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* Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Singapore) LLP is licensed in Singapore
as a registered foreign law firm to advise clients on certain aspects of their
international transactions and operations. We are not authorized to practice
Singapore law. All matters relating to advice as to Singapore law will be dealt with
by a separate local Singapore law firm.
M&A and Private Equity
Skadden’s Singapore attorneys advise bidders, targets, and financial investors on inbound and outbound cross-border M&A and private equity transactions, including share acquisitions and dispositions, privatizations, asset acquisitions and divestitures, reorganizations and joint ventures. We are recognized as a leading firm for M&A in Singapore by Chambers, The Legal 500 and IFLR1000. We also ranked first for announced Southeast Asia deals and first for announced deals in Asia (excluding Australasia and Japan) by value in 2021, according to Mergermarket. According to The Legal 500 2022, the firm is “commercial and technically brilliant,” while the 2021 edition said “the Singapore M&A team remains one of the crème de la crème, in line with the firm’s global reputation. When it comes to challenging, high risk or high profile M&A projects, they’re the gold standard.” Our Singapore-based corporate group also received the Equity Market Deal of the Year (Premium) award at the 2022 Asian Legal Business SE Asia Law Awards for Grab Holdings Inc.’s 2021 IPO. Additionally, at the IFLR Asia Pacific Awards 2021, Skadden was named Team of the Year: M&A.
Equity and Debt Capital Markets (Including High-Yield)
We represent issuers and underwriters in Rule 144A/Regulation S/ private placement/U.S. registered cross-border equity and debt financings by regional companies based in Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. We are recognized as a leading firm for Capital Markets (Equity & Debt) in Singapore by Chambers Asia Pacific, The Legal 500 and IFLR1000. We also ranked first by value when representing Asian issuers in global IPOs in 2021, according to Refinitiv. Additionally, The Legal 500 said Skadden is “the cream of the crop that you would go to for the most complex, or the most prestigious deals. Skadden’s Singapore team is exceptional for its output quality, hard work and solution-oriented approach.”
Energy and Infrastructure
We represent developers, sponsors, financial institutions, industrial companies and utilities in a broad range of energy and infrastructure projects, including power, oil and gas, ports, toll roads and highspeed rail. In this capacity, we frequently advise on the development and financing, as well as the acquisition and divestiture, of such projects.
International Arbitration and Litigation
We have considerable experience handling international arbitration, treaty claims and litigation in the region. Members of the practice have handled cases under the auspices of HKIAC, CIETAC, SIAC, ICC and LCIA, as well as ICSID and UNCITRAL claims. The team also handles regulatory and cross-border investigations and includes attorneys with significant experience in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act matters in Asia. Additionally, the Asia litigation team has U.S.-qualified lawyers who handle U.S.-based cases, including involving securities class actions.
Investment Management
Our investment management attorneys represent leading investors, sponsors and strategic parties in Asia in connection with the formation, capitalization and operation of investment funds and fund managers, including venture funds and venture portfolio transactions.
International Competition
The international competition practice frequently represent clients on a full range of international competition law issues raised in multi- national M&A and other transactions. We also advise clients across multiple jurisdictions with anticompetitive conduct issues involving cartels. Our clients rely on our antitrust/competition attorneys’ deep background and worldwide reach to draw on the resources of Skadden’s global platform, providing focused, integrated services for global mergers and acquisitions, government enforcement and white collar criminal investigations and litigation, trial-level and appellate litigation, and international arbitration.
